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Re:Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining wr... by dalbasal on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:10PM (#27135755)
I'm bilingual. My memory committed phone numbers and such are stored in one language only. To translate them, I need to write the number down and read it in the other language.
Re:Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining wr... by Cerium on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:56PM (#27138219)
For me numbers are stored in one language or the other, but are always recalled in the same language. For example, my SSN is in English but my garage door opener code is Chinese.
Re:Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining wr... by Aerroon on Thursday May 13, 2021 @10:11AM (#27142285)
For some reason, I remember numbers like that as though I were typing them on a numpad. I automatically visualize a numpad and remember the sequence of numbers as distinct locations on it. Funnily enough, even phone numbers use this computer numpad rather than the number pad on a phone.
Re:Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining wr... by temac on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:24PM (#27135890)
You can't visualize the numbers? Or translate the "audio" in your mind?
Re:Neural implant lets paralyzed person type by imagining wr... by dalbasal on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:49PM (#27136114)
I can, but it's easier to write it, if I'm at a desk. Audio-translating is harder than it seems that it should be... especially if I"m struggling to recall the number. I suspect that recall and translation are like lead guitar and vocals.