[accessibleimage] Re: tactile and auditory representations of neuroimaging data

Hi Nayab,

> The VOICE software also sounds very interesting, and we’ll definitely
> try this too, but I was just wondering how easy it might be to build
> up a mental image spatially.

If you can provide (a link to) a sample brain image, I'll gladly talk
you through what The vOICe can do for you for that particular image.
It is probably the easiest and quickest way to get a better idea of
what can and cannot be done through hearing brain scans.

It is funny that The vOICe is already used in neuroscience research
to study brain plasticity in blind and blindfolded users, by looking
at changes in for instance fMRI scans (and results obtained with
The vOICe were in fact reported this month in Nature Neuroscience),
while now we here looking into using The vOICe to make such brain
scans more accessible. Be warned: you might see/hear your own visual
cortex light up after some period of extensive use. <g>

Best wishes,

Peter Meijer


Seeing with Sound - The vOICe
http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm


N.Begum wrote:

Hi John,

Thank you for your email.
We’re currently trying to get samples of brain images to tiger embosser
manufacturers to assess how much detail I can get from them, but this
technology looks really promising.  With regard to the IVEO technology,
we’re not really sure how useful this might be, as I’m trying to find ways
to access neuroimaging as independently as possible, and my understanding
of the IVEO touchpad is that I’d require sighted assistance to assign
labels and descriptions to an image.  The VOICE software also sounds very
interesting, and we’ll definitely try this too, but I was just wondering
how easy it might be to build up a mental image spatially.  With a line
graph for example, is it possible to quantify or work out the scale, e.g.
from the no. of seconds the tone sounds for.   We’ve also come across the
Audiographing calculator-do you think this might be more useful to us?
Also, do you happen to know how far research has managed to get in terms
of producing tactile diagrams in real-time?

Many thanks

Nayab

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