"Phosphenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A subjective visual sensation with the eyes closed and in the absence of light. Phosphenes can be spontaneous, or induced by chemical, electrical, or mechanical (pressure) stimuli which cause the visual field to light up without optical inputs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010719
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816.964.500 G11.561.790.964.500 G14.935.500
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phosphenes" by people in Profiles.
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Percepts evoked by multi-electrode stimulation of human visual cortex. Brain Stimul. 2022 Sep-Oct; 15(5):1163-1177.
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Sequence of visual cortex stimulation affects phosphene brightness in blind subjects. Brain Stimul. 2022 May-Jun; 15(3):605-614.
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Multi-electrode stimulation evokes consistent spatial patterns of phosphenes and improves phosphene mapping in blind subjects. Brain Stimul. 2021 Sep-Oct; 14(5):1356-1372.
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Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans. Cell. 2020 05 14; 181(4):774-783.e5.
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Electrical Stimulation of Visual Cortex: Relevance for the Development of Visual Cortical Prosthetics. Annu Rev Vis Sci. 2017 09 15; 3:141-166.
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Saturation in Phosphene Size with Increasing Current Levels Delivered to Human Visual Cortex. J Neurosci. 2017 07 26; 37(30):7188-7197.
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Microstimulation of visual cortex to restore vision. Prog Brain Res. 2009; 175:347-75.
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Phosphene induction by microstimulation of macaque V1. Brain Res Rev. 2007 Feb; 53(2):337-43.
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Microstimulation of V1 affects the detection of visual targets: manipulation of target contrast. Exp Brain Res. 2005 Sep; 165(3):305-14.
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Phosphene induction and the generation of saccadic eye movements by striate cortex. J Neurophysiol. 2005 Jan; 93(1):1-19.