HTHSCI 1G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Neurotechnology, Depth Perception, Neuroplasticity
19 Jan 2017
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Technology that tries to relate to neuroplasticity. Substitute a lost sense or enhance a lost sense. Can we understand the visual world through touch. Allowed blind people to see through touch. Participant in a chair, visual stimulation (letter x) picked up by a camera, travelling through the cable via an electrical signal. Device will convert image into a tactile pattern on the participant"s back (grid of electrodes) Issue: chosen for large surface area, the back is not very sensitive. People were successfully able to navigate the world and understand visual stimuli using only their tongue. Translation of video image (pixels) to tongue stimulation. Another company argues that it"s intrusive and called themselves the voice. (visual to audition) What is the connection between pattern on your tongue and the actual visual object. If you consistently play the games, you can prevent dementia.
