BS 166: Stephen Macknik talks about Vision Research - a podcast by Ginger Campbell, MD

Brain Science 166 features the return of neuroscientist Stephen Macknik. We talk about his recent work that is focused on developing a new visual prosthesis based on recent discoveries and techniques like optogenetics.

This episode is more technical than usual but Dr. Macknik makes the material accessible to all listeners.

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• http://macknik.neuralcorrelate.com
• YouTube video: https://youtu.be/TiA1W1OnU9c
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