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Assessment of Audio-Tactile Sensory Substitution Training in Participants with Profound Deafness Using the Event-Related Potential Technique

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A self-training program for sensory substitution devices.

Galit Buchs^1,2, Benedetta Haimler^1,3, Menachem Kerem¹

¹The Baruch Ivcher Institute For Brain, Cognition & Technology, The Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzeliya, Israel.

|April 27, 2021

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This study shows that an online self-training program effectively teaches users the basics of Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs). Initial training may not require complex feedback, suggesting self-guided learning is feasible for visually impaired individuals using SSDs.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Human-Computer Interaction
Rehabilitation Engineering

Background:

Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) translate visual data into auditory or tactile information for the visually impaired.
A major barrier to SSD adoption is the reliance on sighted instructors for learning.
Developing accessible, self-guided training is crucial for widespread SSD use.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate an online self-training program for the EyeMusic visual-to-auditory SSD.
To compare different feedback strategies (multisensory vs. unisensory, perceptual vs. descriptive) for optimal learning.
To assess the feasibility of self-training for individuals with visual impairments.

Main Methods:

Sighted, blindfolded participants were tested on SSD object identification before and after ~75 minutes of self-training.
Participants were divided into four feedback groups (auditory-descriptive, audio-visual textual, audio-visual perceptual simultaneous, audio-visual perceptual interleaved) and a control group.
Performance was analyzed by comparing pre- and post-training accuracy and correlating learning measures with success rates.

Main Results:

Participants demonstrated above-chance object identification at baseline, indicating the algorithm's intuitiveness.
All four self-training groups showed significant accuracy improvements compared to the control group.
No significant differences were found between the feedback groups, but a trend favored multisensory feedback; perceptual vs. descriptive feedback showed no trend.

Conclusions:

Online self-training is a viable method for learning the initial stages of SSDs.
Cross-modal correspondences inherent in SSDs facilitate learning.
Unisensory training may be sufficient for initial learning and is easily adaptable for visually impaired users, potentially increasing SSD adoption in rehabilitation.