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Electrical Stimulation of the Human Visual Cortex Preliminary Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Andrew Talalla ,
Leo Bullara  and
Robert Pudenz
Andrew Talalla*
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles and the Huntington Institute of Applied Medical Research, Pasadena, California
Leo Bullara
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles and the Huntington Institute of Applied Medical Research, Pasadena, California
Robert Pudenz
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles and the Huntington Institute of Applied Medical Research, Pasadena, California
*
Clinical Neurosciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4J9
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A feasibility study for the development of a human visual prosthesis has led several workers to observe the effects of electrical stimulation of the human visual cortex. Experience with such stimulations of three normal-sighted patients is reported. The results confirm some of the findings of other workers, but do not show that multiple phosphenes were experienced by our patients, using strictly limited parameters of stimulation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , November 1974 , pp. 236 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1974

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