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- tlrobinson 19y agoI want one!
- andreyf 19y agoThere are pictures of it here: http://feelspace.cogsci.uos.de/en/technology_01.html http://feelspace.cogsci.uos.de/en/technology_01.html
- tlrobinson 19y agoOk let me rephrase that: I want smaller unobtrusive version of one!
- abanker 19y agoanyone want to help make one??
- andreyf 19y agoIf you actually do take a shot, I'd suggest using much smaller vibrators (or maybe even very very weak electrodes directly on your skin). As long as you can be consciously aware of the buzzing or electric shocks, no matter how tiny, you will go ahead and develop the "direction sense". Using bigger vibrators will only waste electricity.
- andyn 19y agoPlus you wouldn't need such a large power pack.
- tlrobinson 19y agoYeah, I don't think it would be too hard, you just need a microcontroller, digital compass, a bunch of vibrating motors, and a power source. Vibrating motors: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8449 http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_i... Digital compasses: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php?cPath=23_83 http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php?cPath=23_83
- scw 19y agoFor anyone interested in how the brain operates, including its ability to adapt to new sensory input, I highly recommend Jeff Hawkins' book On Intelligence: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Intelligence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Intelligence
- kmt 19y agoRather interesting, especially if you are familiar with Jeff Hawkins' research.
- marvin 19y ago> The brain, it turns out, is dramatically more flexible than anyone previously thought, as if we had unused sensory ports just waiting for the right plug-ins. It can't be that easy. It seems way too convenient that we do some DSP on our sensor equipment, put it next to the brain and suddenly we are conscious of some new sense. Maybe we could sense the new property somehow, but they better have some awesome results if they want me to believe that we will get something as detailed and perceptually unique as one of our natural senses. That said, though...this is really cool and someone should make equipment like this so I can use it.
- ntoshev 19y agoThe cortex is very flexible. It has uniform structure: the same type of hardware that processes vision, processes also abstract thinking and memory and sense of touch. I have worked on a prosthesis system like the ones mentioned in the article. It substitutes vision with audition. My version works on a mobile phone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3171226.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3171226.stm