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Franco Lepore

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Early-blind individuals show impaired performance in wine odor categorization

2018

International audience; Blind individuals display superior sensory abilities in other modalities, yet results remain contradictory regarding their performance on olfactory tasks. Using complex ecological olfactory tasks, we evaluated the impact of blindness on olfactory performance. We tested 12 early-blind individuals (M = 49, SD = 13.09) and 12 sighted controls (M = 49, SD = 14.31) who were all blindfolded. Based solely on the wine odors, participants evaluated 24 pairs of wine and determined if both samples belonged to the same category (red wine, white wine, or rosé wine) or not (odor categorization), and if so, whether they were identical or not (odor differentiation). Then, they had t…

MaleSignal Detection PsychologicalTime FactorsWineAudiologyBlindness0302 clinical medicinevinGeneral Neuroscience05 social sciencesdigestive oral and skin physiology[SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciencesfood and beveragesMiddle AgedSmellCategorizationcatégorisation alimentaireAlimentation et NutritionEarly-blindFemalePsychologypsychological phenomena and processesolfactionAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyceciteSensory systemOlfactionOdor categorization050105 experimental psychologyYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesmedicineHumansFood and Nutrition0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAgedWineWhite (horse)Blindnessperception des odeursNeurosciencesblindness;early-blind;wine odors;olfaction;odor perception;odor categorizationOlfactory Perceptionmedicine.diseaseOdor perceptionWine odorsOdorWhite WineNeurons and CognitionOdorants[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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Cochlear implant users move in time to the beat of drum music.

2015

Cochlear implant users show a profile of residual, yet poorly understood, musical abilities. An ability that has received little to no attention in this population is entrainment to a musical beat. We show for the first time that a heterogeneous group of cochlear implant users is able to find the beat and move their bodies in time to Latin Merengue music, especially when the music is presented in unpitched drum tones. These findings not only reveal a hidden capacity for feeling musical rhythm through the body in the deaf and hearing impaired population, but illuminate promising avenues for designing early childhood musical training that can engage implanted children in social musical activi…

MalePeriodicityTime Factorsmedicine.medical_treatmentMusicalAudiology0302 clinical medicineCochlear implantEarly childhoodPitch Perceptionta515media_commoneducation.field_of_study05 social sciencesMiddle AgedCochlear ImplantationhumanitiesSensory SystemsFeelingta6131Audiometry Pure-ToneFemalePsychologyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtymedia_common.quotation_subjectPopulationMotor Activitybehavioral disciplines and activities050105 experimental psychology03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultRhythmotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesCochlear implant usersDancingeducationAgedAuditory ThresholdEntrainment (biomusicology)beat of drum musicCochlear ImplantsPersons With Hearing ImpairmentsAcoustic Stimulationhuman activitiesBeat (music)030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMusicHearing research
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Wine discrimination in early-blind individuals

2017

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[SDV.AEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition[SDV.NEU.SC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive Sciences[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition[SDV.NEU.SC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]/Cognitive SciencesComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
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