A Prosthetic Eye
From: TED talk - 02/2011

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

Watch the video (10:05) at:
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang///id/1309

Links:
Sheila Nirenberg
http://physiology.med.cornell.edu/faculty/nirenberg/lab/

Retinal Implant Restores Vision in Blind Mice
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/11/blind-vision-implant/