We developed the first carbon nanotube (CNT) -based three-dimensional (3D) microelectrode array (MEA) capable of penetrating retinal tissue and directly recording neural activities by integrating ...

Scientists have created an advanced visual neuroprosthesis that communicates bidirectionally with the brain, marking one of the biggest steps yet toward restoring functional vision.

There are plenty of people moving through her world, of course—her husband, her friends, her doctors, her neighbors—but judging just by what she can see, she’d have to take it as an article of faith ...

A groundbreaking retinal implant, PRIMA, is restoring central vision in patients with geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of macular degeneration that blinds roughly 1 million Americans. Unlike ...

Blindness profoundly affects people's lives. Around the world, several laboratories, including the Biomedical Neuroengineering Lab at Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), are developing visual ...

A breakthrough in ultra-flexible brain implants by the European HYPERSTIM consortium brings science fiction one step closer to reality—making the blind see again. The initiative highlights successful ...