Artificial Senses Flashcards
1
Q
_ provide sight _ provide hearing
A
Artificial retinas
Cochlear implants
2
Q
- Microphone picks up sound
Microphone fitted round wearer’s ear detects sound and converts it into _
A
Electrical signal
3
Q
- Microphone picks up sound
Speech processor inside the microphone analyzes the signals and enhances sound that it recognizes as _
A
Speech
4
Q
- Transmitter to receiver
Processed signals pass to a transmitter, which is held to the head by a _
A
Magnet
5
Q
- Transmitter to receiver
Transmitter broadcasts the signal wirelessly to a _ that has been implanted inside skull
A
Receiver
6
Q
- Converting signals
Receiver converts signals into form that _
A
Brain will understand
7
Q
- Converting signals
Once receiver has converted signals into form brain can understand, it sends them through _
A
Fine wires into the cochlea
8
Q
- Signals to brain
Cochlea passes on electrical impulses to _
A
Auditory nerve
9
Q
Auditory nerve carries signals to _
A
Auditory cortex
