Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

Latest From Ione Fine, Professor of Psychology, University of Washington

Health|Science|Technology

Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision

Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.

August 06, 2024
Brain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Technology

Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

Detecting and tracking motion is key to survival. The ability to extract auditory information from a noisy environment changes when your brain isn’t wired to rely on vision.

December 18, 2023
Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of movement

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