Teng Lab Experiment Participation
Available experiments in the Cognition, Action, and Neural Dynamics Lab. Portal to signup form
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Optimizing Echoacoustics: An online perceptual study (Under construction)
An online study of echoacoustic perception
Oculomotor Control
The binocular coordination of movements of the eyes is a complex issue controlled by many brainstem nuclei, and is subject to a wide variety of forms of disruption by traumatic brain injury and oculomotor muscles disorders. The goal of this project is to characterize the natural range of the dynamics of the binocular ocuomotor system and their widespread disruptions across the spectrum of human ocolumotor control.
Neurodynamics of Braille Reading
[Under construction] Neuroimaging techniques such as EEG/MEG and fMRI offer the potential to trace the propagation of Braille information through the brain as it transforms from a dot pattern to meaningful alphabetic information, and comparing this to the analogous processing stream of printed letters in sighted people.
The Kinematics of Braille Reading
[Under construction] When blind persons read braille, a system of raised dots for tactile reading and writing, how is the information processed? How do a few indentations on the fingerpads translate to linguistic information, and how does the text, in turn, influence the motions of the hands reading it? Our work on braille addresses these processes on several levels.
Braille, Assistive Technology, and Reading Comprehension
This project explores the impact of presentation mode (braille vs. audio) and using different assistive technology (i.e., refreshable braille displays and screen reader) on reading comprehension ability. The findings will have direct implications for how to present educational material to enhance comprehension among fluent braille readers.
The Smith-Kettlewell Technical File
The Smith-Kettlewell Technical File, edited by William Gerrey (WA6NPC), was a publication by and for blind and visually-impaired electronics professionals and enthusiasts. It was published by the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute from Fall 1980, through Spring 1998 and was at various times available in Braille, large print, audio cassette, and 5-1/4″ floppy diskette. Although The Smith-Kettlewell Technical File is no longer in active publication, we offer this online archive as a resource of both current and historical value. While many of the articles about devices and techniques remain…
My Vision on Vision
These short chapters summarize insights that I have gained from more than four decades working in vision rehabilitation. They provide a broader perspective that may be missing in our daily routines, when focused on specific details. Vision involves much more than visual acuity alone. Vision serves our understanding of the environment and our ability to interact with it. To improve all aspects of that interaction is the mission of Vision Rehabilitation.
Describeathon 2019 Announced!
Join Describeathon 2019! Help make YouTube videos more accessible to blind viewers by adding your voice to this day of description. Use YouDescribe, our free web-based description tool, to describe the visuals of your favorite YouTube videos and have fun doing it!
overTHERE
overTHERE is a virtual Talking Signs iPhone app for blind and visually-impaired pedestrians that demonstrates a powerful audio/haptic interface to location information about businesses and other points of interest.