Environmental Unpredictability

W.E. Frankenhuis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1920-1

Environmental Unpredictability

Radboud University Nijmegen

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The objective of this case study was to obtain some first-hand information about the functional consequences of a cosmetic tongue split operation for speech and tongue motility. One male patient who had performed the operation on himself was interviewed and underwent a tongue motility assessment, as well as an ultrasound examination. Tongue motility was mildly reduced as a result of tissue scarring. Speech was rated to be fully intelligible and highly acceptable by 4 raters, although 2 raters noticed slight distortions of the sibilants /s/ and /z/. The 3-dimensional ultrasound demonstrated that the synergy of the 2 sides of the tongue was preserved. A notably deep posterior genioglossus furrow indicated compensation for the reduced length of the tongue blade. It is concluded that the tongue split procedure did not significantly affect the participant's speech intelligibility and tongue motility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science
Editors	T. Shackelford, V. Weekes-Shackelford
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-16999-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1920-1
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

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