NESTOR P15-42 project 5 Wireless system development
NESTOR is a 4-year programme, funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO).
Our goal is to develop a neuroprosthesis that interfaces with the brain, allowing the generation of artificial visual percepts even when there is extensive damage to the eye or the optic nerve.
Duration
June 2017 - December 2022Project Manager
Key Findings
What we do:
We are creating the world’s first large-scale, chronically implanted, wireless device that imparts visual percepts directly to the visual cortex, through the translation of fundamental neuroscience insights into clinical applications.
Who we are:
Our consortium brings together leading academic and industry partners across the fields of neuroengineering, brain imaging, computer modelling, virtual reality, wireless communications and power, and clinical neuroscience.
Funding sources:
Our initiative is funded by a Dutch STW Perspectief grant. The STW is part of the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) and receives funding from organisations such as the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Our projects:
NESTOR encompasses the following research areas: mapping out the anatomy of the visual cortex; developing powerful new techniques for image processing and microstimulation; and creating innovative, implantable electrode and wireless technology.
Project Related Publications
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Adedayo Omisakin,Rob M.C. Mestrom,Mark J. Bentum
Low-Power Wireless Data Transfer System for Stimulation in an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis
Sensors (2021) -
Adedayo Omisakin,Rob Mestrom,Mark J. Bentum
System design of a low-power wireless link for neural recording in a visual prosthesis
IEEE AFRICON 2019 (2020) -
T.P.G. van Nunen,Rob M.C. Mestrom,Mark J. Bentum,Huib J. Visser
Electromagnetic Field Modeling for Wireless Power Transfer in Biological Tissue
14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020 (2020) -
Adedayo Omisakin,Rob Mestrom,Mark Bentum
Low-power communication for an implanted intracortical visual prosthesis
13th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2019) (2019) -
Adedayo Omisakin,Rob Mestrom,Mark Bentum
Bi-directional wireless data transfer for an implanted cortical visual prosthesis
URSI Benelux Forum 2018 (2018)