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New human senses

Recorded year2017

Implants add senses such as magnetic direction and infrared.

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Built on

MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
Cochlear implantRecorded · 1978enables
Neodymium magnetsRecorded · 1984enables
Microchip implanted in a personRecorded · 1998enables

Led to

Seeing and painting new coloursForecast · ~2080enables
Hearing beyond human rangeForecast · ~2091enables
Brain-wired new sensesForecast · ~2092enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.