Name: Can we create new senses for humans?
Uploaded: 2015-03-18T16:10:45Z
Duration: 20 min 25 s
Description: As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. "Our experience of reality," says neuroscientist David Eagleman, "is constrained by our biology." He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces -- such as a sensory vest -- to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.

As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. "Our experience of reality," says neuroscientist David Eagleman, "is constrained by our biology." He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces -- such as a sensory vest -- to take in previously unseen information about the world around us.

David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?

Can we create new senses for humans?

The potential for sensory addition hints at a future where we could experience the unseen, like the internet's data flow.

Neuroscientist reveals we perceive less than a ten-trillionth of light waves, urging the expansion of our sensory perceptions.

Exploring sensory vests, a neuroscientist enhances human perception, translating unseen data into understandable patterns.