VISOR Approaching Reality

[Damen]

I was over on Star Trek Online's website and decided to listen to one of their podcasts. So now you know how I found out about this little development.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/star-trek-like-vision-restoring-visor_n_1275304.html

Talk about seeing the light. Israeli scientists have developed a "sensory substitution device" (SSD) that they say lets congenitally blind people "see" for the first time ever.

The device is reminiscent of the electronic visor worn by Geordi La Forge, the blind engineer in the TV series "Star Trek: The Next Generation." It features a tiny computerized video camera that transforms light into so-called "soundscapes"--specific tones that the wearer interprets using his/her sense of hearing.

Using the SSD isn't actually seeing. But after a brief training session, wearers are able to identify everyday objects, locate people and their postures, and even read, according to a written statement released by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where the technology was developed.

It seems this was originally reported in the journal Cerebral Cortex.

[Lithp]

Supposedly, you can do "human sonar" with just your mouth.

[Old Viking]

Does Cerebral Cortex have any dirty pictures? Just curious.

[MaybeNever]

Does Cerebral Cortex have any dirty pictures? Just curious.

There is one MRI photograph of the brain of a person who masturbates eight times a day. Absolutely filthy.