What would the world be like if we could expand our SENSES BEYOND THE
CAPACITIES THAT WE COME TO THE TABLE WITH? To explore this
possibility, we feed sensory signals into the brain through atypical
sensory pathways. For example, we can address the limitations of
deafness by turning auditory information into a series of vibrating
patterns on the skin. This is done via Buzz, a small wristband with
vibratory motors in the band. But Buzz isn’t only for hearing loss:
we’re using it to feed in all kinds of information streams, from
infrared to olfactory information to the stock market. Using this
approach of sensory substitution, we can translate and feed almost any
kind of data through the skin – thus expanding the human sensory
experience.David Eagleman [http://www.eagleman.com/] is a
neuroscientist, an internationally bestselling author, a Guggenheim
Fellow, and an adjunct professor at Stanford University. He is the
writer and presenter of The Brain, an Emmy-nominated television
series on PBS and BBC. Dr. Eagleman’s areas of research include
sensory substitution, time perception, vision, and synesthesia; he
also studies the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system,
and in that capacity he directs the Center for Science and Law.
Eagleman is the author of many books, including The Runaway Species,
The Brain, Incognito, and Wednesday is Indigo Blue. He is also the
author of a widely adopted textbook on cognitive neuroscience, Brain
and Behavior, as well as a bestselling book of literary fiction, Sum,
which has been translated into 32 languages, turned into two operas,
and named a Best Book of the Year by Barnes and Noble. Dr. Eagleman
writes for the Atlantic, New York Times, Discover Magazine, Slate,
Wired, and New Scientist, and appears regularly on National Public
Radio and BBC to discuss both science and literature. He has been a
TED speaker, a guest on the Colbert Report, and profiled in the New
Yorker magazine. He has spun several companies out of his lab,
including NeoSensory, a company which uses haptics for sensory
substitution and addition.
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