Enhanced auditory spatial localization in blind echolocators

Echolocation is the extraordinary ability to represent the external environment by using reflected sound waves from self-generated auditory pulses. Blind human expert echolocators show extremely precise spatial acuity and high accuracy in determining the shape and motion of objects by using echoes....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuropsychologia 2015-01, Vol.67, p.35-40
Hauptverfasser:	Vercillo, Tiziana, Milne, Jennifer L., Gori, Monica, Goodale, Melvyn A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acoustic Stimulation Adult Auditory localization Blindness - psychology Echolocation Female Humans Male Sound Localization Spatial Processing Visual deprivation
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