Research
into echolocation can inform Orientation and Mobility training, which helps people who are blind or visually impaired to navigate their environment.
Not exact matches
A better understanding of
echolocation may improve methods for teaching the technique to people who have lost their sight later in life, and yield additional insights
into human hearing.
Microbats, the group of bats that emit
echolocation signals from the larynx, came under close scrutiny because, surprisingly, some molecular studies divided them
into two groups that diverged long ago, suggesting that
echolocation evolved twice.
Although the majority of those that use
echolocation — emitting sound waves that bounce off objects — to hunt are usually lumped
into one group, a new study suggests that some belong in a separate category.
The study showed that microbats fall
into two separate categories, reaffirming that throat - derived
echolocation evolved twice, the researchers report in the 22 January early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Other Half Orbit by Jeremiah Barber with Ingrid Rojas Contreras (which already occurred), and Fathoming a Cave with Hott and musician Laura Steenberge, both explore the edges of perception through investigations
into memories and dreams, and sounding and
echolocation, respectively.