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| Title |
Perceiving invisible light through a somatosensory cortical prosthesis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nature Communications, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms2497 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eric E. Thomson, Rafael Carra, Miguel A.L. Nicolelis |
| Abstract |
Sensory neuroprostheses show great potential for alleviating major sensory deficits. It is not known, however, whether such devices can augment the subject's normal perceptual range. Here we show that adult rats can learn to perceive otherwise invisible infrared light through a neuroprosthesis that couples the output of a head-mounted infrared sensor to their somatosensory cortex (S1) via intracortical microstimulation. Rats readily learn to use this new information source, and generate active exploratory strategies to discriminate among infrared signals in their environment. S1 neurons in these infrared-perceiving rats respond to both whisker deflection and intracortical microstimulation, suggesting that the infrared representation does not displace the original tactile representation. Hence, sensory cortical prostheses, in addition to restoring normal neurological functions, may serve to expand natural perceptual capabilities in mammals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 114 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 19 | 17% |
| Brazil | 16 | 14% |
| United States | 9 | 8% |
| Germany | 3 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| India | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 51 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 96 | 84% |
| Scientists | 10 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 6 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 316 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 6% |
| Japan | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 3% |
| Unknown | 272 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 96 | 30% |
| Researcher | 61 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 40 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 15% |
| Unknown | 27 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 78 | 25% |
| Engineering | 61 | 19% |
| Neuroscience | 58 | 18% |
| Psychology | 27 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 12% |
| Unknown | 39 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 259. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 December 2023.
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#143,957
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#2,066
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#915
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