Enriched learning: Behavior, brain, and computation

B Mathias, K von Kriegstein - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023‏ - cell.com
The presence of complementary information across multiple sensory or motor modalities
during learning, referred to as multimodal enrichment, can markedly benefit learning …

Where am I? Who am I? The relation between spatial cognition, social cognition and individual differences in the built environment

MJ Proulx, OS Todorov, A Taylor Aiken… - Frontiers in …, 2016‏ - frontiersin.org
Knowing who we are, and where we are, are two fundamental aspects of our physical and
mental experience. Although the domains of spatial and social cognition are often studied …

Précis of after phrenology: neural reuse and the interactive brain

ML Anderson - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2016‏ - cambridge.org
Neural reuse is a form of neuroplasticity whereby neural elements originally developed for
one purpose are put to multiple uses. A diverse behavioral repertoire is achieved by means …

Navigation using sensory substitution in real and virtual mazes

DR Chebat, S Maidenbaum, A Amedi - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Under certain specific conditions people who are blind have a perception of space that is
equivalent to that of sighted individuals. However, in most cases their spatial perception is …

Efficiency of sensory substitution devices alone and in combination with self-motion for spatial navigation in sighted and visually impaired

C Jicol, T Lloyd-Esenkaya, MJ Proulx… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Human adults can optimally combine vision with self-motion to facilitate navigation. In the
absence of visual input (eg, dark environments and visual impairments), sensory substitution …

Learning new sensorimotor contingencies: Effects of long-term use of sensory augmentation on the brain and conscious perception

SU König, F Schumann, J Keyser, C Goeke, C Krause… - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Theories of embodied cognition propose that perception is shaped by sensory stimuli and by
the actions of the organism. Following sensorimotor contingency theory, the mastery of …

[HTML][HTML] Brain structural changes in blindness: a systematic review and an anatomical likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis

S Paré, M Bleau, L Dricot, M Ptito, R Kupers - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In recent decades, numerous structural brain imaging studies investigated purported
morphometric changes in early (EB) and late onset blindness (LB). The results of these …

A survey of research trends in assistive technologies using information modelling techniques

N Modi, J Singh - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background Despite the rapid proliferation and emphasis on technology, the use of assistive
technology among individuals with varying disabilities and age is different. This situation …

The impact of data sonification in virtual reality robot teleoperation

P Bremner, TJ Mitchell, V McIntosh - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Virtual Reality (VR) is being increasingly used to provide a more intuitive and embodied
approach to robotic teleoperation, giving operators a sense of presence in the remote …

Spatial navigation with horizontally spatialized sounds in early and late blind individuals

S Paré, M Bleau, I Djerourou, V Malotaux, R Kupers… - PLoS …, 2021‏ - journals.plos.org
Blind individuals often report difficulties to navigate and to detect objects placed outside their
peri-personal space. Although classical sensory substitution devices could be helpful in this …