David Eagleman " One of the things I study in my lab is called synesthesia, and it represents a blending of the senses,"
How interesting it was to listen to Neil Harbisson: I Listen to Color. Just reading the title of the video lures you in to see just how it is done. Each color had a specific sound. Then as remarkable Neil story is I thought about Ben Underwood. Ben lost his eye sight from cancer and developed a way to see by using sound, the clicking of his tongue. Its truly remarkable how if one of the body senses is down, Ben's body and mind can create an alternative way to see him through life. Ben's clicking is the use of sonar emission, sounds making echos for echolocation.
Check out the video below.
Interesting Tip : Clicks tend to be 3- to 15-millisecond-long transients (i.e., a short, high-amplitude sound) with peak frequencies around 6 to 8 kilohertz. - PsychologicalScience.org
Sonar Emission - http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/using-sound-to-get-around
Hi Kristina!
ReplyDeleteI loved the video you attached to help explain your topic!! Thank you for this!! Its so cool that people are able to tell things by using their other senses!!!