A more complicated explanation follows, but simply put, the McGurk effect happens when our eyes tell our ears what they’re hearing. It’s a wonderful demonstration of how vision and hearing are paired in language. In the the video that follows,…
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The McGurk Effect
A more complicated explanation follows, but simply put, the McGurk effect happens when our eyes tell our ears what they’re hearing. It’s a wonderful demonstration of how vision and hearing are paired in language. In the the video that follows,…
Review of Auditory and Visual Processing
Recommended Reading: Article from the Journal of Behavioral Optometry Vol23/2012/No 4. Download: Historical Perspectives on Auditory and Visual Processing This review by Dr. Len Press covers a lot of ground in a very few pages. It exposes the broad issues…
Vision and Learning
For more information about how vision impacts upon learning at ages 5 and beyond, watch this informative video: http://video.wtvi.org/video/1502680017 About the video: Dr. Genia Beasley is a developmental optometrist working in North Carolina, USA. She was interviewed for HealthWise, local…
Child Visual Development
This excellent review provides a concise overview of child visual development from birth to 12 months. The page also includes tips on how to ensure your child is developing well. http://infantsee.org/x3638.xml Children should be assessed for visual dysfunction by 12…
Components of Vision
Vision is a very active and complex sense and requires the finely tuned coordination of many different neural subsystems. The process of seeking information from the environment’s random and infinite visual signals is complex and relies on many sub-skills: • motor…
Role of Vision in Spatial Learning
Held and Hein, 1963, experimented with kittens to determine the role of visual-tactile input and stimulation in the development of spatial coordination. This showed conclusively that seeing is not the sufficient determinant, but actual physical interaction with stimuli is…