A neural interface for a cortical vision prosthesis

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2577-2587

  Normann, Richard A ^a   Maynard, Edwin M ^a   Rousche, Patrick J ^a   Warren, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial vision; Biocompatibility; Electrode arrays; Multielectrode recordings; Neuroprosthetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLINDNESS; CATS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HAPLORHINI; MICROELECTRODES; PHOSPHENES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032947055     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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