Large-scale Parallelization of Neural Stimulation in a Visual Prosthesis

视觉假体中神经刺激的大规模并行化

• 批准号: DP0559745
• 负责人: Prof Gregg Suaning
• 金额: $ 16.17万
• 依托单位: The University of Newcastle
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2005-01-02 至 2008-07-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0559745
• 关键词: Large; scale; Parallelization; Neural; Stimulation

Over time, engineers have been able to treat a large number of disorders through new technologies. For example, the deaf can now hear again through cochlear implants. Similar efforts to provide vision to the blind, however, have met with difficulties owing to the high quantities of sites that must be stimulated to provide 'useful' vision. This study addresses the important issues relating to the delivery of large quantities of electrical stimulations to surviving nerves in the eyes of blind patients in an effort to devise a beneficial visual prosthesis or 'bionic eye'. The outcomes of this study could substantially enhance Australia's already prominent reputation in neurostimulation and provide much needed treatments to vision disorders.

随着时间的推移，工程师们已经能够通过新技术治疗大量的疾病。例如，聋人现在可以通过人工耳蜗重新听到声音。然而，为盲人提供视力的类似努力遇到了困难，因为必须刺激大量的地点才能提供“有用的”视力。这项研究解决了大量电刺激盲人眼睛神经的重要问题，旨在设计一种有益的视觉假体或“仿生眼”。这项研究的结果可以大大提高澳大利亚在神经刺激方面的声誉，并为视力障碍提供急需的治疗方法。