Tuesday, February 19, 2008

UCSC project aims to provide a virtual speech therapist via cell phone


Filed under: Language in society

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have received funding from Microsoft Research to develop a virtual speech therapist, accessible on a cell phone, to aid stroke survivors in Malaysia. The self-contained language rehabilitation program will use a computer-generated talking head that provides realistic speech and mimics the natural movements of lips, tongue, and jaw. …

Read the full news release at University of California Santa Cruz news room


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