Thanks, Rachel for bringing up that point. Those mentioned in the article had lost vision, even having artificial eyes, the brain still knew what seeing had been like. I think it would be scary to try it, having never had any vision,not a speck. I can't even imagine. Lerae (pronounced Le rae) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel" <rachel720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 1:17 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Seeing with your tongue. > My guess is that anyone who is congenitally blind or who was born > totally blind would not benefit at all from this device. Anyone have > any thoughts on this? > Rachel > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.