- Sensory Substitution of Vision: Importance of Perceptual and Cognitive Processing
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Introduction ......................................................................................................... 161 General-Purpose and Special-Purpose Sensory Substitution ....................... 163 Theoretical Framework for Special-Purpose Sensory Substitution ............. 164 Step 1: Identifying Informational Requirements for a Task ..................... 164 Step 2: Coupling Task Information with the Substituting Modalities ........................................................................................................ 165 Bases for Sensory Substitution .......................................................................... 170 Functional Equivalence through Spatial Isomorphism ............................ 171 Functional Equivalence through Amodal Representations ..................... 173 Synesthesia: Exploiting Natural Correspondences ................................... 175 Rote Learning .................................................................................................. 177 Cortical Plasticity............................................................................................ 178 Image Preprocessing and Artificial Intelligence ........................................ 179 Implications of Processing Differences between Blind and Sighted People ..................................................................................................... 180 Recommendations for the Design Process ..............................................…
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Vision is estimated to have 500 times greater sensory bandwidth than touch.
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- Authors
- Loomis, J. M., Klatzky, R. L., & Giudice, N. A.
- Venue
- Assistive Technology for Blindness and Low Vision
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Published
- 2018-09-03
- Pages
- 179-210
- OpenAlex
- W2953801042
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 12
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- FWCI
- 16.63
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- CRC Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Teleoperation and Haptic Systems
- Keywords
- sensory substitution, vision loss, blind people, low vision, amodal representation, synesthesia, rote learning, cortical plasticity, image preprocessing, assistive technology design, visual perception, echolocation
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