Broca's Area (IMAGE) University of Alberta Caption Broca's area, the region of the brain responsible for speech production, develops abnormally in people who stutter. Credit Deryk Beal/University of Alberta Usage Restrictions Photo credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.