Humans can learn to 'echolocate' in just 10 weeks, experiment shows
Story Date: 7/22/2022

 

Source: Carly Cassella, SCIENCE ALERT, 6/20/22

With enough training, most humans can learn how to echolocate, using their tongue to make clicking sounds and interpreting the echoes that come back, reflected from the surrounding environment. In as few as 10 weeks, researchers have been able to teach participants how to navigate obstacles and recognize the size and orientation of objects using the rebounding calls of their clicks.

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