[NFBF-Melbourne] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Convention Research Participation Request: Effects of visual experience on neurocognitive development

[Dr. Joyce Taylor]

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Subject: National Convention Research Participation Request: Effects of
visual experience on neurocognitive development.


 

The below research participant solicitation is being provided for
informational purposes only. The National Federation of the Blind has no
involvement in this research, but we believe that it may contribute to our
research mission.

 


Research Title: Effects of visual experience on neurocognitive development.


 

Being conducted by: Johns Hopkins University


 


Purpose of the Study


We are conducting multiple research studies at the NFB annual convention
2025. Some of our studies will examine Braille reading and language
comprehension among people who are born blind. We have previously found that
people who are born blind show advantages during sentence comprehension,
such as listening to sentences twice faster than sighted people. We plan to
test the hypothesis that this advantage is driven from better use of
prosodic cues. We also plan to investigate if these advantages can be found
in Braille reading during a more naturalistic approach.

Another set of studies aims to uncover the rich knowledge blind individuals
have about vision, light, and color. It is sometimes assumed that blind
individuals know little about vision and visual phenomena, such as color and
light. In our previous work, we have found instead that blind and sighted
people alike have rich visual knowledge. For example, blind and sighted
people alike know that two bananas are likely to have the same color,
whereas two cars are not. Blind and sighted people alike know that staring
is long and intense, whereas peeking is brief and flashing is periodic,
whereas glowing is continuous. Our current research is following up on these
experiments, revealing more of what blind individuals know about so-called
'visual' phenomena.

 


Role of the Participants and Anticipated Length of the Study 


The studies involve listening to short vignettes, listening to sentences,
listening to tones, reading Braille, and answering questions. Each study
takes approximately two hours.


Proposed Participant Compensation


Yes, Participants will be compensated with a $15 gift card for taking part
in a phone screening interview to determine whether they qualify.
Participants who take part in the actual studies will be compensated $30 per
hour for their time.


 


Link or Instructions for Participants to Enter the Study 


To find out if you qualify and to sign up for a study appointment, please
contact us by either calling (410) 870-9895 or emailing braillebrain at jhu.edu
<mailto:braillebrain at jhu.edu>  

Participants will be compensated with a $15 gift card for taking part in a
phone screening interview to determine whether they qualify.


 


Contact the following individual with any questions 


Emily Silvano

4439911201

braillebrain at jhu.edu <mailto:braillebrain at jhu.edu> 

 

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