The discussions highlight how the research demonstrates cerebral plasticity by showing that blind individuals can develop spatial sound maps in their visual cortex, leveraging words like 'incredible' and 'beautiful example of brain adaptability' to emphasize its importance. The tone is both amazement and curiosity, with participants contemplating future possibilities such as encoding visual scenes through sound, indicating an overall perception of high potential impact.
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Most discussions support the idea that the brain's plasticity allows blind echolocators to repurpose visual regions for processing spatial sound, indicated by phrases like 'incredible finding' and 'cerebral plasticity.'
InterestHigh interest
The conversations show high curiosity, with words like 'very interesting' and 'imagine what will happen,' suggesting participants find the research engaging and thought-provoking.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many posts analyze the methods and implications, for example, referencing fMRI studies and discussing potential future applications like encoding visual input through sound, which demonstrates deep engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
Several discussions underscore the significance of the findings, hinting at transformative potential in understanding neuroplasticity and sensory substitution, although this perception is cautious with mentions like 'only 15 participants,' indicating reco
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Steve Stewart-Williams
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In sighted people, the brain's primary visual cortex processes visual information from the eyes. But in blind people who learn to echolocate, the region is repurposed to process sounds instead. https://t.co/MXTWhLJv2v Original Article: https://t.co/SLfHZ7bOTX https://t.co/QPKZLD4Pqv
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Tay
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Las personas ciegas que se guían por ecolocalización utilizan el cortex primario visual. Usan la orientación espacial de la corteza visual. Parece ser que la información es más importante que el canal sensorial por el que se adquiere (paper) https://t.co/RkAHYkwFg3 (blog, abajo) https://t.co/sjwwgvpOBW
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Royal Society Publishing
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Echolocation and the human brain - primary visual cortex maps locations of sound in blind people, in the same way as it maps locations of light in sighted people https://t.co/80r9tUCq0j @DurhamPsych #echolocation #openaccess https://t.co/rPm4VvgIW0
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MichaelStephens
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@iki_dp @Riivves @Filmantopia @kaijusamurai24 @fasc1nate If you’re curious here’s the latest good study on echolocation and humans.
https://t.co/32IEQkArYS
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@iki_dp @Riivves @Filmantopia @kaijusamurai24 @fasc1nate If you’re curious here’s the latest good study on echolocation and humans.
https://t.co/32IEQkArYS
Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’ cortex of blind human echolocators | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/FghlLPdnhd
Niewidomi ludzie, którzy używają echolokacji do mapowania swojego otoczenia, podobnie jak nietoperze, czy delfiny, mają dostosowany obszar mózgu, który pozwala im „widzieć” dźwiękiem, sugerują nowe badania.
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Mason Matthews
@masonfmatthews · X
#surprised Some people can use echolocation! https://t.co/kOihVu59ov
This is interesting. Blind people who use echolocation were studied using fMRI and found to use their visual cortex to process the spatial information they perceived:
Science mag article:
https://t.co/R8qi4rhwim
Original paper:
https://t.co/yRkNUg8i6k
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Yohko Hatada 畠田陽子 EMLS RI
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"task-specific organization can extend even to primary sensory cortices, and in this way is pivotal in our reinterpretation of the functional organization of the human brain."
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一次視覚皮質において、盲目で反響定位を活用する群の音の刺激地図は、目が見える群での視覚の刺激地図に相同する。この類似性の程度は、反響定位能力と正に関連する。脳活動のトップダウン調整では説明できないRetinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’…
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Eli Vieira
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SamOlivetree
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Santo Antonio
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Dr Salunkhe Shivaji
@YDrshivaji · X
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Héctor Rodríguez
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Steve Stewart-Williams
@SteveStuWill · X
In sighted people, the brain's primary visual cortex processes visual information from the eyes. But in blind people who learn to echolocate, the region is repurposed to process sounds instead. https://t.co/MXTWhLJv2v Original Article: https://t.co/SLfHZ7bOTX https://t.co/QPKZLD4Pqv
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Miguel Angel Ruiz
@Mars_777 · X
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Las personas ciegas que se guían por ecolocalización utilizan el cortex primario visual. Usan la orientación espacial de la corteza visual. Parece ser que la información es más importante que el canal sensorial por el que se adquiere (paper) https://t.co/RkAHYkwFg3 (blog, abajo) https://t.co/sjwwgvpOBW
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RT @seeingwithsound: Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary "visual" cortex of blind human echolocators https://t.co/dpuze1tL17…
Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’ cortex of blind human echolocators | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/e0sbLtwwnB
@CNRS @franceculture @Sciences_Avenir @sciencemagazine [L’étude à découvrir] 02/10 > Cartes du son spatial de type rétinotopique dans le cortex ‘visuel’ primaire https://t.co/1zQpagoLXH via @RSocPublishing #LaMethSci
Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’ cortex of blind human echolocators | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/Ar4oEjWWYC
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Baheerathan M
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RT @RSocPublishing: Echolocation and the human brain - primary visual cortex maps locations of sound in blind people, in the same way as it…
Echolocation and the human brain - primary visual cortex maps locations of sound in blind people, in the same way as it maps locations of light in sighted people https://t.co/80r9tUCq0j @DurhamPsych #echolocation #openaccess https://t.co/rPm4VvgIW0
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Dan Smith
@AttentionLab · X
RT @DurhamPsych: New from Dr Liam Norman & Dr Lore Thaler: Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’ cortex of blind human…
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The vOICe vision BCI
@seeingwithsound · X
Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary "visual" cortex of blind human echolocators https://t.co/dpuze1tL17 Now imagine what will happen when encoding truly visual input (from a camera) in sound/soundscapes...; beyond #echolocation
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The vOICe vision BCI
@seeingwithsound.bsky.social · Bluesky
Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary "visual" cortex of blind human echolocators https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2019.1910 Now imagine what will happen when encoding truly visual input (from a camera) in sound/soundscapes...; beyond #echolocation
New from Dr Liam Norman & Dr Lore Thaler: Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ‘visual’ cortex of blind human echolocators in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/mBWha1jmIU
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