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BrainPort Allows People To Reclaim Damaged Senses
Karma Star writes "There is a news article on a new device called a BrainPort, which is special device that
is worn like a helmet, with a strip of tape containing an array of 144 microelectrodes
hanging off the headset which is placed on the tongue. The BrainPort then sends signals
to the tongue which are then picked up by the brain, allowing the user to regain otherwise
lost sensory input.
More at the NY Times
(soul stealing subscription required)."
More at the NY Times (soul stealing subscription required)
:-P
For crying out loud, people... Slashdot should be the source of the bugmenot craze. You don't need to worry about subscriptions when you have it. And it has a firefox plugin to make it EVEN EASIER!
Wait... is this just something 'cool' to say, like putting a $ in Microsoft? Cause... in that case... YOUR AN IDIOT.
Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
I'd like to add that I heard blind people can go mad when you try to feed them visual stimuli through the eye nerves, probably because these brain parts have taken on other roles.
The occipital lobe (visual cortex) in congenitally blind people is used for other purposes. Dunno what the hell you mean by "go mad", but I also doubt that those implants would work for them like it would for someone who loses sight as an adult.
I'd therefore like to suggest that babies born blind are provided with artificial visual stimuli, so that this part of the brain learns to work and can later operate fully, when there is the technology to provide fully working artificial eyes.
Congenitally blind people use their occipital lobe for other purposes. Somehow I don't think we're anywhere near figuring out a better use for it. Your idea is colossally stupid.
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