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New Tools to Help Patients Reclaim Damaged Senses

New York Times

Tuesday 23 November 2004, 9:22 am
Keywords: News Articles , Health Topics

By Sandra Blakeslee

Using novel electronic aids, vision can be represented on the skin, tongue or through the ears. If the sense of touch is gone from one part of the body, it can be routed to an area where touch sensations are intact. Pilots confused by foggy conditions, in which the horizon disappears, can right their aircraft by monitoring sensations on the tongue or trunk. Surgeons can feel on their tongues the tip of a probe inside a patient's body, enabling precise movements.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/science/23sens.html?th