Not only succeeded in opening the code in the retina alone, the researchers continued to develop his research in a way mengimplan artificial retina that can transmit directly into the brains of visualization. Research which they named bionic eye bionic eye or in its code contains specific electrical signal pattern.
In the process of the invention is the code in the retina, the researchers used a monkey retina object that has a resemblance to the retina that belongs to mankind. Dr Sheila Nirenberg, one of the researchers explain that their findings are almost similar to the technology used by a fictional character in the Star Trek movie.
In the film, GeordiLaForge use glasses to transmit image data surrounding the brain. Similarly, the process undertaken by the researchers. They use a microchip that can transmit visual code that can be translated to the brain in the form of images. "We are very proud of our findings. Having tested the blind mice, in the future we will conduct experiments to humans," said Nirenberg to Weill Cornell (13/08).
Two researchers have revealed that the human eye can see because of the light received visual fell to the retinal surface. After getting such visualization, retinal signal processing inside the photoreceptors and mengconvertnya become impulsive neural code.
Once the neural code formed impulsive, rapid eye nerves send to the brain via the output cells in the retina called ganglion cells. When the brain has received and understood the code, the human eye will automatically be able to see the object of what he saw at the time.
According to them, people who have seen limited interruption in the ganglion cell has his. Therefore, they have developed a microchip which is expected to restore the performance of the ganglion cells.
Currently more than 20 million people worldwide are blind due to congenital factors or disease. By way of replacing the photoreceptors in the retina surface, is expected to restore the eye's ability to work optimally again.
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