| //The goal of my research is to design the next generation of neural interfaces that allow single-cell resolution when communicating with the nervous system. //Specifically, I will design a high-resolution large-scale neural interface for an artificial retina. An artificial retina is a device that replaces the function of retinal circuitry lost to disease, [[1]], [[2]]. In principle, a device able to reproduce the natural pattern of activation of the ganglion cells in the retina, using electrical stimulation, and transmitting this neural signal to the brain, would restore vision in the patient. The overall system is depicted in Fig. 1 - the recorded neural data will be analyzed to create a dictionary of the available neurons (cells we can record from) and the accessible neurons (cells we can stimulate with single-cell resolution). Because it is relatively well understood and easily accessible, the retina is an ideal system to develop such a device. | //The goal of my research is to design the next generation of neural interfaces that allow single-cell resolution when communicating with the nervous system. //Specifically, I will design a high-resolution large-scale neural interface for an artificial retina. An artificial retina is a device that replaces the function of retinal circuitry lost to disease, [[1]], [[2]]. In principle, a device able to reproduce the natural pattern of activation of the ganglion cells in the retina, using electrical stimulation, and transmitting this neural signal to the brain, would restore vision in the patient. The overall system is depicted in Fig. 1 - the recorded neural data will be analyzed to create a dictionary of the available neurons (cells we can record from) and the accessible neurons (cells we can stimulate with single-cell resolution). Because it is relatively well understood and easily accessible, the retina is an ideal system to develop such a device. |
