Oral Vibrotactile Sensation and Perception: State of the Art

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the history of vibrotactile testing and development. Oral vibrotactile testing is a sensory assessment procedure that can be employed to evaluate tactile sensory function on the human tongue and lips. The rationale for oral vibrotactile testing is based on the feedback theory of speech regulation. Oral vibrotactile testing is a method that provides the capacity for obtaining quantitative measurements from the tactile sensory channel proposed by the Fairbanks model. This procedure has been used to study oral tactile function in normal and speech-defective populations and to investigate the potential of tactile feedback in the regulation of normal speech. Research concerning lingual vibrotactile threshold measurement is relatively new but rapidly accumulating. Data collection continues to be undertaken in each of the three major areas of research.

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