Recent Publications
Arnoldussen, A., Nemke, C., Hogle, R., Skinner, K. BrainPort plasticity: balance and vision applications. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision, 2008.
Arnoldussen, A., Hogle, R. The BrainPort gaze-directed vision augmentation device for those with macular degeneration. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision, 2008.
Arnoldussen, A., Hogle, R., Fisher, E., Lederer, S., Rosing, M., Besta, B., Ferber, A. (2008) Spatial Resolution on the Tongue as Applied to a Prosthetic BrainPort® Vision Device. ARVO Abstr. 2898/A101.
Chebat, D.R., Rainville, C., Ptito, M. “Navigation Skils in the Early Blind Using a Tongue Stimulator” Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 2007.
Arnoldussen, A., and Danilov, Y. “The Development and Application of the BrainPort Tactile-Vision Substitution in the Blind: Applied Cross-Modal Plasticity.” Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 2007.
Ptito M, Kupers R. Cross-Modal Plasticity in Early Blindness. J Integr Neurosci. 2005; 4:479-488.
Ptito M, Moesgaard S, Gjedde A, Kupers R. Cross-modal plasticity revealed by electrotactile stimulation of the tongue in the congenitally blind.Brain. 2005; 128:606-614.
Bach-y-Rita P. Emerging concepts of brain function. J Integr Neurosci. 2005; 4:183-205.
Danilov Y, Tyler M. BrainPort: An Alternative Input to the Brain. J Integr Neurosci. 2005; 4:537-550.Kercel SW. The Wide-Ranging Impact of the Work of
Kupers R, Ptito M. 'Seeing' through the tongue: cross-modal plasticity in the congenitally blind. International Congress Series. 2004; 1270:79-84.
Bach-y-Rita P, Kercel SW. Sensory substitution and the human-machine interface. Trends Cogn Sci. 2003; 7:541-546.
Bach-y-Rita P, Kaczmarek KA, Tyler ME. A Tongue-based Tactile Display for Portrayal of Environmental Characteristics. In: Hettlinger L and Haas M, editors, Psychological Issues in the Design and Use of Virtual and Adaptive Environments.
Bach-y-Rita P, Tyler ME, Kaczmarek KA. Seeing with the Brain. International Journal on Human-Computer Interaction. 2003; 15:285-296.
Sampaio E, Maris S, Bach-y-Rita P. Brain plasticity: "visual" acuity of blind persons via the tongue. Brain Res. 2001; 908:204-207.
Bach-y-Rita P, Tyler ME. Tongue man-machine interface. In: Westwood JD, Hoffman HM, Mogel GT, Robb RA, Stredney D, editors. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality; 2000 Jan 17-20;
Kaczmarek KA, Tyler ME. Effect of electrode geometry and intensity control method on comfort of electrotactile stimulation on the tongue. Proceedings of the ASME Haptics in VR Conference; 2000 Oct 12-15;
Kaczmarek KA, Bach-y-Rita P, Tyler ME. Electrotactile pattern perception on the tongue. In: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of Biomedical Engineering Society;
Bach-y-Rita P, Kaczmarek KA, Tyler ME, Garcia-Lara J. Form perception with a 49-point electrotactile stimulus array on the tongue. J Rehabil Res Dev. 1998; 35:472-430.
* Research studies are conducted under Institutional Review Board approved protocols and with participant consents.
The BrainPort® vision device is an Investigational Device and its use remains limited by U.S. Federal Law to investigational uses only. THE BRAINPORT VISION DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) FOR CLEARANCE OR APPROVAL AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE. WICAB MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE DEVICE SAFETY OR EFFICACY.