London: Researchers have developed new 'video goggles' that can allow the blind to 'see' through sound and even teach them to read.
A new study has found that blind people can learn to 'see' through sound as areas of the brain, even in those born blind, can be trained to recognise objects and 'read' through visual input.
The sounds are used as substitutes for light to activate the visual cortex of the brain, the Daily Mail reported.
The findings challenge the common belief that if the visual cortex of the brain is deprived of information in early life it may never develop functional specialisation....
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