The Technology That Could Make Blind People See Again

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  • Опубліковано 4 кві 2016
  • April 5 -- Neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg received a MacArthur Genius Award for figuring out, for the first time ever, how our retinas take images from the outside world and turn them into a neural “code” that the brain can understand. It started as a pure research project, but now she’s building the code into a device that could bring sight to the blind. (Video by Alan Jeffries)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 160

  • @eashley_lasagnae1055
    @eashley_lasagnae1055 5 років тому +67

    Imagine how happy would blind people be
    It would make me happy to see them happy

    • @larscp
      @larscp 5 місяців тому

      Yes, and it's been 7 years, and how is it now? Has something happened

  • @FinancialEducation
    @FinancialEducation 8 років тому +26

    The way my vision is going... I think I will need this soon!!!

  • @Zerpentile93
    @Zerpentile93 7 років тому +17

    Brings me hope. If I met that researcher I'd thank her and tell her she's one of my heroes.

  • @luHD007
    @luHD007 6 років тому +86

    Why can't this be on the news. It's so amazing and this is from a person that is partially sighted blind. I hope in the future someone can crack it and help a lot of people. If not the sooner

  • @anupkumar9232
    @anupkumar9232 2 роки тому +5

    I have started developing hearing loss at raw age of 19. Don't know why I am watching nthis but it's a pure blessing. Hope every disabled person be accepted by society in the same way it entertains normal person.

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 5 років тому +19

    I saw a detailed article on this in (I think) "MIT Tech Review"magazine. This woman is just **amazing!**
    I reckon she will have a Nobel Prize in Medicine for this research some time in the next few years.

  • @perrydecosmo4873
    @perrydecosmo4873 6 років тому +101

    Please help Tommy Edison see!

    • @FurryDanOriginal
      @FurryDanOriginal 6 років тому +24

      perry decosmo lmao! That’s why I even searched for such a video in the first place xD I’d like to see his reaction so much on that whole thing.

    • @anonymous.2660
      @anonymous.2660 5 років тому +3

      Yes

    • @anonymous.2660
      @anonymous.2660 5 років тому +3

      @@FurryDanOriginal same

    • @aintrz
      @aintrz 4 роки тому +6

      Actually, i was looking this video because tommy tho.

    • @9zd
      @9zd 4 роки тому +2

      tommy was born blind and im not sure if there will ever be a way to cure that exactly.

  • @JamesColeman12
    @JamesColeman12 4 роки тому +1

    look how popular this video is. for 4 years only 51k views. this shows how much our society cares about scientific breakthroughs n improvements.

  • @gabrield.h3785
    @gabrield.h3785 4 роки тому +8

    This is so brilliant! I had this eye accident when I was around 5 years old and now I’m on one side totally blind. I wish something like this would ever work for those who needed it. But I’m glad that they are people like you working on this ❤️ Thank you.

  • @benw9949
    @benw9949 7 років тому +43

    Interesting, maybe it has possibilities, but it's too early to get overly excited yet. I'm legally blind. Anything that could make my vision near normal would help, and that's exciting. But the human eye and the nerves that send the images and the brain that processes them? That's hugely complex. The retina has this enormous array of tiny cells to pick up an image finer than any camera or computer screen. How your eyes, nerves, and brain manage that huge amount of information in real-time to create a visual, meaningful image is a tough task to figure out. What are the tricks the eye, nerves, and brain use to gather the raw information from the real world and then send it and then process it? If we can get even a simple, basic idea of how our vision works, that would help towards restoring sight, either biologically (transplants or cell/tissue/organ repair) or with prosthetics (implants and/or external devices like artificial eyes). I would love for something to work. The research looks very early and just a rough approximation, but that is fine. I sure hope the research can continue and will help somehow.

    • @Engineer_With_A_Life
      @Engineer_With_A_Life 2 роки тому

      Do you have any thoughts on NeuralLink?

    • @RERTOxCRAFT
      @RERTOxCRAFT 8 місяців тому

      There's a man that sees through the electral nerves on his tongue which send images to his brain its amazing google it come up on UA-cam

  • @rufoeeg1925
    @rufoeeg1925 4 роки тому +4

    I wanna study this is my interest in life imagine just restoring peoples visions who have gone blind and get so happy i know so many people who would be grateful to be able to see again

  • @michaeld954
    @michaeld954 6 років тому +51

    if this is true then this is one step closer to true VR as you could feed a virtual world into someone's brain

  • @djprogramer973
    @djprogramer973 4 роки тому +5

    6:25
    As scientists, we all accept that fate. Thank you for your service

  • @4512021
    @4512021 8 років тому +5

    The birth of the MATRIX.

  • @andrearojas2119
    @andrearojas2119 4 роки тому +3

    I pray that the blind people will see someday

  • @xomy4
    @xomy4 8 років тому +3

    Супер! Браво исследователям, бросающим вызов таким трудным проблемам человечества!

  • @iqbali4u
    @iqbali4u 8 років тому +3

    amazing simply love it :) excellent research

  • @shekhargupta6704
    @shekhargupta6704 2 роки тому

    I pray for this neuroscientist and for her success.🙏

  • @bluelightstudios6191
    @bluelightstudios6191 4 роки тому +1

    Were nearly there folks

  • @AzDoll714
    @AzDoll714 7 років тому +3

    Amazing

  • @kathleenwilligreen8505
    @kathleenwilligreen8505 4 роки тому

    Excellent Excellent well done Lady

  • @ThankYouESM
    @ThankYouESM 3 роки тому +1

    So blessed to still be able to somewhat see... rather than so blessed meaning to see perfectly fine?

  • @Lunk87
    @Lunk87 7 років тому +4

    Then hit that thing up with red, green, and blue in each pixel. Now you can see color too. They need to start working on bioengineered eyes for completely blind and legally blind people too.

    • @Lwhchris
      @Lwhchris 7 років тому +2

      I actually hope I can work in that field next time. I'm half deaf and not having all five senses really sucks.

  • @ValiiCuca
    @ValiiCuca 8 років тому +15

    all we need is science 🙁

  • @Brineytoes
    @Brineytoes 3 роки тому +1

    Even better is an implantable patch of genetically engineered cells to restore the macula, which is where central vision is performed by the eye. They are using it in England, and UC Berkeley is working on it, but not available for us yet. Anything electronic will always be second best.

  • @frederik3326
    @frederik3326 2 роки тому +2

    Just great, that's the part of humanity which is just great

  • @Sexritmas
    @Sexritmas 8 років тому

    Amazing.

  • @demij2452
    @demij2452 4 роки тому +1

    I would love to try the trial

  • @swagmore73
    @swagmore73 5 років тому +4

    Has there been any further developments

  • @andreaknowles78
    @andreaknowles78 3 роки тому +2

    Why can't eye hospitals even suggest this? You'd have an inexhaustible supply of willing volunteers 🙋🏾‍♀️

  • @marcodev3375
    @marcodev3375 6 років тому +7

    Natural encryption. Human Try to decrypt

  • @AmalgraemeV
    @AmalgraemeV 3 роки тому

    Wow. Amazing.

  • @sypen1
    @sypen1 8 років тому

    amazing

  • @haru9369
    @haru9369 11 місяців тому +1

    interested in what happened with this technology 7 years later

  • @thegamechanger7157
    @thegamechanger7157 2 роки тому

    Energy conversion, same as all method I've used from the stocks, disruptive tech, to Jarvis..it's all about that..

  • @sohaanaabbasi8641
    @sohaanaabbasi8641 3 роки тому +1

    Hey guys you did a tremendous job and I really like it this invention I am also visually impaired and this is it really need for everyone think you

  • @tyrese1025
    @tyrese1025 8 років тому

    awesome

  • @aqwhawater
    @aqwhawater 4 роки тому

    now all we need is the code for moving body parts and prosthetics can feel real and act real

  • @lavaot5207
    @lavaot5207 3 роки тому +1

    This is verr interesting , I wonder if they already tested it with two cameras , to other then create diferent images for both eyes , make them have a depth sense , and maybe if it doesnt work integrate it with Li-dar or something.

  • @rosieduarte8992
    @rosieduarte8992 4 роки тому +2

    Omg I will totally volunteer for human testing on this , please let me know where I can sign up for this 🙏🙏

  • @ZainHallows
    @ZainHallows 8 років тому +5

    is this real? if so, that's awesome!

  • @InamUllah-dc5bh
    @InamUllah-dc5bh 4 роки тому +3

    i want to research on this because my brother is blind i wanna do some thing for him .. i wanna start research for my Ms computer science degree Research but i m looking for a professor like you .

  • @paddyomeehan
    @paddyomeehan 5 років тому +1

    I was thinking the same, some sort of vr system that enables one totally blind eye to replicate that of a camera lens or some sort , wireless contact camera lenses , but like wiring , what code and cable from the eye goes where 😞

  • @coolguy79jeffrey
    @coolguy79jeffrey Рік тому +1

    any updates on this yet? its been 7 years

  • @janak.6796
    @janak.6796 4 роки тому

    Yes, Argus I and Argus II research is about this

  • @lylez00
    @lylez00 4 роки тому +2

    I saw a show in 2006 in which they used gene therapy to restore a person's vision who had this disease. 14 years later, people are still suffering. I wish there would be a complete overhaul of the medical community. I think they are way too cautious and slow moving.

  • @MegaTechBuddy
    @MegaTechBuddy 8 років тому

    Still really cool

  • @kaustubhkhetre8626
    @kaustubhkhetre8626 4 роки тому

    I also had the same idea few years back

  • @michaelfuria4257
    @michaelfuria4257 3 роки тому

    I had a CRAO three years ago which left me totally blind in one eye. The retina was completely fried and the optic nerve was damaged. I still haven't gotten used to it....

  • @diameadozen
    @diameadozen 4 роки тому +2

    So what happened with this technology did they test it?

  • @Cody-xo3dx
    @Cody-xo3dx 5 років тому +2

    I have a cousin that has lived with me and my family for 15 years he’s know me my whole life and he lost his vision when I was about 5 or 6 I’m 13 now and he still even see how I look today he can only hear a voice and words😔

  • @MegaTechBuddy
    @MegaTechBuddy 8 років тому

    I have check my video out 3d Haptic Vest for the Visually Impaired

  • @Programmer4nd
    @Programmer4nd 2 роки тому

    Whats the latest researh regarding this. Can anybody share links plz

  • @sam99730
    @sam99730 4 роки тому

    the cost please

  • @jaxstax2406
    @jaxstax2406 2 роки тому

    Anyone know the music in the background of this video?

  • @HasnateRabbiSaadi141
    @HasnateRabbiSaadi141 3 роки тому

    Any update?

  • @shrabanidas992
    @shrabanidas992 4 роки тому

    Can we buy it?

  • @clarencefisher5015
    @clarencefisher5015 5 років тому +2

    Will this help someone with Starguardt disease?

    • @thatcancelledgirl6405
      @thatcancelledgirl6405 3 роки тому

      absolutely. basically all retina disorders are caused by the same mechanism of oxidative stress. stargardts would be a perfect candidate.. if this ever pans out :)

  • @MohammadAshraf-ld7by
    @MohammadAshraf-ld7by 2 роки тому

    Will it work for retina detached patients

  • @ArifKhan-wi9oc
    @ArifKhan-wi9oc 2 роки тому

    When device available in

  • @kingxxi8301
    @kingxxi8301 3 роки тому

    What’s the song in the background 6:37

  • @husseinmustafaali240
    @husseinmustafaali240 4 роки тому

    is there any contact or official email with the Doctor

  • @jblaney-bolansouthworth7646
    @jblaney-bolansouthworth7646 6 років тому +5

    Now if only someone can finally move onto conductive hearing loss that be fukn great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @rahmatwidadi8201
    @rahmatwidadi8201 6 років тому

    Maybe soon Part of Full Dive VR technology "Nerve gear"

  • @marywangu3193
    @marywangu3193 2 роки тому

    This is so exited, my daughter is blind and is 10 years I wish this would help her, she lost her vision at age 7 years..

  • @qajo9403
    @qajo9403 4 роки тому

    Can my eye glaucoma blind i can't see can they restore my vision bk please answer please

  • @SA-gv2yn
    @SA-gv2yn 6 років тому +1

    Wish this could help my vision. . But I'm not that lucky.

  • @zeldamaster7778
    @zeldamaster7778 8 років тому

    I subbed

  • @dmytrojds
    @dmytrojds 3 місяці тому

    this was 7 years ago, so any progress?

  • @ihateyoubit7693
    @ihateyoubit7693 4 роки тому

    Nuralink. Search it.

  • @JonnieQuestsStars
    @JonnieQuestsStars 6 років тому +5

    Would you see "a baby's face", or would you see that baby's face? (My girlfriend is blind.)

    • @TheFlamerWolf
      @TheFlamerWolf 5 років тому +2

      Was she born blind or did something happen

  • @renehei2352
    @renehei2352 4 роки тому

    5:16 that baby is the avatar

  • @fidanvaliyeva3139
    @fidanvaliyeva3139 3 роки тому

    Hi. Does it work for people without eyeballs ?? Please, I want to know

    • @Engineer_With_A_Life
      @Engineer_With_A_Life 3 роки тому

      As it uses implants and external camera, it will only use human brain. Nothing else

  • @twcegrocery3333
    @twcegrocery3333 4 роки тому

    Shes normal when you look.. But very extraordinary intelligence

  • @Apodeipnon
    @Apodeipnon 5 років тому

    I'm not sure I get how this works..

  • @RichardTaylor-hu4jx
    @RichardTaylor-hu4jx 4 роки тому

    f you are interested in bionic eyes, take a look at this bionic-inspired approach based on fractal patterns: @

  • @user_16309
    @user_16309 4 роки тому +11

    Nearly four years ago now. What has become of this?

    • @Devork35
      @Devork35 3 роки тому +3

      Clinical trials are ongoing/recruitment stage. Company name is bionic sight.

    • @aqibsahi9142
      @aqibsahi9142 3 роки тому

      @@Devork35 is this effective or not?

  • @anummasa
    @anummasa 8 років тому +4

    macular degeneration someone is experimenting on a friend in Yorkshire UK injections in the eye f that apart from that she seems 2 b an extremely clever woman best wishes 2 her

    • @ytubeanon
      @ytubeanon 8 років тому

      do two-letter words really need abbreviating

    • @anummasa
      @anummasa 7 років тому

      ope u go blind

    • @diameadozen
      @diameadozen 4 роки тому +1

      @@ytubeanon get a life who gives a crap nerd

    • @ytubeanon
      @ytubeanon 4 роки тому

      @@diameadozen you say it doesn't matter then waste your time replying, hypocrite

    • @diameadozen
      @diameadozen 4 роки тому

      @@ytubeanon I'm the hypocrite you know what the person is saying why does it matter how they said it Mr know it all you to get a life idiot.

  • @momshe5888
    @momshe5888 2 роки тому

    Can be to ROP retinopathy of prematurely stage5 legally blnd

  • @omalwaleeda4088
    @omalwaleeda4088 8 років тому

    الحمد الله رب العالمين

    • @luhurnifar7168
      @luhurnifar7168 6 років тому +1

      نعم اخي هذا شيئ جميل جدا. انا ادعو الي الله ان يسمح هذا.

  • @bobbythompson3544
    @bobbythompson3544 2 роки тому

    This is very interesting, but the music and strange sounds you are playing during the video robs me of hearing the spoken word, Is it necessary?

  • @Programmer4nd
    @Programmer4nd 2 роки тому

    What her name?

  • @Theonegov
    @Theonegov 5 місяців тому

    Blind and Deaf US Military Veterans should Demand that the US government release NSA Remote Neural Monitoring technology to Restore Sight and Hearing for American Disabled veterans and humans - 2024

  • @adityajadon6802
    @adityajadon6802 4 роки тому

    My uncle loose his sight in a attack by the thugs... He is completely blind now... Many doctor is saying he can't see again... Is their way that its possible for him to see again.. He has 2 daughters and he can t see them grow up...

  • @MrRObot-bin
    @MrRObot-bin 3 роки тому

    What kind of math do i need to understand that job?

  • @Styyy
    @Styyy 8 років тому

    AMAZINGLYING INSANE I WANT LATE STEVE JOBS TO WORK ON THIS

    • @erricomalatesta2557
      @erricomalatesta2557 8 років тому

      Jobs didn't even believe in science. He was a fucking moron.

    • @MrJtknight
      @MrJtknight 8 років тому

      +Sunt Zu He told people what to do by telling Wozniak what the computer should do and then Steve Jobs showed every thing that Apple made to Bill Gates and Gates jacked the idea and made it better. Steve Jobs was sort of useless because he didn't actually contribute anything other than decision making.

    • @ucanthandlethehuth2559
      @ucanthandlethehuth2559 8 років тому

      +Hagen Torvald what's your problem....

    • @erricomalatesta2557
      @erricomalatesta2557 8 років тому

      He will be remembered. As an uncharitable, unintelligent, mouth breathing fuckboy.

    • @ucanthandlethehuth2559
      @ucanthandlethehuth2559 8 років тому

      +Hagen Torvald "mouth breathing fuckboy" what's that even supposed to mean lol

  • @swagmore73
    @swagmore73 5 років тому

    It seems suited for.Optic Atrophy

  • @thegamechanger7157
    @thegamechanger7157 2 роки тому

    Energy conversion, that's same as my brain enhancer and Elon neuralink

  • @ayatullah2936
    @ayatullah2936 Рік тому

    Also diagram of diafrom and cereal to at there cerebral Neuro absence zigzag and upper 🗣️ head stuff backplane replacement and ribs physiology

  • @simonphoenix3789
    @simonphoenix3789 3 роки тому

    that is incredible.. can they convert that signal back into an image to show how it works?

  • @mjjomen4901
    @mjjomen4901 3 роки тому

    Pls. Help me to see again i am a visually impaired from the phillipines

  • @Blue.star1
    @Blue.star1 3 роки тому

    This vision decoding shouldn't be used on humans , it should be used for artificial intelligence , use dna techniques to regain vision

  • @ozzieman55
    @ozzieman55 4 роки тому

    Long story short: We are robots.

  • @himanshukesharwani5025
    @himanshukesharwani5025 7 років тому +2

    I think they should focus on crispr cas9 and stem cell which cure blindness very much better then this.

  • @timminh468
    @timminh468 4 роки тому +3

    Now instead of photons being converted into neura-codes and sent to the brain, lets just artificially create neura-codes and send it to the brain for a Full Dive gaming experience...👍

  • @GR8TM4N
    @GR8TM4N 8 років тому +6

    Science rectifying nature's faults ...

  • @Blue.star1
    @Blue.star1 4 роки тому

    I find gaming eediots commenting here

  • @GrjOver
    @GrjOver 3 роки тому

    You all are doing it wrong

  • @irobsyncratic
    @irobsyncratic 3 роки тому

    Does it work if you got no eye balls? 😂

  • @meep_cubed170
    @meep_cubed170 6 років тому +1

    This scares me, this is yet another step in erasing blindness culture

    • @TurboAidan29
      @TurboAidan29 6 років тому +3

      katra daughter of Hermes I can’t tel if this is a joke

    • @meep_cubed170
      @meep_cubed170 6 років тому

      Help Plz sort of, but it really is important that we don’t wipe out the entire blindness community and have this stuff replace it

    • @TurboAidan29
      @TurboAidan29 6 років тому +3

      katra daughter of Hermes so you would rather not cure blindness. That is a form of being crippled.

    • @meep_cubed170
      @meep_cubed170 6 років тому

      Help Plz, but blindness is not tarible, and many people who are blind live secsessful lives and don’t want to cure it. And before you say i dont know what blind people want I actually am blind.

    • @TurboAidan29
      @TurboAidan29 6 років тому +3

      katra daughter of Hermes if your blind then how are you reading this. How did you find this video