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Teng Lab

Santani Teng

Associate Scientist
Degrees: Ph.D., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
M.A., Psychology University of California, Davis
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Davis

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Hello! I'm an Associate Scientist at Smith-Kettlewell, where I investigate auditory spatial perception, haptics, echolocation, and assisted mobility in sighted and blind persons. Previously, I completed my Ph.D. at UC Berkeley and postdoctoral work at MIT, where I remain affiliated.

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Journal Articles
Lowe, M. X., Mohsenzadeh, Y., Lahner, B., Charest, I., Oliva, A., & Teng, S.. (2022). Cochlea to categories: The spatiotemporal dynamics of semantic auditory representations. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 38(7). http://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2022.2085085
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Ratan Murty, N. A., Teng, S., Beeler, D., Mynick, A., Oliva, A., & Kanwisher, N.. (2020). Visual Experience is not Necessary for the Development of Face Selectivity in the Lateral Fusiform Gyrus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences. http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2004607117
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Lowe, M. X., Mohsenzadeh, Y., Lahner, B., Charest, I., Oliva, A., & Teng, S.. (2020). Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Sound Representations Reveal a Hierarchical Progression of Category Selectivity. Biorxiv. http://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.12.149120
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Teng, S., Sommer, V., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2017). Hearing scenes: a neuromagnetic signature of auditory source and reverberant space separation. Eneuro, 4.
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Cichy, R., & Teng, S.. (2017). Resolving the neural dynamics of visual and auditory scene processing in the human brain: a methodological approach. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 372, 20160108.
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Sohl-Dickstein, J., Teng, S., Gaub, B. M., Rodgers, C. C., Li, C., DeWeese, M. R., & Harper, N. S.. (2015). A device for human ultrasonic echolocation. Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 62, 1526–1534.
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Teng, S., Puri, A., & Whitney, D.. (2012). Ultrafine spatial acuity of blind expert human echolocators. Experimental Brain Research, 216, 483–488.
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Teng, S., & Whitney, D.. (2011). The acuity of echolocation: Spatial resolution in sighted persons compared to the performance of an expert who is blind. Journal Of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 105, 20–32.
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Zanolie, K., Teng, S., Donohue, S. E., van Duijvenvoorde, A. C. K., Band, G. P. H., Rombouts, S. A. R. B., & Crone, E. A.. (2008). Switching between colors and shapes on the basis of positive and negative feedback: An fMRI and EEG study on feedback-based learning. Cortex, 44, 537–547.
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Conference Papers
Teng, S., & Fusco, G.. (2019). Modeling echo-target acquisition in blind humans. In Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience: Berlin, Germany.
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Lin, N. - C., Liu, S. - H., Huang, Y. - W., Su, Y. - S., Lu, C. - L., Hsu, W. - T., et al.. (2019). Toward an open platform of blind navigation via interactions with autonomous robots. In ACM SIGCHI Conference.
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Lowe, M. X., Teng, S., Mohsenzadeh, Y., Charest, I., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2018). Temporal dynamics underlying sound discrimination in the human brain. In Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. http://doi.org/10.32470/CCN.2018.1090-0
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Teng, S., Sommer, V., Cichy, R., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2018). Auditory letter-name processing elicits crossmodal representations in blind listeners. In Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. http://doi.org/10.32470/CCN.2018.1236-0
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Wang, H. -cheng, Katzschmann, R. K., Teng, S., Araki, B., Giarré, L., & Rus, D.. (2017). Enabling independent navigation for visually impaired people through a wearable vision-based feedback system. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 6533–6540).
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Teng, S., Cichy, R., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2017). The evolution of tactile letter representations in blind braille readers. In Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. Retrieved from https://ccneuro.org/2017/abstracts/abstract_3000316.pdf
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Presentations/Posters
Dacus, C., Paternoster, N., Ezeana, M., Teng, S., & Puri, A.. (2021). Interpreting sensation: Quantifying the bottleneck of information transfer between echolocation, vision, and haptic perception. Date Published 11/2021, Conference on Object Perception, visual Attention, and visual Memory (OPAM): Virtual.
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García-Lázaro, H. G., Alwis, Y., & Teng, S.. (2021). Neural representations of temporal and spectral regularities of reverberant environments. Date Published 11/2021, 50th Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting: Chicago/ Virtual.
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Teng, S. (2021). Dynamics of neural representations from non-simultaneous M/EEG and fMRI signals. Date Published 10/2021, Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC): Virtual. Retrieved from https://spark.adobe.com/page/WbX4rTV0hPDMy/
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García-Lázaro, H. G., & Teng, S.. (2021). Neural representation of physical and perceived environmental acoustics. Date Published 10/2021, Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC): Virtual.
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Teng, S. (2021). Common and distinct mechanisms in blind and sighted reading. Date Published 09/2021, Bay Area Vision Research Day: Berkeley, CA (Virtual).
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Teng, S. (2021). Echolocation: A practical overview of sonar for adaptive neurotechnology. Date Published 07/2021, National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies Focus Course: Virtual.
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García-Lázaro, H. G., Wong-Kee-You, A. M. B., Alwis, Y., & Teng, S.. (2021). Making remote studies accessible during COVID: A SKERI case study on web-based psychophysical research with blind participants. Date Published 07/2021, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Annual Meeting: Virtual.
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García-Lázaro, H. G., Alwis, Y., & Teng, S.. (2021). Neural encoding of temporal and spectral statistical regularities of reverberant environments. Date Published 06/2021, Organization for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting: Virtual.
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Teng, S., Ezeana, M., Paternoster, N., & Puri, A.. (2021). How blurry are echoes? Quantifying the spatial resolution of echoic, visual, and haptic object discrimination. Date Published 05/2021, Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting: Virtual.
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García-Lázaro, H. G., Wong-Kee-You, A., Alwis, Y., & Teng, S.. (2021). Visual experience modulates sensitivity to statistics of reverberation. Date Published 05/2021, Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting: Virtual.
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Wong-Kee-You, A. M. B., Alwis, Y., & Teng, S.. (2021). Hearing real spaces: The development of sensitivity to reverberation statistics in children. Date Published 03/2021, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting: Virtual.
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Teng, S., Lei, D., & Mackeben, M.. (2020). The haptic kinematics of two-handed braille reading in blind adults. Date Published 09/2020, Eurohaptics: Semi-virtual; Leiden, The Netherlands. Retrieved from https://www.ski.org/project/haptic-kinematics-two-handed-braille-reading-blind-adults
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Teng, S. (2020). Fusing non-simultaneous multimodal data to understand neural dynamics across timescales. Date Published 07/2020, Organization for Human Brain Mapping Annual Meeting: Virtual (originally Montreal, Canada).
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Lowe, M. X., Mohsenzadeh, Y., Lahner, B., Charest, I., Oliva, A., & Teng, S.. (2019). Spatiotemporal dynamics of sound representations in the human brain. Society for Neuroscience.
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Ezeana, M., Dacus, C., Whitney, D., Teng, S., & Puri, A.. (2019). The spatial resolution of object discrimination across echolocation and touch. Object Perception, Visual Attention, and Visual Memory (OPAM).
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Ratan Murty, N. A., Teng, S., Beeler, D., Mynick, A., Oliva, A., & Kanwisher, N.. (2019). Visual experience is not necessary for the development of face selectivity in the lateral fusiform gyrus.
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Lowe, M. X., Mohsenzadeh, Y., Lahner, B., Teng, S., Charest, I., & Oliva, A.. (2019). Spatiotemporal neural representations in high- level visual cortex evoked from sounds. Vision Sciences Society.
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Ratan Murty, N. A., Teng, S., Beeler, D., Mynick, A., Oliva, A., & Kanwisher, N.. (2019). Strong face selectivity in the fusiform can develop in the absence of visual experience. Vision Sciences Society.
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Teng, S. (2018). Echolocation: Research to inform future practice. MacFarland Seminar, AER meeting. Reno, NV: Reno, NV. Retrieved from https://aerbvi.org/professional-development/conferences/aeric2018/info/
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Teng, S., Cichy, R., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2018). Transforming tactile braille signals over space and time. Vision Sciences Society.
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Teng, S., Cichy, R., Pantazis, D., & Oliva, A.. (2017). The evolution of tactile letter representations in blind braille readers. Society for Neuroscience.
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Teng, S., Cichy, R., Pantazis, D., Sommer, V., & Oliva, A.. (2016). Neurodynamics of visual and auditory scene size representations. Vision Sciences Society.
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Teng, S., Puri, A., & Whitney, D.. (2011). Crossmodal transfer of object information in human echolocation. International Multisensory Research Conference. Fukuoka, Japan: Fukuoka, Japan.
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Other Publications
Oliva, A., & Teng, S.. (2016). Cognitive Society. In Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence (pp. 1–9). Springer International Publishing.
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center

The Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind consumers

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Teng Lab

We aim to better understand how people perceive, interact with, and move through the world, especially when vision is unavailable. To this end, the lab studies perception and sensory processing in multiple sensory modalities, with particular interests in echolocation and braille reading in blind persons. We are also interested in mobility and navigation, including assistive technology using nonvisual cues. These are wide-ranging topics, which we approach using a combination of psychophysical, neurophysiological, engineering, and computational tools.

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Brabyn Lab

My lab is the home for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center funded by NIDILRR with additional support from SKERI and other agencies. Together we address problems of blindness and visual impairment, particularly problems faced by our target populaiton that may be amenable to...

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Hearing the World: A Remote Study of Auditory Perception

We aim to investigate the nature of auditory perception and how the brain learns rules for interpreting sounds.

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Haptic Kinematics of Two-Handed Braille Reading in Blind Adults

This page (currently under construction) accompanies a work-in-progress poster at the 2020 Eurohaptics meeting.

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Human Echolocation

What is echolocation? Sometimes, the surrounding world is too dark and silent for typical vision and hearing. This is true in deep caves, for example, or in murky water where little light penetrates. Animals living in these environments often have the ability to echolocate: They make sounds and...

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Reverberant Auditory Scene Analysis

The world is rich in sounds and their echoes from reflecting surfaces, making acoustic reverberation a ubiquitous part of everyday life. We usually think of reverberation as a nuisance to overcome (it makes understanding speech or locating sound sources harder), but it also carries useful...

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Optimizing Echoacoustics: An online perceptual study (Under construction)

An online study of echoacoustic perception

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The Kinematics of Braille Reading

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When blind persons read braille, a system of raised dots for tactile reading and writing, how is the information processed? How do a few indentations on the fingerpads translate to linguistic information, and how does the text, in turn, influence the motions of the...

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