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On 5/10/2012 7:28 PM, Ben Humphreys wrote:
> Chris,
>
> for you and other folks withROP, I think we just have to wait and 
> see.  I'm convinced that the brain has the plasticity to interpret 
> "vision" in adulthood, probably never as good as learning as a spongy 
> 5-year-old, but more along the lines as "English as a second 
> language."  Good enough to navigate, which is an amazing autonomous 
> activity, very liberating.
>
> For the practical implications, read "Crashing Through" by Mike May.  
> I think that's how biological vision restoration or artificial vision 
> would work for someone who missed the benefit of "learning to see" 
> from 0-6 or 10. or so.
>
> On a positive note, I hope you'll all check out the xBox 360 game "In 
> the Pit" -- it's a completely non-visual game, based on 5-1 surround 
> sound effects, all black, no visuals.
>
> I mention this only because I loved video games when I could see and a 
> Microsoft rep mentioned this particular game at CSUN 2012 for blind 
> folks.  If it's true that vision lights up 70% of your brain but music 
> (sound) lights up 100%, then this could be a very interesting game 
> indeed.
>
> Plus, really fun to play with your sighted peers / siblings in the 
> dark, where you now have the advantage!
>
> Ben
>
>
>
> At 09:41 PM 5/10/2012, you wrote:
>> Thanks for posting that Ben.  I'm not in Chella's situation, and 
>> since I was born blind (premature), I doubt my visual cortex has ever 
>> processed visual information.  It has probably retasked itself over 
>> the years to interpret other stimuli like sound or touch.
>>
>> That said, I'm always interested in developments in this area! Very 
>> interesting.
>>
>> Chris
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