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SUMMARY:Development of a chemical retinal prosthesis - John B. Troy\, Prof
 essor\, Biomedical Engineering\, Northwestern University\, Evanston\, IL 6
 0208\, U.S.A.
DTSTART:20180529T120000Z
DTEND:20180529T130000Z
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION:Retinal prostheses that seek to restore vision to those suffer
 ing from degeneration of photoreceptors are now being employed for some pa
 tients.  Current technology is built upon the ability to excite residual r
 etinal circuitry through electrical stimulation.  We have been exploring t
 he feasibility of using chemical stimulation as an alternative approach\; 
 it offers the potential advantage of providing the brain with a more natur
 al neural signal as OFF and ON pathways can potentially be activated diffe
 rentially.
LOCATION:Kenneth Craik Room\, Craik-Marshall Building\, Downing Site
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