Blind and visually impaired pedestrians are being put at risk by the growing number of hybrid and electric vehicles on our roads, according to new research from Monash University and Vision Australia. Electric vehicles are projected to increase to more than 500 million globally by 2040.
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Study Shows Blind People Need Temporal Information to Detect Location of Sounds
A new study supported by the EU-funded weDRAW project has shown that the deficit disappears if congenitally blind individuals are presented with coherent temporal and spatial cues.
Breakthrough Study Shows Insulin Eye Drops Could Restore Sight of Glaucoma Patients
Neuroscience researcher, Dr. Adriana Di Polo, Ph. D., and her team at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) in Canada, have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of glaucoma. Their findings could also be applicable to other neurodegenerative conditions, notably Alzheimer’s disease. The results have just been published in the prestigious British scientific journal Brain, an Oxford University Press publication.
World’s First Study to Understand Mind Blindness
UNSW scientists are planning to conduct a world-first brain imaging study to determine why some people cannot create visual images of people, places and things in their mind’s eye, known as congenital aphantasia.
Study Finds Wearing Glasses is Associated with Higher Levels of Intelligence
A study at the University of Edinburgh published in the journal Nature Communications has found that needing to wear glasses is associated with higher levels of intelligence.
Study Finds Chocolate Could Improve Your Eyesight
Scientists from the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas found that antioxidant compounds in chocolate called flavanols gave a slight temporary boost to the eyesight of up to 30 young adults.
Study Reveals Blind People Imagine the Future Differently Than Sighted People
A study Published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General found that blind research participants did not conceive of the past as being behind them and the future in front, as most sighted participants did.
People Who Drink Hot Tea Daily May Be Less Likely to Develop Glaucoma Symptoms.
People who drink hot tea daily may be less likely than others to develop glaucoma symptoms, U.S. researchers say.
The Brains of Blind People Really Are Wired to Enhance Other Senses
I lost my sight at the age of twelve and ever since then I think I’ve heard just about every stereotype there is for people who are visually impaired. My childhood friends waited for the day I could hear like Daredevil and warned them when our parents were coming back home. Family members pitched in and bought me a keyboard and insisted that I become the next musical sensation. Although I can still play a decent rendition of “Chopsticks” I am no closer to becoming a rock star.
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