Facial expressions play a powerful role in social interactions from birth to adulthood. Fear, joy, anger—all our emotions are articulated and understood thanks to universal codes. Common sense sees this enterprise as an ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Humans can be trained to use echolocation to estimate the sizes of enclosed spaces. LMU researchers now show that the learning process involves close coordination between sensory and motor cortex.
Jan 26, 2017
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Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind—such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks—has negative effects on people's perceptions of the visually impaired, according to a University ...
Jan 14, 2015
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A relatively inexpensive program set up to combat river blindness, an infectious disease, has resulted in major health improvements in Africa, shows a study conducted by Erasmus University Medical Center researchers. The ...
Jan 31, 2013
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A method developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for training blind persons to "see" through the use of a sensory substitution device (SSD) has enabled those using the system to actually "read" an eye chart with letter ...
May 16, 2012
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Digital technologies evolve at an incredible pace. Yet, they are still leaving people behind: visually-impaired people, for example, are completely locked out from the use of touchscreen devices. An EU-funded consortium has ...
Sep 21, 2017
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