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	Tongue-o-vision

adamc

8-30-2006 10:35 AM

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science, tongue, vision, senses, brain damage, brain, wicab

adamc says:

"The same system can be used to give blind people a coarse image of the outside world, without the need for eye implants." Fascinating.

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