Describes an audio-tactile course that enabled two blind students to grasp the anatomy of the human brain. Since the preserved brain was worn out by the students’ tactile explorations, a means of devising durable models was sought. In collaboration with a sculptor, durable and inexpensive 3-dimensional models were produced that allowed detailed tactile exploration of the visual fields, retina, optic nerves, and subdivisions of the tracts and radiations in the human brain. The models also were intended to develop aesthetic appreciation of texture, hardness, vibration, temperature, and form.
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