Researchers at Rice University are working on a vest that can work for deaf people by substituting the tactile sense instead of hearing. Neuroplasticity allows our brains to process new kinds of information that we are not capable of, normally. Rice students are refining a vest (Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer) with microphones and dozens of embedded actuators with an array of 24 vibration motors throughout its surface. The microphones on the vest pick up ...Monday 13 April 2015
VEST, to Identify Speech Patterns for Those With Hearing Disability
Researchers at Rice University are working on a vest that can work for deaf people by substituting the tactile sense instead of hearing. Neuroplasticity allows our brains to process new kinds of information that we are not capable of, normally. Rice students are refining a vest (Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer) with microphones and dozens of embedded actuators with an array of 24 vibration motors throughout its surface. The microphones on the vest pick up ...
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