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. 2020 Jul 30;14:815. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00815

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Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs). Examples of the experimental setup for several different sensory substitution devices. (A–C) The Tongue Display Unit (TDU). (A) The camera mounted on a pair of blindfold-glasses. (B) The entire setup with camera, image converter box, and tongue grid. The box, which is worn on the chest, controls the intensity of the electrotactile stimulation. (C) The tongue grid. Applied to the tongue, it delivers a tingling sensation through the electrodes. (D) A participant holding the EyeCane that delivers vibrations and sounds to indicate the distance to an object. (E) The sensors of the EyeCane and device. (F) The EyeMusic experimental setup with headphones and camera. (G) The head mounted camera of the EyeMusic. (H) The EyeMusic converts colors into different sounds, enabling the recognition of the red apple among the green ones. (I) vOICe apparatus. Converts visual images into soundscapes (Meijer, 1992).