What blindness can tell us about seeing again: merging neuroplasticity and neuroprostheses

被引:127
作者
Merabet, LB [1 ]
Rizzo, JF
Amedi, A
Somers, DC
Pascual-Leone, A
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Ctr Noninvas Brain Stimulat,Dept Ophthalmol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Ctr Noninvas Brain Stimulat,Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[3] Boston VA Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Innovat Visual Rehabil, Boston Retinal Implant Project, Boston, MA USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirm, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[5] Univ Autonama, Hosp Neurorahabilitacio Inst Guttman, Barcelona, Spain
[6] Boston Univ, Dept Psychol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[7] Boston Univ, Program Neurosci, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[8] MGH Martinos Neuroimaging Ctr, Boston, MA USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1038/nrn1586
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
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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