Susan R Barry Ph.D.

Does Reading Give You a Headache?

A simple picture of black and white stripes provides insights into reading problems.

A simple picture of black and white stripes provides insights into reading problems.

Behaving Like Animals

When animals behave like we do, is it because we share similar feelings?

When animals behave like we do, is it because we share similar feelings?

Before and After

Many forms of rehabilitation, including physical, occupational, speech, and vision therapy, address different aspects of a person’s brain injury. But what allows an individual to make a connection from the person he was before the injury to the person he is now?

Many forms of rehabilitation, including physical, occupational, speech, and vision therapy, address different aspects of a person’s brain injury. But what allows an individual to make a connection from the person he was before the injury to the person he is now?

Why Don't Young Babies Fear Heights?

Most mothers know that their babies, when they first learn to crawl, will crawl right off the changing table or even a stair landing. Why don’t young infants fear heights? This fearlessness is not due to a lack of depth perception but rather to the delayed development of an additional visual skill.

Most mothers know that their babies, when they first learn to crawl, will crawl right off the changing table or even a stair landing. Why don’t young infants fear heights? This fearlessness is not due to a lack of depth perception but rather to the delayed development of an additional visual skill.

Overlooking the Obvious

When do we become too dependent on technology?

When do we become too dependent on technology?

Visual Snow

Do you experience visual snow? It’s as if you are looking at the world through the static or “snow” on a TV set. I never see visual snow outside in bright light, but I think I do experience it when looking sometimes at a blank wall, especially in dim light. So, in the last two days, I’ve been experimenting with this phenomenon.

Do you experience visual snow? It’s as if you are looking at the world through the static or “snow” on a TV set. I never see visual snow outside in bright light, but I think I do experience it when looking sometimes at a blank wall, especially in dim light. So, in the last two days, I’ve been experimenting with this phenomenon.

Keep Music in the Schools!

With limited financial resources, music programs are often cut in our schools Yet, scientific studies indicate that music training in the classroom may have important benefits for audition and speech perception, and these benefits last a lifetime.

With limited financial resources, music programs are often cut in our schools Yet, scientific studies indicate that music training in the classroom may have important benefits for audition and speech perception, and these benefits last a lifetime.

When New Views Meet Old Assumptions

When, at age 48, I first began to see in 3D, I often felt like the child in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” My vision told me something that conflicted with the common beliefs of the day.

When, at age 48, I first began to see in 3D, I often felt like the child in “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” My vision told me something that conflicted with the common beliefs of the day.

David Hubel: A View of a Scientist

When I learned to see in 3D at age 48, despite having been cross-eyed since infancy, I thought the last person who would accept my story was Nobel laureate, David Hubel. But I was completely wrong.

When I learned to see in 3D at age 48, despite having been cross-eyed since infancy, I thought the last person who would accept my story was Nobel laureate, David Hubel. But I was completely wrong.

Why Singing Together Is Good For Us

Are there biological reasons for why singing together is so pleasurable?

Are there biological reasons for why singing together is so pleasurable?