Do People Who Became Blind Early in Life Develop a Better Sense of Smell? A Psychophysical Study

Autor/inn/en	Cuevas, Isabel; Plaza, Paula; Rombaux, Phillippe; Collignon, Olivier; De Volder, Anne G.; Renier, Laurent
Titel	Do People Who Became Blind Early in Life Develop a Better Sense of Smell? A Psychophysical Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 104 (2010) 6, S.369-379 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Blindness; Psychological Testing; Comparative Analysis; Perceptual Development; Neuropsychology; Olfactory Perception; Males + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Blindheit; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Wahrnehmungsentwicklung; Neuropsychologie; Male; Männliches Geschlecht
Abstract	Using a set of psychophysical tests, we compared the olfactory abilities of 8 persons who became blind early in life and 16 sighted persons in a control group who were matched for age, sex, and handedness. The results indicated that those who became blind early in life developed compensatory perceptual mechanisms in the olfactory domain that involve basic sensory processes, such as the detection of odors. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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