mentalport.com is a technology whereby sensory information can be sent to one’s brain via a signal from the BrainPort (and its associated sensor) that terminates in an electroade array which sits atop the tongue.
mentalport.com technology has mostly been researched in terms of its potential as a visual aid. For example, the BrainPort has demonstrated its ability to allow a blind person to be to see his surroundings in polygonal and pixel form. In this scenario, a camera picks up the image of the surrounding, the information is processed by a chip which converts it into impulses which are sent through an electrode array, via the tongue, to the person’s brain. The human brain is able to interpret these impulses as visual signals and they are then redirected to the visual cortex, allowing the person to see (similar in theory to how a cochlear implant works).
mentalport.com technology has also been used for other sensory purposes, such as aiding one’s sense of balance (one of the 7 senses), especially for stroke victims.