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Good point. I imagine the spinal cross connecting step would have to be preceded by some careful electrical probing and labeling of which spinal pathways are co
by snorkel 13y ago
Good point. I imagine the spinal cross connecting step would have to be preceded by some careful electrical probing and labeling of which spinal pathways are connected to which nerve endings.
- devindotcom 13y agoYes, but unfortunately our microelectrodes are nowhere near good enough for this kind of thing. The bleeding edge is the arrays being implanted in retinas and visual cortex for prosthetic vision, and they're like a couple orders of magnitude too bulky and imprecise to be effective.
- bennyg 13y agoAs a person who had retinal detachment and ended up being blind in one eye, this is what I'm hoping for within about ten years. A way to get to my depth perception back would be great.