Record inside our optic pathway?

SergiusPaulus

SergiusPaulus

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Do we have technology to video record what our eyes see, from within the optic path to the brain?
In dreams we see other environments. Does that imply that our optic nerve or optic anatomy is used to see those environments?
In certain practices such as shamanic journeying an individual is capable of seeing other environments as well.
The movie Brainstorm with Christopher Walken comes to mind.
 
In theory it's possible, but as far as "regular" technology goes, no. The possibilities are tapping directly into the back of the retina or tapping the optic nerve. They're all types of voltage signals, but the recording chips would have to be high speed ADC's and know how to reassemble each pulse (pixel) back into a reconstructed picture. Dreams and other things aren't in the eyes/optic nerve but the visual cortex of the brain. Recording here would be much harder, but in theory, it's possible but not with regular technology.
 

Changing directions to little bit the advancements in robot vision looks pretty interesting in regards to robots being able to respond to its environment. It appears that the technology will continue to advance, perhaps, allowing robots to become even more human like.

Also, technology that could allow blind people to see again would be pretty interesting as well. Maybe, with the advancements of NeuroLink that technology would not be too far off. Perhaps a camera device connected to a NeuroLink type device. Reminds me of Laforge on Star Trek.
 

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There's already an interface to the visual cortex to sorta allow blind people to see, but it's barbaric. It's more of a bunch of flashing dots trying to interpret the environment. Too much voltage from that into the brain can cause a seizure. Eventually it will be figured out, but it has a long ways to go.
 

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