6 adults silently read short passages containing a high, medium, or low frequency of words whose pronunciation requires labial movement. Analysis of electromyographic recordings at a chin-lip site showed significantly higher tracings for the high- than for the low-labial passages, suggesting that covert oral activity during silent reading is a form of speech and can be measured.
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