Digital Representation of the Senses

1. On discrete perception of reality (for links to the articles, see the Email Archive, message dated 22 Sep 2004):
   • Sacks, Oliver (2004), "In the River of Consciousness", New York Review of Books 51(1) (January 15).
   • Libet, Benjamin; Ingle, David; & Heims, Steve J.; Reply by Oliver Sacks (2004), "`In the River of Consciousness': An Exchange", New York Review of Books 51(6) (April 8).

2. The Sense of Touch:
   • Sorid, Daniel (2000), "Giving Computers a Sense of Touch", New York Times (23 March)
     • This is not really about giving computers a sense of touch as it is about a computer simulating a sense of touch for a human.

     • There's some similar work being done here at UB.

3. The Sense of Smell:
   • "About Odors"
   • "Artificial Noses" (from the AAAI's AI Topics)
   • "Electronic Nose Research at IIT"

4. The Sense of Taste:
   • "A Taste for Engineers"
   • "A Discriminating, yet Artificial, Palate"