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Writing to the Mind’s Eye of the Blind

Publication year 2020
Published in Cell

The implantation of electrodes on the visual cortex of blind individuals could lead to the restoration of a rudimentary form of sight. In this issue of Cell, Beauchamp et al. use electrical stimulation of the visual cortex to create visual perception of shapes.

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