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Why phosphenes are not always dots: modeling the shapes elicited 1by intracortical stimulation of human V1

The paper models phosphenes elicited by intracortical stimulation in human V1, showing that electrode stimulation can produce varied shapes due to activation of multiple locations.

"Spilling-in" versus "Filling-in": Disentangling bottom-up drive from predictive completion in human V1 to V3

The paper dissociates bottom-up and top-down contributions in human visual areas V1-V3 using BOLD responses to full-field and central scotoma stimuli.

Blindness reveals that Heschl's gyrus folding is not altered by auditory experience

The paper examines Heschl's gyrus (HG) morphology in blind individuals to determine if auditory experience affects cortical folding, finding no significant difference compared to sighted individuals.

Using Virtual Patients to Predict Perceptual Outcomes for Optogenetic Sight Recovery Technologies

This paper introduces a virtual patient framework to predict perceptual outcomes of optogenetic therapies by linking opsin sensitivity and kinetics to temporal contrast sensitivity functions.

COLOR VISION UNDER BLUR: IMPLICATIONS FOR PERCEPTION AND EVOLUTION

The paper investigates whether color aids object recognition under blurring and suggests color may have evolutionary benefits in compensating for optical degradation.

Enhanced pitch perception in early blind individuals and musicians is due to reduced internal noise

The paper shows early blind individuals and musicians have enhanced pitch perception due to reduced internal noise, not narrower frequency tuning.

Improving the Reliability and Accuracy of Population Receptive Field Measures Using a Logarithmically Warped Stimulus.

This paper introduces a log-bar stimulus to improve the reliability and accuracy of population receptive field estimates in early visual areas, particularly near the fovea.

The perception of auditory motion in sighted and early blind individuals

This study investigates auditory motion perception in sighted and early blind individuals, finding that both groups use separable filters, but early blind individuals show enhanced sensitivity and noise resistance.

Pulse trains to percepts: A virtual patient describing the perceptual effects of human visual cortical stimulation

This paper develops a computational model of V1 to predict perceptual outcomes of visual cortical stimulation across multiple studies.

Characterizing amblyopic perception under naturalistic viewing conditions

This study measures interocular interactions in amblyopia using non-rivalrous stimuli, finding weaker suppressive effects compared to rivalrous stimuli.

A model of ganglion axon pathways accounts for percepts elicited by retinal implants

This study predicts retinal implant users' phosphenes using a model simulating individual retinal ganglion axon pathways, accurately replicating percept shapes.

Model-based recommendations for optimal surgical placement of epiretinal implants

This study uses a computational model to recommend optimal electrode placement for retinal implants to reduce axonal activation and improve visual perception.

pulse2percept: A Python-based simulation framework for bionic vision

pulse2percept simulates the perceptual experience of retinal prosthesis patients to aid in the development of visual prostheses.

Learning to see again: Biological constraints on cortical plasticity and the implications for sight restoration technologies

This paper reviews the role of cortical plasticity in visual prosthetics, discussing how biological constraints affect the ability to restore functional vision through retinal implants.

The visual white matter: The application of diffusion MRI and fiber tractography to vision science

This review discusses diffusion MRI and fiber tractography methods for studying human visual white matter connections and their properties.