Carstens Medizinelektronik GmbH, which has been building electromagnetic articulography (EMA) systems for over 30 years in support of speech production research, recently visited the UF Speech Communication Lab to install a new sensor bank. This will boost the recording capacity of UF’s AG501 EMA system from eight to sixteen channels. This represents a game changer in our ability to track the highly coordinated and inter-related movements of orofacial and articulatory structures during speech production. Planned experiments include characterizing how long-term degraded auditory input, as in the case of children with congenital hearing loss, impacts the development and maintenance of speech motor control.
