Auditory distance perception plays a major role in spatial awareness, enabling location of
objects and avoidance of obstacles in the environment. However, it remains under …

There is currently considerable interest in the consequences of loss in one sensory modality
on the remaining senses. Much of this work has focused on the development of enhanced …

In this article, a systematic overview of various recording and reproduction techniques for
spatial audio is presented. While binaural recording and rendering is designed to resemble …

Bats and dolphins are known for their ability to use echolocation. They emit bursts of sounds
and listen to the echoes that bounce back to detect the objects in their environment. What is …

Navigational assistance aims to help visually-impaired people to ambulate the environment
safely and independently. This topic becomes challenging as it requires detecting a wide …

Stress is a part of everyday life which can be counteracted by evoking the relaxation
response via nature scenes presented using immersive virtual reality (VR). The aim of this …

Localization of sound sources is a considerable computational challenge for the human
brain. Whereas the visual system can process basic spatial information in parallel, the …

Understanding the factors that determine if a person can successfully learn a novel sensory
skill is essential for understanding how the brain adapts to change, and for providing …

It is not clear what role visual information plays in the development of space perception. It
has previously been shown that in absence of vision, both the ability to judge orientation in …

Valuable insights into the role played by visual experience in shaping spatial
representations can be gained by studying the effects of visual deprivation on the remaining …