The field of neurobionics offers hope to patients with sensory and motor impairment.
Blindness is a common cause of major sensory loss, with an estimated 39 million people …

This paper briefly describes some of the recent progress in the development of penetrating
microelectrode arrays and highlights the use of two of these devices, Utah electrode arrays …

In this issue of the JCI, the dream of restoring useful vision to blind individuals with
neurotechnology moves one step closer to realization. Fernández et al. implanted an …

The instability of the interface between chronically implanted neuroprosthetic devices and
neural tissue is a major obstacle to the long-term use of such devices in clinical practice. In …

Purpose.: Electrical stimulation of retinal neurons has been shown to be a feasible way to
elicit visual percepts in patients blind from retinal degenerations. The EPIRET3 retinal …

Rehabilitation of sensory and/or motor functions in patients with neurological diseases is
more and more dealing with artificial electrical stimulation and recording from populations of …

Visual prostheses are implantable medical devices that are able to provide some degree of
vision to individuals who are blind. This research field is a challenging subject in both …

The Europäische Akademie is concerned with the study of the consequences of scientific
and technological advance both for the individual and for society at large as well as for the …

purpose. Visual sensations in patients with blindness and retinal degenerations may be
restored by electrical stimulation of retinal neurons with implantable microelectrode arrays. A …

Motivated by the success of cochlear implants for deaf patients, we are now facing the goal
of creating a visual neuroprosthesis designed to interface with the occipital cortex as a …