?Whiskers? worn on the fingers help people see through touch [#touch]

Rat-like whiskers could help blind ?see? with their fingers "The team of scientists, led by Prof. Ehud Ahissar and Dr. Amos Arieli, enrolled human volunteers to wear blindfolds and a flexible plastic ?whisker? of 30 cm (almost 12 inches) in length, which was attached to the index finger and sported position and force sensors on [...]

Source: http://www.richardbanks.com/trends/2012/11/07/whiskers-worn-on-the-fingers-help-people-see-through-touch-touch/

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