Anomalous network architecture of the resting brain in children who stutter.

•We conducted a whole-brain network analysis of resting state fMRI (rsfMRI) scans.•The rsfMRI data were collected across multiple time points from children who do and do not stutter.•An independent component analysis was used to quantify “expression” of connectivity patterns across large-scale brain networks.•We found evidence of aberrant connectivity involving the default mode and other networks in children who stutter.•Anomalous network connectivity patterns found in earlier scans predicted persistence or recovery from stuttering in later years.