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Spatio-temporal filter adjustment from evaluative feedback for a retina implant

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Artificial Neural Networks — ICANN'97 (ICANN 1997)

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Abstract

Retina Implants for blind subjects with retinal degenerations are under development to regain a modest amount of vision. A spatiotemporal Retina Encoder (RE) simulates retinal information processing in real time and generates pulse signals for electrical stimulation of retinal ganglion cells (GC). For each GC channel, RE must be optimized with regard to the patient's perception. For implementation of a learning RE, we applied reinforcement learning (RL) based on evaluative feedback in a suitable training environment, which can be tested in subjects with normal vision for future use with blind subjects. We demonstrate successful learning on a hardware retina encoder.

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Wulfram Gerstner Alain Germond Martin Hasler Jean-Daniel Nicoud

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Becker, M., Eckmiller, R. (1997). Spatio-temporal filter adjustment from evaluative feedback for a retina implant. In: Gerstner, W., Germond, A., Hasler, M., Nicoud, JD. (eds) Artificial Neural Networks — ICANN'97. ICANN 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1327. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0020311

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