Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Andrew Kunihiro

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• Research Article
  Electropalatography in a Case of Congenital Aglossia
  Author(s): Betty L McMicken, Andrew Kunihiro, Long Wang, Shelley Von Berg and Kelly Rogers Betty L McMicken, Andrew Kunihiro, Long Wang, Shelley Von Berg and Kelly Rogers
  
  Objective: The purpose of this study, the fifth in a series on a Person with Congenital Aglossia (PWCA), was: 1) to determine if there was activation of electrodes in a PWCA during swallow and articulation as detected by the Electropalatography (EPG), 2) to compare the electrode activation patterns in PWCA to those in People without Congenital Aglossia (PWoCA). Methods: EPG was performed using the Complete Speech SmartPalate® software and hardware designed from impressions of the PWCA, a 44-year old Caucasian female. Stimulus materials consisted of 11 vowel-constantvowel combinations were derived from prior research. Results: The PWCA was able to activate electrodes in the anterior and posterior palatal areas, noticeably greater in swallowing than in speech. While PWCA patterns demonstrated significantly fewer .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4427.1000113

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