A summary of research investigating echolocation abilities of blind and sighted humans

Hearing Research - Tập 310 - Trang 60-68 - 2014
Andrew J. Kolarik1, Silvia Cirstea2, Shahina Pardhan2, Brian C. J. Moore1
1Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB, United Kingdom
2Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU), Postgraduate Medical Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Eastings 204, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, United Kingdom.

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