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National Research Council of Science & Technology

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(A) Schematic illustration of retinal prosthesis showing perception of the word 'KIST'. Electric stimulation elicits spike trains in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) for artificial visual percept. (B) Conceptual spike trains that may arise in the healthy retina. High trial-to-trial consistencies are required for consistent visual percepts across repeats of stimulation. (C) If RGCs in the degenerate retina produces highly variable spiking activities across repeats, artificial visual percept would be inconsistent, confounding the brain.

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Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)

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