News tagged with sensory substitution

Activating the 'mind's eye': Scientists teach blind to read, recognize objects with sounds (w/ Video)

Common wisdom has it that if the visual cortex in the brain is deprived of visual information in early infanthood, it may never develop properly its functional specialization, making sight restoration later ...

Neuroscience Nov 07, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 3 |

Device converting images into music helps individuals without vision reach for objects in space

Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD would assist not only in sensing the environment but also in performing ...

Neuroscience Jul 05, 2012 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 1 |