Event Title
A Comparative Study Of Echolocation Across Species
Location
Diamond 122
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:05 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 2:25 PM
Project Type
Presentation
Description
Echolocation is a method of sensory perception utilized across several species most notably in Bats. However, other animals species including cetaceans and humans use echolocation as well as method to locate prey and orient themselves in space. There have been a number of human cases exhibiting echolocation as a means of navigating new environments. Echolocation in humans is developed before adolescence and takes a number of years to develop. Human echolocators produce a number of vocal clicks like dolphins (in the nasal cavity in their specific case) to build a mental spatial map of the surrounding area. Few past studies have analyzed the areas of the brain associated with human echolocation. For my study I will use known animal echolocators like dolphins and bats to further determine which parts of the human brain are associated with human echolcoation.
Faculty Sponsor
Melissa Glenn
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Psychology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1747
A Comparative Study Of Echolocation Across Species
Diamond 122
Echolocation is a method of sensory perception utilized across several species most notably in Bats. However, other animals species including cetaceans and humans use echolocation as well as method to locate prey and orient themselves in space. There have been a number of human cases exhibiting echolocation as a means of navigating new environments. Echolocation in humans is developed before adolescence and takes a number of years to develop. Human echolocators produce a number of vocal clicks like dolphins (in the nasal cavity in their specific case) to build a mental spatial map of the surrounding area. Few past studies have analyzed the areas of the brain associated with human echolocation. For my study I will use known animal echolocators like dolphins and bats to further determine which parts of the human brain are associated with human echolcoation.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/363