Dr Lore Thaler's Outputs (5)

The role of head movements in the discrimination of 2-D shape by blind echolocation experts (2014)
Journal Article
Milne, J., Goodale, M., & Thaler, L. (2014). The role of head movements in the discrimination of 2-D shape by blind echolocation experts. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 76(6), 1828-1837. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-014-0695-2

Similar to certain bats and dolphins, some blind humans can use sound echoes to perceive their silent surroundings. By producing an auditory signal (e.g., a tongue click) and listening to the returning echoes, these individuals can obtain information... Read More about The role of head movements in the discrimination of 2-D shape by blind echolocation experts.

Parahippocampal cortex is involved in material processing via echoes in blind echolocation experts (2014)
Journal Article
Milne, J., Arnott, S., Kish, D., Goodale, M., & Thaler, L. (2015). Parahippocampal cortex is involved in material processing via echoes in blind echolocation experts. Vision Research, 109(Part B), 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2014.07.004

Some blind humans use sound to navigate by emitting mouth-clicks and listening to the echoes that reflect from silent objects and surfaces in their surroundings. These echoes contain information about the size, shape, location, and material propertie... Read More about Parahippocampal cortex is involved in material processing via echoes in blind echolocation experts.

Correlation between vividness of visual imagery and echolocation ability in sighted, echo-naïve people (2014)
Journal Article
Thaler, L., Wilson, R. C., & Gee, B. K. (2014). Correlation between vividness of visual imagery and echolocation ability in sighted, echo-naïve people. Experimental Brain Research, 232(6), 1915-1925. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-3883-3

The ability of humans to echolocate has been recognized since the 1940s. Little is known about what determines individual differences in echolocation ability, however. Although hearing ability has been suggested as an important factor in blind people... Read More about Correlation between vividness of visual imagery and echolocation ability in sighted, echo-naïve people.

A blind human expert echolocator shows size constancy for objects perceived by echoes (2014)
Journal Article
Milne, J., Anello, M., Goodale, M., & Thaler, L. (2015). A blind human expert echolocator shows size constancy for objects perceived by echoes. Neurocase: The Neural Basis of Cognition, 21(4), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2014.922994

Some blind humans make clicking noises with their mouth and use the reflected echoes to perceive objects and surfaces. This technique can operate as a crude substitute for vision, allowing human echolocators to perceive silent, distal objects. Here,... Read More about A blind human expert echolocator shows size constancy for objects perceived by echoes.

Neural Correlates of Motion Processing through Echolocation, Source Hearing and Vision in Blind Echolocation Experts and Sighted Echolocation Novices (2014)
Journal Article
Thaler, L., Milne, J., Arnott, S., Kish, D., & Goodale, M. (2014). Neural Correlates of Motion Processing through Echolocation, Source Hearing and Vision in Blind Echolocation Experts and Sighted Echolocation Novices. Journal of Neurophysiology, 111(1), 112-127. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00501.2013

We have shown in previous research (Thaler L, Arnott SR, Goodale MA. PLoS One 6: e20162, 2011) that motion processing through echolocation activates temporal-occipital cortex in blind echolocation experts. Here we investigated how neural substrates o... Read More about Neural Correlates of Motion Processing through Echolocation, Source Hearing and Vision in Blind Echolocation Experts and Sighted Echolocation Novices.