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Visual Prosthesis and Ophthalmic Devices pp 135–158Cite as

Circuit Designs That Model the Properties of the Outer and Inner Retina

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One goal of understanding neural systems is to develop prosthetic devices that can someday be used to replace lesioned neural tissue. For such prosthesis to be practical, the device must perform these computations as efficiently as, and at a physical scale comparable with the lesioned network, and should adapt its properties over time, independent of external control. The approach to design a successful prosthesis that faithfully replicates the computations performed by a neural circuit is based on a detailed understanding of that circuit’s anatomic connections and functional computations.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Kareem A. Zaghloul MD, PhD

  2. Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

    Kwabena Boahen PhD

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    Joyce Tombran-Tink PhD

  2. Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

    Colin J. Barnstable DPhil (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director) (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director)

  3. Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Research Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

    Colin J. Barnstable DPhil (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director) (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director)

  4. Penn State Neuroscience Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

    Colin J. Barnstable DPhil (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director) (Professor and Chair, Director and Co-Director)

  5. Ophthalmology Department, Harvard Medical School, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston, MA

    Joseph F. Rizzo III MD (Director) (Director)

  6. Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston, MA

    Joseph F. Rizzo III MD (Director) (Director)

  7. Center of Innovative Visual Rehabilitation, Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Boston, MA

    Joseph F. Rizzo III MD (Director) (Director)

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Zaghloul, K.A., Boahen, K. (2007). Circuit Designs That Model the Properties of the Outer and Inner Retina. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Rizzo, J.F. (eds) Visual Prosthesis and Ophthalmic Devices. Ophthalmology Research. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-449-0_10

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