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Selective activation of the visual cortex

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An electrode array implanted into the optic nerve of rabbits selectively activates discrete regions of the primary visual cortex.

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Fig. 1: An electrode array implanted into the optic nerve of rabbits selectively activates discrete regions of V1.

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  1. Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA

    Shelley I. Fried

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Shelley I. Fried

  3. Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

    Mohit N. Shivdasani

  4. Bionics Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Mohit N. Shivdasani

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