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Blind man can see with sound

Israeli neuroscientists have trained a 50-year-old man, blind from birth, to recognize objects using Israel’s EyeMusic (see here previously). The system uses sensory substitution that EyeMusic’s Professor Amir Amedi researched at the Hebrew University (see here previously). https://www.israel21c.org/blind-mans-brain-learns-to-see-through-his-ears/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811921003062?via%3Dihub

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The blind can see

In my 12th Feb newsletter I reported a method developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for training blind persons to “see sounds” through the use of a sensory substitution device (SSD). Now, eight congenitally blind participants using the system … Continue reading

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Sound can activate sight for the blind

Hebrew University of Jerusalem brain scientists have tapped onto the visual cortex of people suffering from congenital blindness by using sensory substitution devices (SSDs) – making it possible for them in effect to “see” and even describe objects. Video camera … Continue reading

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