Comments on: Human brain has its own form of ‘bat sight’ http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/human-brain-form-bat-sight/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dave http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/human-brain-form-bat-sight/#comment-88427 Dave Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:22:35 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16427#comment-88427 The brain is amazingly labile in the visual pathways. There are now quite a few blind people out there navigating via head-mounted cameras connected to arrays of electrodes on their tongues, who rapidly come to actually see (albeit crudely and with low resolution) this way. Similar results have been obtained with arrays of pins (not sharp) strapped against the skin on the back - even though the concentration of pressure sensors here is relatively low, it's good enough to navigate by. The brain is amazingly labile in the visual pathways. There are now quite a few blind people out there navigating via head-mounted cameras connected to arrays of electrodes on their tongues, who rapidly come to actually see (albeit crudely and with low resolution) this way. Similar results have been obtained with arrays of pins (not sharp) strapped against the skin on the back – even though the concentration of pressure sensors here is relatively low, it’s good enough to navigate by.

]]> By: spiderabc1 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/human-brain-form-bat-sight/#comment-87869 spiderabc1 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:18:00 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16427#comment-87869 I remember Derren did some cool stuff with a partially sighted/blind man. Anyone ideas on where I can find it? Feel I'm missing a dvd. Thanks. I remember Derren did some cool stuff with a partially sighted/blind man. Anyone ideas on where I can find it? Feel I’m missing a dvd. Thanks.

]]> By: Sarinne Fox http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/human-brain-form-bat-sight/#comment-87864 Sarinne Fox Tue, 31 May 2011 16:46:21 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16427#comment-87864 I have been fascinated by this echolocation ability since seeing a documentary on Ben Underwood, a blind kid who learned to use it. Probably most of Derren's fans will already have seen the great video of Derren with Daniel Kish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMpswJtCdI Amazing stuff! Daniel taught himself to echolocate at a young age. He gets around on a bicycle and even leads his blind students on mountain bike rides! This ability would offer blind people the opportunity for more independence and autonomy, even without the use of bionic enhancements or cross-sensory implants (which are also fascinating and worthy of further development in their own right). I have been fascinated by this echolocation ability since seeing a documentary on Ben Underwood, a blind kid who learned to use it. Probably most of Derren’s fans will already have seen the great video of Derren with Daniel Kish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMpswJtCdI
Amazing stuff! Daniel taught himself to echolocate at a young age. He gets around on a bicycle and even leads his blind students on mountain bike rides!

This ability would offer blind people the opportunity for more independence and autonomy, even without the use of bionic enhancements or cross-sensory implants (which are also fascinating and worthy of further development in their own right).

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/05/human-brain-form-bat-sight/#comment-87857 roz Tue, 31 May 2011 14:36:48 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=16427#comment-87857 at first i read this as "bat shit", ROFL! at first i read this as “bat shit”, ROFL!

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