Episode 1 - Star Trek TNG: Geordi La Forge's VISOR

78 min • 2 augusti 2021

The debut episode of Neurratives! This episode Nick and Stephen discuss the VISOR visual prosthetic worn by Geordi La Forge in 7 seasons and 1 movie of Star Trek: The Next Generation. We also compare it to a currently-available visual prosthetic and talk about some recent research in visual prosthetics.

Links:
Neurratives website: https://neurrativespodcast.com/
Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System: https://secondsight.com/discover-argus/

Paper(s):
Chen X, Wang F, Fernandez E, Roelfsema PR. Shape perception via a high-channel-count neuroprosthesis in monkey visual cortex. Science. 2020 Dec 4;370(6521):1191-1196.

Music:
'Blippy Trance' by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode 1 - Star Trek TNG: Geordi La Forge's VISOR

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Episode 1 - Star Trek TNG: Geordi La Forge's VISOR

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