Sensory Substitution: How to See With Your Tongue

The human brain does the most impressive feat of data analysis imaginable, but what if a connection fails, and a sense is weakened or lost? That’s where sensory substitution comes in...

New technology is well on its way to helping blind people to see… using their tongues! And that’s not all. In time, it might help us to develop sensory superpowers such as the ability to see UV light or detect the Earth’s magnetic field.

Find out more about sensory substitution and the exciting potential of devices like the BrainPort, Neosensory’s Buzz and WearWorks’ Wayband in this explainer video from iluli by Mike Lamb – explaining the ideas and innovations changing our lives.

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Sources and Further Reading:

• David Eagleman - Sensory Substitution: https://eagleman.com/science/sensory-...
• David Eagleman - Livewired: https://www.google.co.uk/books/editio...
• Paul Bach-y-Rita and Neuroplasticity:    • Paul Bach-y-Rita and Neuroplasticity  
• Brainport Vision Pro: https://www.wicab.com/brainport-visio...
• The New Yorker - Seeing with Your Tongue: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...
• WearWorks: https://www.wear.works/
• The vOICe: https://www.seeingwithsound.com/
• Ed Yong - An Immense World (on extraordinary animal senses): https://edyong.me/an-immense-world

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0:00 Introduction
0:40 When senses fail
1:06 Seeing with tongues
1:36 Neuroplasticity: The brain rewires itself
2:24 Sensory substitution devices
3:27 Technologically developed superpowers
4:45 Conclusion