Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans

Michael S. Beauchamp, Denise Oswalt, Ping Sun, Brett L. Foster, John F. Magnotti, Soroush Niketeghad, Nader Pouratian, William H. Bosking, Daniel Yoshor

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Abstract

Dynamic stimulation of visual cortex allows both sighted and blind subjects to recognize a variety of letter shapes without training and with high accuracy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)774-783.e5
JournalCell
Volume181
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 14 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • blind
  • brain
  • dynamic
  • electrical
  • electrodes
  • human
  • phosphene
  • prosthetic
  • stimulation
  • visual

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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