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Focal electrical stimulation of major ganglion cell types in the primate retina for the design of visual prostheses

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Jepson, Lauren H., Hottowy, Paweł, Mathieson, Keith, Gunning, Deborah E., Dąbrowski, Władysław, Litke, Alan M., Chichilnisky, E. J.·2013·The Journal of Neuroscience

Abstract

Electrical stimulation of retinal neurons with an advanced retinal prosthesis may eventually provide high-resolution artificial vision to the blind. However, the success of future prostheses depends on the ability to activate the major parallel visual pathways of the human visual system. Electrical stimulation of the five numerically dominant retinal ganglion cell types was investigated by simultaneous stimulation and recording in isolated peripheral primate (Macaca sp.) retina using multi-electrode arrays. ON and OFF midget, ON and OFF parasol, and small bistratified ganglion cells could all be activated directly to fire a single spike with submillisecond latency using brief pulses of current within established safety limits. Thresholds for electrical stimulation were similar in all five cell types. In many cases, a single cell could be specifically activated without activating neighboring cells of the same type or other types. These findings support the feasibility of direct electrical stimulation of the major visual pathways at or near their native spatial and temporal resolution.

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  • The ex vivo lab prototype provides reliable experimental access to complete populations of ON and OFF parasol cell types in macaque retina.

    “These data provide reliable experimental access to complete populations of ON and OFF parasol cell types in macaque retina, so these two cell types are the focus of the empirical analysis.”
  • Custom circuitry disconnected the recording amplifiers during stimulation, reducing stimulation artifacts and making it possible to identify elicited spikes on the stimulating electrode as well as nearby electrodes.

    “Custom circuitry disconnected the recording amplifiers during stimulation, reducing stimulation artifacts and making it possible to identify elicited spikes on the stimulating electrode as well as nearby electrodes (Hottowy et al., 2012; Jepson et al., 2013).”

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  1. Dacey DM Gazzaniga MS 2004 Origins of perception: retinal ganglion cell diversity and the creation of parallel visual pathways The cognitive neurosciences 281 301 Cambridge, MA MIT
  2. Greenberg R 1998 Analysis of electrical stimulation of the vertebrate retina–work towards a retinal prosthesis (dissertation) Baltimore MD John Hopkins University
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Authors
Jepson, L. H., Hottowy, P., Mathieson, K., Gunning, D. E., Dąbrowski, W., Litke, A. M., & Chichilnisky, E. J.
Affiliations
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies (US)
  • AGH University of Krakow (PL)
  • University of Strathclyde (GB)
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2013-04-24
Volume
33
Issue
17
Pages
7194-7205
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W1995001599
Cited by
97
References
66
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FWCI
3.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • McKnight Foundation
  • Research Councils UK
  • National Institutes of Health (5r21eb004410-02)
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G042446/1, EP/E039731/1)
  • National Eye Institute (R01EY021271)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R21-EB-004410, 5R21EB004410)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Keywords
retinal prosthesis, midget ganglion cells, primate retina, stimulation threshold, microelectrode arrays, parallel visual pathways, artificial vision
MeSH terms
Animals, Electric Stimulation, Female, Macaca, Male, Photic Stimulation, Prosthesis Design, Retina, Retinal Ganglion Cells, Visual Pathways, Visual Prosthesis

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