Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation?

Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by tsol on Monday November 07, 2022 @10:52PM (#33515707)

I've always wondered if I blindfolded myself for a few days and clicked a lot, if I'd pick up echolocation. The key is, though, for it to be useful is I have to be able to take off the blindfold and retain the skill.

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Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by jcampbell1 on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @12:21AM (#33516126)

Vision trumps sound in the human brain. See the McGurk effect.

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Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by thiagocsf on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @04:41AM (#33517541)

This is fascinating. I just watched the bbc video on YouTube about it.

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Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by blueflow on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @09:05AM (#33519034)

It might depend much on how sensitive your hearing is. I inherited a very sensitive hearing and picked up echolocation unintentionally.

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Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by tsol on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:16AM (#33527744)

Few days was a random guess really haha. There was that study where they found people's vision flipped after a week of wearing goggles that project the world upside down. Interesting to hear it's such a complex skill. I suppose I've never really used my sense of hearing to its full potential.

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Re:Did Ancient Humans Use Echolocation? by taneq on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @04:12AM (#33517367)

Do you spend enough time in pitch black (or otherwise without sight) for it to be useful? If so wouldn't you retain it once learned?

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