Object recognition via echoes: quantifying the crossmodal transfer of three-dimensional shape information between echolocation, vision, and haptics

Active echolocation allows blind individuals to explore their surroundings via self-generated sounds, similarly to dolphins and other echolocating animals. Echolocators emit sounds, such as finger snaps or mouth clicks, and parse the returning echoes for information about their surroundings, includi...

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Main Authors: Santani Teng, Caroline Danforth, Nickolas Paternoster, Michael Ezeana, Amrita Puri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2024.1288635/full