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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 11
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Do People Who Became Blind Early in Life Develop a Better Sense of Smell? A Psychophysical Study
Cuevas, Isabel; Plaza, Paula; Rombaux, Phillippe; Collignon, Olivier; De Volder, Anne G.; Renier, Laurent
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v104 n6 p369-379 Jun 2010
Using a set of psychophysical tests, we compared the olfactory abilities of 8 persons who became blind early in life and 16 sighted persons in a control group who were matched for age, sex, and handedness. The results indicated that those who became blind early in life developed compensatory perceptual mechanisms in the olfactory domain that involve basic sensory processes, such as the detection of odors. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Blindness, Psychological Testing, Comparative Analysis, Perceptual Development, Neuropsychology, Olfactory Perception, Males
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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