Direct stimulation of the visual cortex: a flexible strategy for restoring high-acuity pattern vision

视觉皮层的直接刺激：恢复高敏锐度模式视觉的灵活策略

• 批准号: SR1000006
• 负责人: Prof Arthur Lowery
• 金额: $ 712.4万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Special Research Initiatives
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/SR1000006
• 关键词: Direct; stimulation; visual; cortex; flexible

This project will provide a treatment for progressive blindness so that those suffering from a degenerative vision disorder, such as Age Related Macular Degeneration, can have a customised, easy to use, cosmetically acceptable micro array directly stimulating the visual cortex. Surgery can be conducted on younger patients and the goal is to preserve existing vision. The device uses a combination of advance science and technology from Monash University and their Melbourne based partners, which will lead to an advanced technology spin off and a leading global position in intra-cortical implants and nanofabrication.

该项目将为进行性失明提供治疗，以便患有退行性视力障碍（如年龄相关性黄斑变性）的患者可以使用定制的，易于使用的，可接受的微阵列直接刺激视觉皮层。手术可以对年轻患者进行，目标是保留现有视力。该设备结合了莫纳什大学及其墨尔本合作伙伴的先进科学和技术，这将导致先进的技术衍生产品，并在皮质内植入物和纳米纤维方面处于全球领先地位。