The sensations produced by electrical stimulation of the visual cortex

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Summary

An array of radio receivers connected to electrodes in contact with the occipital pole of the right cerebral hemisphere has been implanted into a 52‐year‐old blind patient and by giving appropriate radio signals, the patient can be caused to experience sensations of light in the left half of the visual field.

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Published
1968-05-01
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Keywords

Phosphene, Stimulation, Meridian (astronomy), Visual field, Neuroscience

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