Reverberation localization (echolocation) is a method of knowing the distance, direction, size, etc. of an object from the echo of the emitted sound or ultrasonic waves, and is known to be performed ...

People who are blind are able to better complete various practical and navigation tasks with the help of echolocation, new research suggests. Echolocation occurs when an animal emits a sound that ...

Echolocation isn’t just for bats and dolphins—people can do it, too. Some blind people have learned to use echolocation to tell the size, density, and texture of objects around them, and researchers ...

New research shows that the brains of sighted and blind people adapt in a similar way when they learn to use sound echoes to understand the world without vision. The study, led by Durham University, ...

The Florida Department of Health says the Miami, Florida, optometrist didn’t do additional testing as a patient in glaucoma risk groups went legally blind. Miami Herald File When it’s time for a snack ...

Using clicks and sounds to judge distance and obstacles by the echo that bounces back is something Peter White says he has used since he was 5 or 6 years old. It is called echolocation and it is being ...

People who are visually impaired will often use a cane to feel out their surroundings. With training and practice, people can learn to use the pitch, loudness and timbre of echoes from the cane or ...

Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but if you were to watch him from a distance, you wouldn’t know it. Walking down the street, the 47-year-old looks like anyone else. When he ...

When it’s time for a snack, most bats emit squeaky noises inaudible to the human ear that bounce off cave walls and other objects in their environment. The sound waves eventually boomerang back to the ...