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Scientists Probe the Use of the Tongue
An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo! News is reporting that in the military's continuing search for better sensory input they have started looking at the tongue as a 'superior transmitter'. From the article: 'A narrow strip of red plastic connects the Brain Port to the tongue where 144 microelectrodes transmit information through nerve fibers to the brain. Instead of holding and looking at compasses and bluky-hand-held sonar devices, the divers can processes the information through their tongues, said Dr. Anil Raj, the project's lead scientist.'"
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With extended use, this thing better have some nice flavors available to combat my gag reflex. I suppose one could get used to having something in their mouth constantly, but so far I've only grown accustomed to pen caps.
Yep, I never spell check.
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Sounds like there's a lot more tongue-probing in science than IT. I'm switching fields.
he's a real cunning linguist.
What?
Well, my wife seems to find uses for my tongue. but she's no scientist.....
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...tastes just like chicken.
"We've got incoming bogeys, due vanilla by vanilla-strawberry. And either that was some damn strong cofee this morning, or there's at least twenty of em'!"
Aside from tasting things, there is only one other good use for my tongue, and my girlfriend agrees.
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OK, seriously. If I had a name that could in any way be mispronounced as something like "Anal Rage," I'd seriously consider changing it before attempting to do anything noteworthy.
:P
That said, this is cool tech. I wonder if it could eventually be implemented as a chip implanted in the tongue, communicating wirelessly with a small computer? 15 years from now, instead of our kids getting tongue piercings, they'll all be getting "tongue implants."
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This is truly one technology that would require first hand experience to have much comment. If I am receiving some input that registers in the vision centers of my brain how does that interact with my regular vision. Over 38 years of moving about I have managed to coordinate my senses and motor skills. If I had a rear view of some kind in addition to my regular binocular vision how what would that experience be like? Would it make me dizzy?
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I Taste.. Danger. Kif bring me the mouth wash.
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This technology has been around for a while: http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20010901/bob14 .asp
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You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one delicious' dink body. The taste, you know that gasoline taste, the whole hill. Tasted like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end... ....and then I am going to Red Lobster for their all you can eat shrimp feast!
...a revolutionary technology already being referred to as Anilingus.
GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
How long can it be before scientists realize that the Zoq-Fot-Pik have already perfected the tongueing attack in their struggles against the zebranky.
That's "Mr. Soulless Automaton" to you, Bub.
At least for men, I can think of another organ that provides quite possibly the most direct neural route to the brain.....
And you could use it withowt talkinth likth thith!
Instead of making a full comment about the French, insert your own humorous/insightful comment. I just know something has to be said about what the French will do with this. They are a big fan of the tongue.
This will lead to some interesting Post-Traumatic Stress disorders in the future. Some poor army guy will take one bite of his eggplant parmesan and dive under the table, all, "INCOMING! AAIEE!"
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Tongue PORN! Hmmmmmm.... porn.....
...that have more nerve endings per unit area and where people are very sensitive to all kinds of surface stimulation. Of course it would require different models for men and women but that's not such a big deal.
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From the article:
In testing, blind people found doorways, noticed people walking in front of them and caught balls. A version of the device, expected to be commercially marketed soon, has restored balance to those whose vestibular systems in the inner ear were destroyed by antibiotics.
As a someone with NF2 (http://nfinc.org/nf2.shtml), both of my vestibular organs were destroyed in life-saving operations, so this presents some hope to me.
"Instead of holding and looking at compasses and bluky-hand-held sonar devices, the divers can processes the information through their tongues, said Dr. Anil Raj, the project's lead scientist.'"
Haven't dogs been doing this for thousands of years?
This does not make a lick of sense.
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But if you cough of sneeze you erase and format your systems hard drives. Or worse you launch the missles.
As for the input side of it a cold would lock you out of the system as would any good hot wings.
Some how I don't think they have thought this one all the way through.
An article about the use of the tongue and the quote at the bottom of this slashdot comments page says "Be dirty", LOL!
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When they get this working for movies and gaming, it's going to be incredible. Not only manufactured taste, but scent. (I recall they were working on scent detection some years ago at Caltech, and I've seen it mentioned a few places since, I think both on the detection and generation side.) But imagine a gaming experience that can invoke smell...
Of course, they'll probably hesitate to use the technology during war films or movies about skunks. In fact, they'll probably accidentally use it with a movie about skunks first, to show realism, and it can be the power glove of the next generation... (An idea that could work wonderfully, but really fails to deliver right the first time and isn't marketed again for twenty years)
...the tongue probes YOU! (for $50)
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Years ago someone told me about theese little strips I could put on my tongue that would let me see things in a whole new way, I aint been right ever since...
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The U.S. Navy has recruited Gene Simmons, formerly of the band KISS, to join their elite SEAL division. A spokesman says that Mr. Simmons is uniquely qualified for certain data-intensive missions. When contacted at his home in Beverly Hills, Mr. Simmons responded, "Ah cahnth tathk rith nah".
Whoa, I knew the tongue always deserved more attention than people give it. Now they realise... ;P
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