August 25, 2014 Dr. Lotfi Merabet will be a speaker at TEDxCambridge’s Fall 2014 event hosted in Kendall Square on September 12th, 2014. [Click here for the TEDxCambridge Website] [Click
December 27, 2013 “Virtual reality is widely recognized as effective for training in aviation, medicine and combat – so why not in navigation for the blind?” [Click here for full
December 6, 2013 “Dr. Lotfi Merabet was a featured speaker at the Dec. 6 Challenges Workshop at MIT. Hosted by the Andrea Bocelli Foundation (ABF), the day-long event highlighted cutting-edge research that can produce innovative solutions
September 16, 2013 “Understanding the inner workings of the human brain remains one of the greatest mysteries of modern science and medicine. However, while technology such as modern day brain
April 1, 2013 “The findings could have implications for how visually impaired people — and possibly those without impairments — best learn to navigate unknown territory.” [Click here for full
March 31, 2013 “A video game that uses a computer-generated layout of a building can help to prepare the blind to navigate the venue in real life by improving their
March 28, 2013 “You are equipped with a medical kit, a few grenades, a gun, a knife, your fists, and a computer to analyze your surroundings, and you must make
March 12, 2013 “I view work in all of these fields as integrated and part of a continuum. – Dr. Merabet” [Click here for PDF]
November 8, 2011 “Lotfi Merabet, a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston, is developing a video game designed to help the blind find their way through
September 30, 2011 “Audio-based computer games are helping blind volunteers learn navigation skills and may unlock mysteries of the sightless mind.” [Click here for PDF]
