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The study of Sound Localizability Examined as a Function of Degree and Time of Onset of Visual Impairment and Application of the Results to Assistive Devices for Orientation and Mobility

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23300212
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionOkayama Prefectural University

Principal Investigator

TAUCHI Masaki  岡山県立大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (00075425)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 中村 孝文  岡山県立大学 (70144061)
大倉 元宏  成蹊大学 (30119341)
河田 正興  川崎医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学部, 准教授 (70461241)
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Keywords音源定位 / エコロケーション / 全盲 / ロービジョン / 移動 / O&M / 音響信号機 / 視覚障がい者 / 反響定位 / 心理的負荷 / 音響ビーコン / 歩行 / 誘導 / ストレス / 視覚障害者 / 学習 / 単独歩行
Research Abstract

When visual function is impaired, tactile and auditory senses work as visual substitution. The reality about what is the behavioral performance being done by audition alone is not clear yet. In this study, we investigated two aspects of the sound localization of the visually impaired. Since low vision person's sound localization is lower than totally blind, one will ask whether improvement in the skill by training is possible and whether it is maintainable or not. The other is a disturbance of sound localization to the target sound by other sound. In the former experiment, it was found that sound localizing skill of the sighted subjects increased by doing feedback training of a short period, but it disappeared within a few months when training was severed. In the latter experiment, it was found that when participants were exposed to the extra sound together with a target sound, they showed a tendency to indicate the location of target sound toward the opposite side of the extra sound.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 左右の耳のマスキング差と音源定位2013

    • Author(s)
      吉岡 慎太郎, 花塚 匠, 田山 悦男, 稲垣 具志, 田内 雅規, 大倉 元宏
    • Journal Title

      第39回感覚代行シンポジウム論文集

      Pages: 57-60

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 左右の耳のマスキング差と音源定位2013

    • Author(s)
      吉岡 慎太郎、花塚 匠、田山 悦男、稲垣 具志、田内 雅規、大倉 元宏
    • Journal Title

      第39回感覚代行シンポジウム論文集

      Volume: 1 Pages: 57-60

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] フィードバック訓練を用いた音源定位能力の向上とその持続に関する検討2012

    • Author(s)
      延原あゆみ, 渡邉千穂, 中村孝文, 田内雅規
    • Journal Title

      第38回感覚代行シンポジウム論文集

      Pages: 73-76

    • NAID

      40020577703

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The effectiveness of the feedback training to increase th ability of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      A. Nobuhara, M. Tauchi, T. Nakamura, Y. Sawada
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th International Mobility Conference IMC14

      Volume: (on CD) Pages: 227-230

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Effect of listening of intermittent sound at different head positions on the accuracy of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Tauchi, K. Ogawa, Y. Sawada, T. Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th International Mobility Conference IMC14

      Volume: (on CD) Pages: 231-234

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 断続音聴取時の能動的頭部運動による聴取点増加が音源定位精度向上に及ぼす影響2012

    • Author(s)
      澤田陽一
    • Journal Title

      日本ロービジョン学会誌

      Volume: 11 Pages: 119-124

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The effectiveness of the feedback training to increase the ability of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      Ayumi Nobuhara
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th International Mobility Conference IMC14

      Volume: 1 Pages: 227-230

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of listening of intermittent sound at different head positions on the accuracy of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      Masaki Tauchi
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th International Mobility Conference IMC14

      Volume: 1 Pages: 231-234

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 左右の耳のマスキング差が視覚障害者の直進歩行に及ぼす影響2012

    • Author(s)
      大倉元宏
    • Journal Title

      交通科学研究資料

      Volume: 53 Pages: 79-82

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The effectiveness of the feedback training to increase the ability of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      A.Nobuhara, M.Tauchi, T.Nakamura, Y.Sawada
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Internat.Mobility Conf.2012(IMC14)

      Pages: 227-230

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Effect of listening of intermittent sound at different head positions on the accuracy of sound localization2012

    • Author(s)
      M.Tauchi, K.Ogawa, Y.Sawada, T.Nakamura
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Internat.Mobility Conf.2012(IMC14)

      Pages: 231-234

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 左右の耳のマスキング差と単独行動に慣れた視覚障がい者の音源定位2014

    • Author(s)
      大倉元宏, 吉岡慎太郎, 田山悦男, 稲垣具志, 田内雅規
    • Organizer
      人間工学
    • Place of Presentation
      (第50巻,特別号,pp.302-303)
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 左右の耳のマスキング差と単独行動に慣れた視覚障がい者の音源定位2014

    • Author(s)
      大倉 元宏
    • Organizer
      日本人間工学会第55回大会
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸市、兵庫県
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Sound localizability of visually impaired and the effect of feedback training on accuracy improvement2013

    • Author(s)
      Masaki Tauchi
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience 2013
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Various Means to Assist with Safe and Quick Street Crossings for the Visually Impaired Pedestrians2013

    • Author(s)
      Masaki Tauchi
    • Organizer
      AER International Orientation and Mobility Conference 2013
    • Place of Presentation
      New Orleans, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 事象関連電位抽出の高速化処理法の開発と行動科学研究への応用2013

    • Author(s)
      田内 雅規
    • Organizer
      OPUフォーラム
    • Place of Presentation
      総社市、岡山県
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 左右の耳のマスキング差と音源定位2013

    • Author(s)
      大倉 元宏
    • Organizer
      第39回感覚代行シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      江東区、東京都
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 左右の耳のマスキング差が視覚障害者の直進歩行に及ぼす影響2012

    • Author(s)
      大倉元宏, 青木良輔, 橋本和広, 碇直史, 稲垣具志, 田内雅規
    • Organizer
      交通科学研究資料(第48回日本交通科学協議会総会・学術講演会)
    • Place of Presentation
      (第53集,pp.79-82)
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] フィードバック学習が音源定位能力の向上に果たす効果に関する検討2012

    • Author(s)
      延原あゆみ
    • Organizer
      第13回日本ロービジョン学会学術総会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] フィードバック訓練を用いた音源定位能力の向上とその持続に関する検討2012

    • Author(s)
      延原あゆみ
    • Organizer
      第38回感覚代行シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 音源定位スキル向上におけるフィードバック学習効果の検討2011

    • Author(s)
      延原あゆみ, 田内雅規, 中村孝文, 澤田陽一
    • Organizer
      ヒューマンインタフェースシンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      仙台
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-14
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-04-06   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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