he was born with achrimatopsia or extreme colour-blindness, which meant he could only see in black and white.
amazingly is is able to see in colours even beyond the human scope.
Harbisson uses a specialized eletronic eye, and cyborg eye it renders perceived colors as sounds on the musical scale which means using this Eyeborg he is able to hear colour,
hes come so adapted to this device the his brain has even formed new neural pathways to give him a advanced kind of perception.
he is now capable of experiencing colors beyond the scope of normal human perception.
How is this possible? Harbisson is equipped with a specialized electronic eye, or Eyeborg, which renders perceived colors as sounds on the musical scale. In other words, his device allows him to “hear” color. He has become so adapted to this device that his brain has formed new neural pathways that allow him to develop an advanced kind of perception.
he said at the start of using the device he had to memorize the name you give each colour the he had to memorize the notes, but after time he said the information became perception.
he said also he has started to dream in colour, he felt that the software and his brain had united.
"united, to me this word is a key word in this research" connecting technology on to us and even into us the word united comes to play will they become just as important as a natural organ. will people, even healthy people come dependent on these devices.
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