title: Ipsilateral versus bilateral placement of a tactile vocoder display.
abstract: A tactile vocoder was evaluated in a word recognition task. The vocoder consisted of a pair of two-dimensional vibrotactile arrays on which subjects placed their fingers. For one group of subjects, the two arrays contacted two fingers on the same hand (ipsilateral condition); for the second group, the arrays contacted two fingers on opposite hands (bilateral condition). Performance was better in the bilateral condition; however, the rate at which words were acquired, even in the bilateral condition, was less than that reported by Brooks and Frost [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 74, 34-39 (1983)] with a tactile vocoder placed on the arm.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rhodes
mesh_terms: D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005385:Fingers; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012867:Skin; D013067:Speech Perception; D014732:Vibration