Table 1 The duration column represents the number of years that the participants have been blind.

From: Superior non-specific motor learning in the blind

Subject

Sex

Age (years)

Duration (years)

% of remaining sight

Education (years)

Cause of blindness

L

R

Blind participants

B01

F

59

18

0

0

17

Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinal detachment

B02

M

54

19

0

0

17

Congenital cataracts

B03

M

53

6

0

0

10

Accident (optic nerve damage)

B04

M

52

12

2

2

13

Retinitis pigmentosa

Glaucoma

B05

M

40

35

0

2

11

Cornea degeneration

B06

F

63

63

8

10

18

Albinism

B07

F

33

10

0

30

12

Type 1 diabetes

B08

M

45

20

0

0

13

Retinitis pigmentosa

B09

F

66

45

0

0

13

Type 1 diabetes

B10

F

39

33

5

5

15

Retinitis pigmentosa

  

Mean: 50.4

   

Mean: 13.9

 

Control participants (auditive task)

C0–C10

6 F/4 M

Mean: 48.8

Mean: 13.6

Control participants (visual task)

C11–C21

4 F/6 M

Mean: 48

Mean: 17.8

  1. M = male; F = female, B = blind participants; C = control participants.