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1Department of Vision & Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, Postbus 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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The implantation of electrodes on the visual cortex of blind individuals could lead to the restoration of a rudimentary form of sight. In this issue of Cell, Beauchamp et al. use electrical stimulation of the visual cortex to create visual perception of shapes.
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