Rapid identification of sound direction in blind footballers
Rapid identification of sound direction in blind footballers
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DOI：
10.1007/s00221-019-05670-4
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发表时间：
2019-10
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2
通讯作者：
Takumi Mieda;M. Kokubu;Mayumi Saito
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作者：
Takumi Mieda;M. Kokubu;Mayumi Saito
早期的研究表明，盲人足球运动员在识别声音方向方面比视力正常和盲人非足球运动员更准确，前后混淆更少。然而，目前还不清楚盲人足球运动员是否比有视力的足球运动员和非运动员更快地利用听觉线索识别声音方向。本研究旨在探讨盲人足球运动员在听觉反应时（RT）任务中的反应时和反应准确性，包括声音方向的识别。参与者在确定声音方向后，尽可能快速准确地向扬声器执行目标导向步骤。简单，两个选择，四个选择的听觉RT任务完成。结果表明，在选择反应时任务中，盲人足球运动员的反应时比正常足球运动员短，而在简单反应时任务中，盲人足球运动员的反应时却没有缩短。这些研究结果表明，盲人足球运动员在根据听觉线索识别声音方向方面更快，这是盲人足球特有的一种基本感知认知技能。
Earlier studies have demonstrated that blind footballers are more accurate in identifying sound direction with less front–back confusion than sighted and blind non-football playing individuals. However, it is unknown whether blind footballers are faster than sighted footballers and nonathletes in identifying sound direction using auditory cues. Here, the present study aimed to investigate the auditory reaction times (RTs) and response accuracy of blind footballers during auditory RT tasks, including the identification of sound direction. Participants executed goal-directed stepping towards the loudspeaker as quickly and accurately as possible after identifying the sound direction. Simple, two-choice, and four-choice auditory RT tasks were completed. The results revealed that blind footballers had shorter RTs than sighted footballers in the choice RT tasks, but not in the simple RT task. These findings suggest that blind footballers are faster in identifying sound direction based on auditory cues, which is an essential perceptual-cognitive skill specific to blind football.