On the Capacity for Vision through Sensory Substitution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8398341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Evan Pence (0000-0002-0331-7164, University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-103 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axy073 |
| OpenAlex | W2904503210 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 55 |
Sensory substitution presents the philosopher of cognitive science with a particularly interesting case. Using prosthetics to map visual stimuli onto other modalities, such as touch or audition, otherwise blind individuals may develop perceptual capacities and behaviours commonly associated with sight. Experienced users can distinguish ‘visually’ presented objects and will even jerk back from a looming surface (Bach-y-Rita [1972]). Whether perception with sensory substitution devices (SSDs) should be classed as a type of vision, some other modality, or a new sense remains a matter of debate, however. In the following, I review arguments commonly used to rebut the visual interpretation and, drawing on recent experimental studies and phenomenological self-reports, construct a novel case for treating sensory substitution as a visual process.
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Interpretation (philosophy) · Modalities · Modality (human–computer interaction) · Perception · Sensory substitution · Sensory system · Sight · Sociology · Stimulus modality · Substitution (logic) · Visual perception · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Multisensory perception and integration · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |