Synthetic Visual Sensations: Augmenting Spatial Awareness with tACS
A wearable system that elicits visual sensations using neural stimulation, allowing you to “see” behind yourself. The system maps the outputs of a distance sensor to an alternating current that stimulates the retina. We ran a human subject experiment with 12 people and found the system to increase people’s ability to spot objects behind them.
Keywords:
Synthetic Sensations, Brain-Computer Interface, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Cognitive Enhancement, Augmented Humans, Sensory Augmentation.
Publication:
Under Review
Role:
Initiator and concept-creator, electronics engineering, conductor of experimental study, lead on write-up.
