Challenges and opportunities of implantable neural interfaces: From material, electrochemical and biological perspectives

Q Zeng, Z Huang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The desirable implantable neural interfaces can accurately record bioelectrical signals from
neurons and regulate neural activities with high spatial/time resolution, facilitating the …

Wireless Battery-free and Fully Implantable Organ Interfaces

A Bhatia, J Hanna, T Stuart, KA Kasper… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Advances in soft materials, miniaturized electronics, sensors, stimulators, radios, and battery-
free power supplies are resulting in a new generation of fully implantable organ interfaces …

Retinal prostheses: Engineering and clinical perspectives for vision restoration

KY Wu, M Mina, JY Sahyoun, A Kalevar, SD Tran - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
A retinal prosthesis, also known as a bionic eye, is a device that can be implanted to partially
restore vision in patients with retinal diseases that have resulted in the loss of …

Attitudes of potential recipients toward emerging visual prosthesis technologies

V Karadima, EA Pezaris, JS Pezaris - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
With the advent of multiple visual prosthesis devices to treat blindness, the question of how
potential patients view such interventions becomes important in order to understand the …

Potential therapeutic strategies for photoreceptor degeneration: the path to restore vision

F Karamali, S Behtaj, S Babaei-Abraki… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Photoreceptors (PRs), as the most abundant and light-sensing cells of the neuroretina, are
responsible for converting light into electrical signals that can be interpreted by the brain. PR …

The role of the visual field size in artificial vision

D Ghezzi - Journal of Neural Engineering, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Artificial vision has been and still is the subject of intense research. The ultimate
goal is to help blind people in their daily life. Approaches to artificial vision, including visual …

Activation and depression of neural and hemodynamic responses induced by the intracortical microstimulation and visual stimulation in the mouse visual cortex

N Suematsu, AL Vazquez… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) can be an effective method for restoring
sensory perception in contemporary brain–machine interfaces. However, the mechanisms …

An actor-model framework for visual sensory encoding

F Leong, B Rahmani, D Psaltis, C Moser… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
A fundamental challenge in neuroengineering is determining a proper artificial input to a
sensory system that yields the desired perception. In neuroprosthetics, this process is known …

Engineering materials for neurotechnology

D Ghezzi - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neurotechnology applies methods and devices to mitigate the burden of neurological and
mental disorders. In particular, neural interfaces establish a long‐term, seamless, symbiotic …

Noninvasive electrical stimulation as a neuroprotective strategy in retinal diseases: a systematic review of preclinical studies

J Li, W Zhou, L Liang, Y Li, K Xu, X Li, Z Huang… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Background Electrical activity has a crucial impact on the development and survival of
neurons. Numerous recent studies have shown that noninvasive electrical stimulation (NES) …