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Visual sensations produced by intracortical microstimulation of the human occipital cortex

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  1. Laboratory of Neural Control, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 20892, Bethesda, MD, USA

    M. Bak & E. M. Schmidt

  2. Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario, N6G 2K3, London, Ontario, Canada

    J. P. Girvin

  3. Neural Prosthesis Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Federal Building, Room 916, 20892, Bethesda, MD, USA

    F. T. Hambrecht

  4. Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 20892, Bethesda, MD, USA

    C. V. Kufta

  5. Biomedical Engineering Unit, Queen's University, K7L 3N6, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

    G. E. Loeb

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Bak, M., Girvin, J.P., Hambrecht, F.T. et al. Visual sensations produced by intracortical microstimulation of the human occipital cortex. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 28, 257–259 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442682

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