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Act now and you too can see as well as a bat!

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[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 51 points 8 months ago

Still more evidence that Daredevil's superpower isn't being able to navigate using echolocation, but to be able to take a beating (which he inherited from his father).

[-] superkret@feddit.org 37 points 8 months ago

OK, so how can I learn it?

[-] Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works 54 points 8 months ago

From the article:

"The researchers trained 14 sighted and 12 blind people for between two and three hours twice a week over 10 weeks. They started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks, then trained them on three tasks. The first two involved judging the size or orientation of objects. The third involved navigating virtual mazes, which participants moved through with the help of simulated click-plus-echo sounds tied to their positions."

[-] superkret@feddit.org 20 points 8 months ago

Yes, I read the article. How does the training work?

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

They probably bumped into walls a lot, until they learmed

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 9 points 8 months ago
[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 35 points 8 months ago
[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 17 points 8 months ago

This was kind of cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg81Tn3s28 I didn't like the first wall example because the clicking cadence changes, but the field and trees were very clear

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 8 months ago

It's a stretch to say "anyone can learn echolocation" but kudos to those who've mastered this technique. I've always found this fascinating.

[-] linucs@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago
[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 10 points 8 months ago

A lot of practice, our brains are really good at figuring out sensory info

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