Degenerative retinal disorders are a diverse family of diseases commonly leading to
irreversible photoreceptor death, while leaving the inner retina relatively intact. Over recent …

Carbon-based conductive and electroactive materials (eg, derivatives of graphene,
fullerenes, polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline) have been studied since the 1970s for …

When hearing fails, electrical cochlear implants (eCIs) provide the brain with auditory
information. One important bottleneck of CIs is the poor spectral selectivity that results from …

Neurophotonics was launched in 2014 coinciding with the launch of the BRAIN Initiative
focused on development of technologies for advancement of neuroscience. For the last …

The right to education is a fundamental human right and an indispensable prerequisite for
the development of human beings. To become well-rounded and independent from others …

Hearing impairment is the most common sensory disorder in humans. So far, rehabilitation
of profoundly deaf subjects relies on direct stimulation of the auditory nerve through cochlear …

Optogenetic gene therapies to restore vision are in clinical trials. Whilst current clinical
approaches target the ganglion cells, the output neurons of the retina, new molecular tools …

Electrical cochlear implants (eCIs) partially restore hearing and enable speech
comprehension to more than half a million users, thereby re‐connecting deaf patients to the …

Inherited forms of blindness and deafness are highly prevalent and severe conditions that
significantly impact the lives of millions of people worldwide. The lack of therapeutic options …

The cochlea of our auditory system is an intricate structure deeply embedded in the temporal
bone. Compared with other sensory organs such as the eye, the cochlea has remained …