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ERIC Number: EJ463986
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
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Echolocation: A Study of Auditory Functioning in Blind and Sighted Subjects.
Arias, C.; And Others
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v87 n3 p73-77 Mar 1993
This study evaluated the peripheral and central auditory functioning (and thus the potential to perceive obstacles through reflected sound) of eight totally blind persons and eight sighted persons. The blind subjects were able to process auditory information faster than the control group. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Blindness, Cognitive Processes, Echolocation, Spatial Ability, Visually Handicapped Mobility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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