Bionic Eye

Sheila Nirenberg, Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and professor at Weill Medical College of Cornell University where she is studying neural coding. She is working to develop a bionic eye using an encoder-transducer to help create the appropriate neural signals that the brain can understand. Her work appears to improve bionic vision from high contrast edges and light to actual images, though it has still to be tested in humans. Learning to use the neural codes has potential to revolutionize the world of bionics.