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Deaf feel their way to speech
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London, UK (New Scientist): Anyone who's done a bad Elvis impression knows that contorting your mouth makes talking feel wrong – never mind how ridiculous you sound. People who have lost their hearing use the same sense to retain their speech, new research suggests. When five deaf volunteers were asked to talk while a robot nudged their jaws slightly, they quickly learned to compensate for the perturbation.
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