Cortical neuroprosthesis to restore visual perception to bling patients.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/300604

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

We will develop a medical device to restore visual perception to profoundly blind patients. This device will act to electrically stimulate the visual area of the brain. Electrical stimulation of this area leads to the visual perception of small spots of light in patients who are otherwise blind. By correlating the stimulation of the brain, which leads to the perception of spots of light, with an image of the surrounding environment acquired by a camera and digitally enhanced, we aim to provide blind patients with a very basic visual perception of their surroundings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 01-01-2004

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Development Grants

Funding Amount: $189,250.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical virology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Blindness | Electrophysiology | Neurophysiology | Neurosurgery | Rehabilitation

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