Girl with half a brain retains full vision – health – 20 July 2009 – New Scientist.
I do not have much to say except that this is further evidence of neuron plasticity.
A fascinating article on augmented reality. The vOICe could be used to facilitate this process by helping the user point the camwra. The vOICe on the pc can handle OCR. It can also read shortcodes.
How to See Inside a Brain in Motion | Machine-Brain Connections | DISCOVER Magazine.
This is handy not only when using the vOICe but also when you have one of them senior moments so that you can see what part of the brain is forgetting. It could be interesting to then stimulate memory using TMS or something. Talk about mind control!
TG Daily (c) – Anyone can use echolocation, say researchers.
Nothing new but it is good to have research prove rthis.
I do not see how though active echolocation can distinguish between trees and so on. Passive echolocation is good and is better for gauging distance.
This is my experience of course.
A nice large image of the Hubble space telescope. I suspect the mirrors are in the foreground while their supports are in the background.
Telescope image thanks to the BBC
Hubble telescope soundscape
A very long article on the importance of Braille. The article also deals with neuron plasticity that occurs when reading Braille.
All this is related to the US government release a coin with Braille markings.
We have been told not to mix sight with touch since sight is like another language. However, new research states that cross modal integration is possible.
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