ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2022
The future of sensory substitution, addition, and expansion via haptic devices.
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- Specificity and flexibility in sensory substitution: learning to grasp with vibration on one or two fingers.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Data-driven design guide for vibrotactile display layouts by continuous mapping.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ultra-conformable tattoo electrodes for providing sensory feedback via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Exposure to vibrotactile music improves audiometric performances in individuals with cochlear implants.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sensory-substitution based sound perception using a spinal computer-brain interface.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cross-Modal Sensory Boosting to Improve High-Frequency Hearing Loss: Device Development and Validation.JMIRx med · 2024Article
- Improved speech intelligibility in the presence of congruent vibrotactile speech input.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Haptic devices use the sense of touch to transmit information to the nervous system. As an example, a sound-to-touch device processes auditory information and sends it to the brain via patterns of vibration on the skin for people who have lost hearing. We here summarize the current directions of such research and draw upon examples in industry and academia. Such devices can be used for sensory substitution (replacing a lost sense, such as hearing or vision), sensory expansion (widening an existing sensory experience, such as detecting electromagnetic radiation outside the visible light spectrum), and sensory addition (providing a novel sense, such as magnetoreception). We review the relevant literature, the current status, and possible directions for the future of sensory manipulation using non-invasive haptic devices.
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