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==Tongue Responses==
==Tongue Responses==
[[File:Tongue Directing.png|thumb|700px|Positive (green, left) and negative (red, right) tongue directing sensation locations when intending to drink water. In a negative response, sensations can extend back to the throat in a weak gag reflex.]]
The tongue is a bit more difficult to get used to receiving positive or negative responses from than other body parts, but you can get used to it with practice, if you want to use it for this.
The tongue is a bit more difficult to get used to receiving positive or negative responses from than other body parts, but you can get used to it with practice, if you want to use it for this.


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#Imagine or intend to drink a glass of water. Do not actually drink a glass of water. This is a query. You are asking your body a question.
#Imagine or intend to drink a glass of water. Do not actually drink a glass of water. This is a query. You are asking your body a question.
#Notice how your tongue feels. Do you feel it lightly pulled in a particular way? Is it contracting backward or curving up and being pulled forward?
#Notice how your tongue feels. Do you feel it lightly pulled in a particular way? Is it contracting backward or curving up and being pulled forward?
[[File:Tongue Directing.png|thumb|700px|left|Positive (green, left) and negative (red, right) tongue directing sensation locations when intending to drink water. In a negative response, sensations can extend back to the throat in a weak gag reflex.]]<br clear=all>


===Practice: Asking Questions===
===Practice: Asking Questions===