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Scientists Probe the Use of the Tongue

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vniow

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Jul 18, 2002
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I accidentally my whole location.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - In their quest to create the super warrior of the future, some military researchers aren't focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They're looking at tongues.

By routing signals from helmet-mounted cameras, sonar and other equipment through the tongue to the brain, they hope to give elite soldiers superhuman senses similar to owls, snakes and fish.

Researchers at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition envision their work giving Army Rangers 360-degree unobstructed vision at night and allowing Navy SEALs to sense sonar in their heads while maintaining normal vision underwater — turning sci-fi into reality.
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So apparently there's more uses for it than I imagined.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060424...7fpZNDOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MzV0MTdmBHNlYwM3NTM
 
vniow said:
So apparently there's more uses for it than I imagined.
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Wow, that is pretty amazing! :eek: :)

In testing, blind people found doorways, noticed people walking in front of them and caught balls. A version of the device, expected to be commercially marketed soon, has restored balance to those whose vestibular systems in the inner ear were destroyed by antibiotics.
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It would appear to also have medical uses. :)
 
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