Sensory_substitution

Sensory substitution, the transformation of the information obtained by one human sense to stimulate other sense,, was introduced in the 60´s by neuroscientist Paul Bach-y-Rita. Some of his most famous works concerned the visual –tactile and the vestibular-tactile substitution. __Visual – Tactile Substitution:__ Designed for people who have lost their vision, the system consists of three devices: a camera attached to a pair of eyeglasses, a microprocessor that converts the images into electrical pulses, and finally, a device called “BrainPort” which contains 625 sensors that transmit the pulses to the user’s tongue. __Visual – Vestibular Substitution:__ Designed for people with disorders affecting their sense of balance, the system consists of three devices: a helmet equipped with an accelerometer to sense head and body position, a microprocessor that converts this information into electrical pulses, and finally, a “BrainPort” which transmits the pulses to the user’s tongue. Experiments have shown that the device is not only useful to help people balance, but can also teach the brain to regain balancing faculties on its own. **Input:** Image or position **Output:** Electric pulses
 * Project Name:**Sensory Substitution
 * Project Credits:** Paul Bach-y-Rita, Wicab Inc. (60's until the present)
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