Fixed-jaw effects on tongue kinematics & vowel acoustics in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

This research examined tongue movements during speech in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and controls under two speech conditions: (1) typical (jawfree) and (2) bite block (jaw-fixed). The rationale of this study was based on previous reports that the tongue is differentially mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riley, Sarah
Other Authors: Mefferd, Antje S.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Wichita State University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10057/6837