Neuroscience
Scientists Optimistic on "Bionic" Eyes - Forbes.com: "The 2-millimeter-wide chips, developed by Optobionics Corp. of Naperville, Ill., are surgically implanted in the back of eye. Each chip's surface is covered with 5,000 microphotodiodes that react to light, sending electric signals along the eye's optic nerve to the brain.
'We're placing it right where the photoreceptors are and if they're lacking, this is supposed to replace what they're doing,' she said. 'At this point, its impulses of light they're seeing (as opposed to images), but the aim of the research is to get more information out of the chip.'
Besides helping slow the advance of the disease, studies suggest that the electric currents generated by the chips may be regenerating damaged photoreceptors surrounding the implants."
- I ...... Mac
In tomorrow's New York Times Sunday Magazine: Total Recall By GARY MARCUS Published: April 13, 2008 "How much would you pay to have a small memory chip implanted in your brain if that chip would double the capacity of your short-term memory? Or guarantee...
- Retinal Cells And Melanopsin
From the BBC: Doctors Make Eye Cells See Light Scientists have found how to make eye cells sensitive to light, opening new ways to treat some forms of blindness. Experts at Imperial College London teamed up with colleagues at the University of...
- Laser-based Neural Stimulation
A press release from Vanderbilt University discusses research seeking to develop more precise ways to stimulate individual neurons through the use of laser light: Stimulating Nerve Cells with Laser Precision Newswise — Biomedical engineers and...
- Medical Informatics: Implantable Rf Microchips
The Washington Post reports on the approval by the FDA of the use of implantable radio-frequency microchips for medical information applications. As the article suggests, some neurological patients may fall within the targeted applications of this product.FDA...
- Reading Group - Gibson (1979) Chapter 4
In this chapter Gibson really steps up the pace, so hold onto your hat. First, he shows that perception can’t be based on sensation. Then he shows that we can’t see light. Finally, he shows that we don’t see images. Here we go... Chapter 4: The...
Neuroscience
Artificial Retinas Stimulate Neuron Growth (in cats)
Scientists Optimistic on "Bionic" Eyes - Forbes.com: "The 2-millimeter-wide chips, developed by Optobionics Corp. of Naperville, Ill., are surgically implanted in the back of eye. Each chip's surface is covered with 5,000 microphotodiodes that react to light, sending electric signals along the eye's optic nerve to the brain.
'We're placing it right where the photoreceptors are and if they're lacking, this is supposed to replace what they're doing,' she said. 'At this point, its impulses of light they're seeing (as opposed to images), but the aim of the research is to get more information out of the chip.'
Besides helping slow the advance of the disease, studies suggest that the electric currents generated by the chips may be regenerating damaged photoreceptors surrounding the implants."
- I ...... Mac
In tomorrow's New York Times Sunday Magazine: Total Recall By GARY MARCUS Published: April 13, 2008 "How much would you pay to have a small memory chip implanted in your brain if that chip would double the capacity of your short-term memory? Or guarantee...
- Retinal Cells And Melanopsin
From the BBC: Doctors Make Eye Cells See Light Scientists have found how to make eye cells sensitive to light, opening new ways to treat some forms of blindness. Experts at Imperial College London teamed up with colleagues at the University of...
- Laser-based Neural Stimulation
A press release from Vanderbilt University discusses research seeking to develop more precise ways to stimulate individual neurons through the use of laser light: Stimulating Nerve Cells with Laser Precision Newswise — Biomedical engineers and...
- Medical Informatics: Implantable Rf Microchips
The Washington Post reports on the approval by the FDA of the use of implantable radio-frequency microchips for medical information applications. As the article suggests, some neurological patients may fall within the targeted applications of this product.FDA...
- Reading Group - Gibson (1979) Chapter 4
In this chapter Gibson really steps up the pace, so hold onto your hat. First, he shows that perception can’t be based on sensation. Then he shows that we can’t see light. Finally, he shows that we don’t see images. Here we go... Chapter 4: The...