Charlotte Joanne<p>🐦 Exciting News! 🐦<br>New research from Durham University shows how both sighted and blind people can train their brains to echolocate using sound echoes, just like bats and dolphins! 🦇🐬<br>Over 10 weeks, 12 blind and 14 sighted participants learned echolocation through click-based training. The results? MRI scans revealed that their brains adapted in similar ways, reorganizing the primary visual cortex to process sound echoes! 🧠🔍<br>This groundbreaking study proves that our brains are incredibly adaptable, no matter our sensory abilities. 🌟 This offers new hope for those with progressive vision loss, demonstrating that with practice, we can develop new ways to navigate our surroundings. 🌍✨<br>Kudos to the amazing researchers, Dr. Lore Thaler and Dr. Liam Norman, for leading this innovative study. Your work is truly inspiring! 👏👏<br>Read more about this incredible study in the journal Cerebral Cortex. 📚<br><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BrainPlasticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainPlasticity</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Echolocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Echolocation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VisionLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VisionLoss</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DurhamUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DurhamUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CerebralCortex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CerebralCortex</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ScienceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceNews</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HopeForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HopeForTheFuture</span></a> 🌟🔬🦸♂️🦸♀️</p>