The goal of our research is to understand how the neural circuitry of the retina encodes visual information, and to use this knowledge in the development of artificial retinas for treating incurable blindness.
"The goal of our research is to develop an artificial retina -- an electronic implant that will restore vision to people blinded by retinal degeneration. We focus on a combination of basic and applied research to develop an implant that can reproduce the electrical signals that the retina normally transmits to the brain. To accomplish this goal, we work closely with collaborators in fields spanning neurophysiology, electrical engineering, materials science, retinal surgery, visual behavior, and computational neuroscience. This collaboration constitutes the Stanford Artificial Retina Project, funded in part by the Stanford Neurotechnology Initiative.”
Shah NP, Brackbill N, Samarakoon R, Rhoades C, Kling A, Sher A, Litke A, Singer Y, Shlens J, Chichilnisky EJ (2022). Individual variability of neural computations in the primate retina . Neuron . 2022 Feb 16;110(4):698-708.e5. [reprint] [preview]
Vilkhu, RS, Madugula, S S, Grosberg, LE, Gogliettino, AR, Hottowy, P, Dabrowski, W, Sher, A, Litke, AM, Mitra, S, Chichilnisky, EJ (2021) Spatially patterned bi-electrode epiretinal stimulation for axon avoidance at cellular resolution . J. Neur. Eng . 18 (06607) [reprint]