Why tongue twisters are hard to say
Why tongue twisters are hard to say
- February 20, 2013
- Greg Hickok, cognitive sciences professor and Center for Language Science director, is quoted in Nature February 20, 2013
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From Nature:
Although the study was limited by having only a small sample of participants, and
all with the same disorder, it nonetheless provides invaluable information, says neuroscientist
Gregory Hickok at University of California, Irvine. This line of work might eventually
help people who have strokes or other problems that affect speech. “If we can crack
the neural code for speech motor control, it could open the door to neural prostheses,”
Hickok says. “There are already neural implants that allow individuals with spinal-cord
injuries to control a robotic arm. Maybe we could do something similar for speech?”
For the full story, please visit http://www.nature.com/news/why-tongue-twisters-are-hard-to-say-1.12471.
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