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Dr Lore Thaler's Outputs (4)

Wahrnehmung (2013)
Book Chapter
Schlicht, T., Vetter, P., Thaler, L., & Moss, C. (2013). Wahrnehmung. In A. Stephan, & S. Walter (Eds.), Handbuch Kognitionswissenschaft (472-487). J.B. Metzler

Echolocation may have real-life advantages for blind people: an analysis of survey data (2013)
Journal Article
Thaler, L. (2013). Echolocation may have real-life advantages for blind people: an analysis of survey data. Frontiers in Physiology, 4, Article 98. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2013.00098

Some people can echolocate by making sonar emissions (e.g., mouth-clicks, finger snaps, feet shuffling, humming, cane tapping, etc.) and listening to the returning echoes. To date there are no statistics available about how many blind people use echo... Read More about Echolocation may have real-life advantages for blind people: an analysis of survey data.

Shape-specific activation of occipital cortex in an early blind echolocation expert (2013)
Journal Article
Arnott, S., Thaler, L., Milne, J., Kish, D., & Goodale, M. (2013). Shape-specific activation of occipital cortex in an early blind echolocation expert. Neuropsychologia, 51(5), 938-949. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.01.024

We have previously reported that an early-blind echolocating individual (EB) showed robust occipital activation when he identified distant, silent objects based on echoes from his tongue clicks (Thaler, Arnott, & Goodale, 2011). In the present study... Read More about Shape-specific activation of occipital cortex in an early blind echolocation expert.

What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements (2013)
Journal Article
Thaler, L., Schütz, A. C., Goodale, M. A., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2013). What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements. Vision Research, 76, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.10.012

People can direct their gaze at a visual target for extended periods of time. Yet, even during fixation the eyes make small, involuntary movements (e.g. tremor, drift, and microsaccades). This can be a problem during experiments that require stable f... Read More about What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements.