Brain implant translates paralyzed man's thoughts into text with 94% accuracy

Post by gonehome » Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:47 PM UTC

nicoburns wrote: post #121

gonehome wrote: post #86

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I think it’s different - there was an old post by an early FB employee who has no ability to visualize images after a head injury and has to adapt as a result for that. Thinking of images is also different than thinking of words (since all of us speak the language). I’m not saying it’s impossible, but that I suspect its more likely a lack of introspection - I’d need to be persuaded empirically somehow and don’t know…

> Thinking of images is also different than thinking of words (since all of us speak the language). No more of speak the language than see with our eyes. Personally while I do have some kind of inner voice, my thoughts tend much more heavily to the visual. And memories too. If I need to recall a phone number or spelling then I'll imagine it written.

Post by foxfluff » Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

charcircuit wrote: post #117

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Five years ago, the avegant glyph seemed reasonably small for an HMD (well, if you could get it without the earphones). I feel like we've regressed from that point.

That HMD only had a FoV of 45 degrees. The current technology which is production ready is optics using pancake lenses. For an example look at Huawei's VR glasses or HTC's Vive Flow.

Post by sovietmudkipz » Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:48 PM UTC

santialbo wrote: post #22

savant_penguin wrote: post #13

> (Don't think this nurse is hot! Don't think this nurse is hot! Holy shit she's hot.) > (You can do this) > (OMG, is it on already?) > (You can do this) > (What a nice bottom) > (Don't think bottom you idiot) > (She's entering the room, think something else, now, fast, bunny bunny) > (Bunny) > (Bunny) > (Bunny, you got this)

this could be a dialog from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Walking_(film)

Post by wpietri » Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:49 PM UTC

gonehome wrote: post #86

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Is it that much different from aphantasia? My sister cannot "see" anything in her mind at all, whereas for me mental images are so strong that I sometimes stop seeing the world in front of my eyes in favor of the one in my head. That's a pretty radical difference in a "base level" feature.

I think it’s different - there was an old post by an early FB employee who has no ability to visualize images after a head injury and has to adapt as a result for that. Thinking of images is also different than thinking of words (since all of us speak the language). I’m not saying it’s impossible, but that I suspect its more likely a lack of introspection - I’d need to be persuaded empirically somehow and don’t know…

Post by brightball » Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 3:51 PM UTC

desmosxxx wrote: post #85

mimimi31 wrote: post #49

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Interestingly there are people like myself who don't have an inner monologue (some people supposedly even have a constant dialogue with themselves) at all. The only time I experience something like an inner voice is when reading. My normal thoughts are more abstract I guess, I'm just sort of aware of what I want to do, how I feel etc. It's hard to describe.

I've always been a bit perplexed by the claim of not having an inner monologue, but after reading the replies to your comment I wonder if I'm closer to not having an inner monologue than having one. I thought it was about not being able to summon an inner voice at all. Regardless, it's fascinating to read peoples descriptions and see that it lies on a spectrum. I definitely experience it when reading & writing carefu…