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What blindness can tell us about seeing again: merging neuroplasticity and neuroprostheses
Abstract
Significant progress has been made in the development of visual neuroprostheses to restore vision in blind individuals. Appropriate delivery of electrical stimulation to intact visual structures can evoke patterned sensations of light in those who have been blind for many years. However, success in developing functional visual prostheses requires an understanding of how to communicate effectively with the visually deprived brain in order to merge what is perceived visually with what is generated electrically.
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“Another significant limiting factor for better artificial vision is the insufficient understanding of the neural visual code in blind individuals and the effect of visual deprivation and plasticity [203].”
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- Authors
- Merabet, L. B., Rizzo, J. F., Amedi, A., Somers, D. C., & Pascual-Leone, A.
- Affiliations
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Merabet, Lotfi B.
- Venue
- Nature reviews. Neuroscience
- Published
- 2005-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 71-77
- ISSN
- 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
- 1471-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2035742535
- Cited by
- 179
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 0.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Keywords
- visual prosthesis, blindness, neuroplasticity, electrical stimulation, visual perception, visual cortex, retinal prosthesis, vision restoration
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Blindness, Humans, Neuronal Plasticity, Vision, Ocular, Prostheses and Implants
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