Spatial navigation by congenitally blind individuals

VR Schinazi, T Thrash… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial navigation in the absence of vision has been investigated from a variety of
perspectives and disciplines. These different approaches have progressed our …

Low vision rehabilitation for better quality of life in visually impaired adults

M Hoeben, M Langelaan, J Klevering… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Low vision rehabilitation aims to optimise the use of residual vision after severe
vision loss, but also aims to teach skills in order to improve visual functioning in daily life …

[BOOK][B] Human factors in simple and complex systems

RW Proctor, T Van Zandt - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Recently, there have been a number of advances in technology, including in mobile devices,
globalization of companies, display technologies and healthcare, all of which require …

The effects of substitute multisensory feedback on task performance and the sense of presence in a virtual reality environment

N Cooper, F Milella, C Pinto, I Cant, M White, G Meyer - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective and subjective measures of performance in virtual reality environments increase
as more sensory cues are delivered and as simulation fidelity increases. Some cues (colour …

Designing sensory-substitution devices: Principles, pitfalls and potential 1

Á Kristjánsson, A Moldoveanu… - Restorative …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
An exciting possibility for compensating for loss of sensory function is to augment deficient
senses by conveying missing information through an intact sense. Here we present an …

Magnetosensitive E‐Skins for Interactive Devices

GS Cañón Bermúdez, D Makarov - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic skins (e‐skins) have established themselves as a versatile technology to restore
or enhance human perception, and potentially enable softer robotics. So far, the focus has …

Learning to see again: biological constraints on cortical plasticity and the implications for sight restoration technologies

M Beyeler, A Rokem, GM Boynton… - Journal of neural …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The'bionic eye'—so long a dream of the future—is finally becoming a reality with retinal
prostheses available to patients in both the US and Europe. However, clinical experience …

Are critical periods reversible in the adult brain? Insights on cortical specializations based on sensory deprivation studies

B Heimler, A Amedi - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
We review here studies with visual and auditory deprived/recovery populations to argue for
the need of a redefinition of the crucial role of unisensory-specific experiences during critical …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive map formation supported by auditory, haptic, and multimodal information in persons with blindness

L Ottink, H Buimer, B van Raalte, CF Doeller… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
For efficient navigation, the brain needs to adequately represent the environment in a
cognitive map. In this review, we sought to give an overview of literature about cognitive map …

Effects of training and using an audio-tactile sensory substitution device on speech-in-noise understanding

K Cieśla, T Wolak, A Lorens, M Mentzel… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding speech in background noise is challenging. Wearing face-masks, imposed
by the COVID19-pandemics, makes it even harder. We developed a multi-sensory setup …