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A group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, University of Freiburg and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron that can also remain intact in the body over time – a unique combination that holds promise for future vision implants for the blind. Often when a person is blind, some or part of the eye is damaged, but the visual cortex in the brain is still functioning and waiting for
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An exceptionally small implant with electrodes the size of a single neuron holds promise for future vision implants for the blind. As the electrode is the size of a single neuron, it would be possible to fit lots of electrodes onto a single implant. https://t.co/2IwyaKZyAA