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Episode: 0795 - The ‘Mouth’s Mystery Muscle’
Description: 2023.03.06 – 0795 - The ‘Mouth’s Mystery Muscle’ Tongue Root Tension and the ‘Mouth’s Mystery Muscle’ We all know about the tongue yeah? We can see it in our mouth, we know it is very sensitive to temperature, taste and texture (babies instinctively feel things with their tongue), and its complex fibres and nerves makes an extraordinary range of precise movements possible for speaking[1] (Episode 76 “Your Multi-Function Mouth Muscle” has the full list of the tongue’s eight great attributes). But hidden from view the less-sensitive part of the tongue connects into...