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Message no. 1
From: Ray & Tamara <macey@*******.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: How does a cybereye work? was Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 11:59:52 +1000
> > > I'm not sure how topical this actuallyis...
> > >
> > > For a Bio-Engineering Project that I am doing for school, I need to
> > figure
> > > out how to design an artificial (cyber) eye. Obviously this can't
quite
> > be
> > > done by modern tech. I was wondering if anybody knew exactly
(circuitry
> > if
> > > possible) how a cybereye works, interface and all. Thanks for your
> time.
> >
> > I'll ask my wife. She probably knows.
> >
> > Ray

I've asked her, and she doesn't know much about the interface, or
circuitry, but she said to look at a Psychology book on Perception. They
will detail how the eye works (in all the gory details), and how the eye
meshes with the Optic nerve, how the optic nerve works, and lots of stuff
like this. If you were to read through it, you would probably get an idea
of what it is that is required for the cybereye to pass along to the optic
nerve, and maybe some hints as to how you could mesh the two.

Apparently, they have already made a 'cyber ear' (for want of a better
description). It is fairly easy to mesh a bionic device with the nerves
in
your ear, as the whole ear structure, and the way it interfaces with the
brain, works an a simpler basis. Maybe if you have a choice you could do
ears?

Anyway, enough rambling from me,

Sorry if I didn't help much.

Ray

Also, sorry if this got posted twice, but I think I stuffed up in where I
sent the mail the first time.
Message no. 2
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: How does a cybereye work? was Re: Sort of [OT]
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 11:57:52 +0100
Ray & Tamara said on 11:59/ 5 Apr 97...

> Apparently, they have already made a 'cyber ear' (for want of a better
> description). It is fairly easy to mesh a bionic device with the
> nerves in your ear, as the whole ear structure, and the way it interfaces
> with the brain, works an a simpler basis. Maybe if you have a choice
> you could do ears?

I watched a programme on Discovery about this a few weeks ago, and there
are already some people walking around with artificial ears. It consists
of a microphone worn on/behind the outer ear, coupled a little electronic
device in the wearer's pocket which is hooked into the nerve. Its main
drawbacks are that it isn't directional (because it's only in one ear),
and that all sounds are equally strong (I think) so it's very hard for
the user to distinguish between the voice of the person talking to them
and the background noise.

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