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Sheila Nirenberg: Un occhio prostetico per la cecità

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A TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg mostra un coraggioso metodo per dare la vista a persone affette da alcuni tipi di cecità: con l'aiuto di una microcamera collegata al nervo ottico, che invia segnali direttamente al cervello.

Sheila Nirenberg studies how the brain encodes information -- possibly allowing us to decode it, and maybe develop prosthetic sensory devices. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Daniele Buratti
Reviewed by Elena Montrasio
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