A Computer-Based Brain Stimulation System to Investigate Sensory Prostheses for the Blind and Deaf

Electrical stimulation of the visual cortex of the brain results in punctate photic sensations called ``phosphenes.'' This suggests the concept of producing artificial vision for the blind by implanting arrays of electrodes, producing scoreboard-like displays. Electrical stimulation of the...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering 1976-07, Vol.BME-23 (4), p.286-296
Main Authors: Mladejovsky, Michael G., Eddington, Donald K., Evans, Jerald R., Dobelle, William H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blindness - rehabilitation
Brain - physiology
Brain stimulation
Cameras
Cities and towns
Computers
Deafness
Deafness - rehabilitation
Electric Stimulation - methods
Electrical stimulation
Electrodes
Hearing
Humans
Image converters
Prosthetics
Sensory Aids
Vision, Ocular
Visual prosthesis
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Summary:Electrical stimulation of the visual cortex of the brain results in punctate photic sensations called ``phosphenes.'' This suggests the concept of producing artificial vision for the blind by implanting arrays of electrodes, producing scoreboard-like displays. Electrical stimulation of the cochlea, VIIIth nerve, and auditory cortex produces analogous auditory sensations called ``audenes,'' which might be used to provide artificial hearing for the deaf.
ISSN:0018-9294
1558-2531
DOI:10.1109/TBME.1976.324587