Manchester Neuroscience Seminar Series - Professor E.J. Chichilnisky from Stanford University, USA
| Dates: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Times: | 11:00 - 12:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff |
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| Speaker: | E.J. Chichilnisky |
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Please join the Division of Neuroscience, Tuesday 16 September 2025, for the Manchester Neuroscience Seminar Series, the speaker will be Professor E.J. Chichilnisky from Stanford University, USA
This seminar will be hosted by Dr Nina Milosavljevic.
When: Tuesday 16 September 2025 | 11:00 – 12:00
Where: Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
All are welcome
Title: “Toward harnessing the neural code for vision restoration”
Abstract: Electronic retinal implants are a form of brain-computer interface that provide an opportunity to restore vision to the blind or even to enhance vision. However, existing implants are not designed to reproduce the spatiotemporally precise and cell-type specific patterns of neural activity that mediate natural vision. I will argue that to reproduce the neural code of the retina requires devices that both stimulate and record at single-cell, single-spike resolution. I will then summarize our work using large-scale multi-electrode stimulation and recording from the macaque and human retina indicating that, in some cases, it is possible to achieve this resolution. I will introduce the Stanford Artificial Retina Project, which is developing a retinal implant that exploits these findings to more faithfully reproduce the neural code of the retina. Finally, I will briefly discuss the implications for scientific investigation of the visual system and for other neural interfaces of the future.
Speaker
E.J. Chichilnisky
Role: Professor
Organisation: Stanford University, USA
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Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Michael Smith Building
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