03-16-2010, 06:05 AM
Blind Soldier Given Revolutionary 'Sight'
Basically he can now see things. Using his tongue. It's a very hard concept to grasp but it involves sensory buds.
Sure the image ain't the best, but this project has definitly alot of potential. Just imagine the relief. This is proper technology.
Do you think it's here to stay? I mean I hope it is. It's useful and simplifies things alot. Perhaps a bit too expensive at this stage but it's quite literally unbelievable. If someone had told me I would most likely doubt such a dubious story.
But it seems true. What do y'all think?
SkyNews Wrote:Craig Lundberg, 24, who was blinded in a rocket-propelled grenade attack three years ago, is the first British soldier to test the BrainPort system.Read more of the article for extra details.
The device consists of a high-tech 'lollipop' that rests on Craig's tongue. It converts images from a video camera, that he wears on a pair of glasses, into signals that stimulate electrodes on the lollipop.
The £10,000 device works on the principle of sensory substitution. The brain recognises that the signals stimulating the tongue have nothing to do with taste, and re-routes them to the visual centre of the brain for processing.
The brain is able to interpret the image, giving Craig rudimentary vision.
Basically he can now see things. Using his tongue. It's a very hard concept to grasp but it involves sensory buds.
Sure the image ain't the best, but this project has definitly alot of potential. Just imagine the relief. This is proper technology.
Do you think it's here to stay? I mean I hope it is. It's useful and simplifies things alot. Perhaps a bit too expensive at this stage but it's quite literally unbelievable. If someone had told me I would most likely doubt such a dubious story.
But it seems true. What do y'all think?