In an auditory number-cue detection task, both blind and sighted adults detect targets faster on number-size/location congruent trials, with no group difference¶
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q3 i? Detection times were faster for congruent than incongruent trials regardless of side or group (F(1,12) = 17.55, p = 0.001; no group interaction). → Salillas E 2009
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Salillas E 2009¶
Salillas E, Grana´ A, El-Yagoubi R, Semenza C (2009) Numbers in the Blind's ''Eye''. PLoS ONE 4(7): e6357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006357
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Behavioural experiment in which seven sighted and seven early-onset blind participants detected lateralized dichotic auditory targets preceded by spoken large (8, 9) or small (1, 2) number cues. The ANOVA "showed an effect of congruency (F(1,12) = 17.55, p = 0.001"; congruent mean RT was 376.12 ms vs 403.9 ms incongruent, with no interaction with side or group.
"A three factorial ANOVA with 2 (congruency) 62 (side) as repeated measures, and 2 (group) as a between-subjects factor showed an effect of congruency (F(1,12) = 17.55, p = 0.001;"
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Learner Variables¶
- Auditory Processing — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Sensory Integration — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Number-size/location congruency modulates the cognitive P300 only in blind participants — related
- Number-size/location congruency modulates the early sensory N100 only in sighted participants — related
- Endogenous spatial cueing speeds detection at the attended parafoveal location and slows it at the unattended location — related
- The authors interpret blind participants' number-space congruency processing as restricted to a controlled, working-memory-dependent cognitive level — related
- In catch trials, large numbers elicit greater right-hemisphere P300 positivity than small numbers — related
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In an auditory number-cue detection task, both blind and sighted adults detect targets faster on number-size/location congruent trials, with no group difference |
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In an auditory number-cue detection task, both blind and sighted adults detect targets faster on number-size/location congruent trials, with no group difference |
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2009 |
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2026-10-20 |
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