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Chapter in book

• Disability and Equity: What Can We Learn from People with Visual Impairments?
  
  Norman, L., Scheller, M., & Thaler, L. (in press). Disability and Equity: What Can We Learn from People with Visual Impairments? In T. James & S. Paolini (Eds.), Understanding Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Using Psychology to Address the Hard Questions. Routledge.
• Human Echolocation - Spatial Resolution and Signal Properties
  
  Norman, L., & Thaler, L. (2017). Human Echolocation - Spatial Resolution and Signal Properties. In A. Balleri, H. Griffiths, & C. Baker (Eds.), Biologically-inspired radar and sonar : lessons from nature. (pp. 209-227). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). https://doi.org/10.1049/sbra514e_ch10

Journal Article

• Changes in primary visual and auditory cortex of blind and sighted adults following 10 weeks of click-based echolocation training
  
  Norman, L., Hartley, T., & Thaler, L. (2024). Changes in primary visual and auditory cortex of blind and sighted adults following 10 weeks of click-based echolocation training. Cerebral Cortex, 34(6), Article bhae239. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae239
• Effects of type of emission and masking sound, and their spatial correspondence, on blind and sighted people’s ability to echolocate
  
  Thaler, L., Castillo-Serrano, J. G., Kish, D., & Norman, L. (2024). Effects of type of emission and masking sound, and their spatial correspondence, on blind and sighted people’s ability to echolocate. Neuropsychologia, 196, Article 108822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2024.108822
• The occipital place area is recruited for echo-acoustically guided navigation in blind human echolocators
  
  Norman, L. J., & Thaler, L. (2023). The occipital place area is recruited for echo-acoustically guided navigation in blind human echolocators. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(24), 4470-4486. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1402-22.2023
• Human Echolocators Have Better Localization Off Axis
  
  Thaler, L., Norman, L., De Vos, H., Kish, D., Antoniou, M., Baker, C., & Hornikx, M. (2022). Human Echolocators Have Better Localization Off Axis. Psychological Science, 33(7), 1143-1153. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211068070
• No effect of 10-week training in click-based echolocation on auditory localization in people who are blind
  
  Thaler, L., & Norman, L. J. (2021). No effect of 10-week training in click-based echolocation on auditory localization in people who are blind. Experimental Brain Research, 239(12), 3625-3633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06230-5
• Perceptual constancy with a novel sensory skill
  
  Norman, L. J., & Thaler, L. (2021). Perceptual constancy with a novel sensory skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47(2), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000888
• Increased emission intensity can compensate for the presence of noise in human click-based echolocation
  
  Castillo-Serrano, J., Norman, L., Foresteire, D., & Thaler, L. (2021). Increased emission intensity can compensate for the presence of noise in human click-based echolocation. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 1750. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81220-9
• Human click-based echolocation: Effects of blindness and age, and real-life implications in a 10-week training program
  
  Norman, L. J., Dodsworth, C., Foresteire, D., & Thaler, L. (2021). Human click-based echolocation: Effects of blindness and age, and real-life implications in a 10-week training program. PLoS ONE, 16(6), Article e0252330. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252330
• Navigation and Perception of Spatial Layout in Virtual Echo-Acoustic Space
  
  Dodsworth, C., Norman, L., & Thaler, L. (2020). Navigation and Perception of Spatial Layout in Virtual Echo-Acoustic Space. Cognition, 197, Article 104185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104185
• Stimulus uncertainty affects perception in human echolocation: Timing, level, and spectrum
  
  Norman, L. J., & Thaler, L. (2020). Stimulus uncertainty affects perception in human echolocation: Timing, level, and spectrum. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149(12), 2314-2331. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000775
• Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary 'visual' cortex of blind human echolocators
  
  Norman, L., & Thaler, L. (2019). Retinotopic-like maps of spatial sound in primary ’visual’ cortex of blind human echolocators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), Article 20191910. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1910
• Human echolocation for target detection is more accurate with emissions containing higher spectral frequencies, and this is explained by echo intensity
  
  Norman, L., & Thaler, L. (2018). Human echolocation for target detection is more accurate with emissions containing higher spectral frequencies, and this is explained by echo intensity. I-Perception, 9(3), Article 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669518776984
• Texture segmentation without human V4
  
  Norman, L., Heywood, C., & Kentridge, R. (2017). Texture segmentation without human V4. Visual Cognition, 25(1-3), 184-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2017.1301612
• Incidental context information increases recollection
  
  Ameen-Ali, K., Norman, L., Eacott, M., & Easton, A. (2017). Incidental context information increases recollection. Learning & Memory, 24(3), 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.042622.116
• Exogenous attention to unseen objects?
  
  Norman, L., Heywood, C., & Kentridge, R. (2015). Exogenous attention to unseen objects? Consciousness and Cognition, 35, 319-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.02.015
• Direct encoding of orientation variance in the visual system
  
  Norman, L., Heywood, C., & Kentridge, R. (2015). Direct encoding of orientation variance in the visual system. Journal of Vision, 15(4), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1167/15.4.3
• Colour constancy for an unseen surface
  
  Norman, L., Akins, K., Heywood, C., & Kentridge, R. (2014). Colour constancy for an unseen surface. Current Biology, 24(23), 2822-2826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.009
• Spatial attention does not modulate holistic face processing, even when multiple faces are present
  
  Norman, L., & Tokarev, A. (2014). Spatial attention does not modulate holistic face processing, even when multiple faces are present. Emotion, 43(12), 1341-1352. https://doi.org/10.1068/p7848
• Object-based attention without awareness
  
  Norman, L. J., Heywood, C. A., & Kentridge, R. W. (2013). Object-based attention without awareness. Psychological Science, 24(6), 836-843. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797612461449
• Gender-based navigation stereotype improves men’s search for a hidden goal
  
  Rosenthal, H., Norman, L., Smith, S., & McGregor, A. (2012). Gender-based navigation stereotype improves men’s search for a hidden goal. Sex Roles, 67(11-12), 682-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-012-0205-8
• Contrasting the processes of texture segmentation and discrimination with static and phase-reversing stimuli.
  
  Norman, L. J., Heywood, C. A., & Kentridge, R. W. (2011). Contrasting the processes of texture segmentation and discrimination with static and phase-reversing stimuli. Vision Research, 51(18), 2039-2047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2011.07.021