The accuracy of auditory spatial judgments in the visually impaired is dependent on sound source distance
- Submitting institution
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Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 803
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41598-020-64306-8
- Title of journal
- Scientific Reports
- Article number
- 7169
- First page
- 7169
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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5
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This seminal paper demonstrates that accuracy of absolute distance estimation varies systematically with the severity of vision impairment: as this severity increases, accuracy decreases for closer sounds and increases for farther sounds. Given the importance of sounds in proximity for everyday tasks, this paper offers insights into the training needs of the visually impaired. The results were reported by 12 news outlets from US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and Russia, and generated media activity that led to an Altmetric score of 97.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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