unswsydney OP t1_iu20zce wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:37 PM

Reply to comment by Corsair4 in Engineers at UNSW have found a way to convert nerve impulses into light, which could lead to nerve-operated prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces. by unswsydney

Hi,u/Corsair4! Here's a response from Professor François Ladouceur!

>Fascinating indeed and yes, we are also addressing the reverse operation and will be publishing this very soon. It is based on the simple idea of micro-voltaic cells or if you prefer, we have shrunk down solar panels to micron-square size and managed to generate enough voltage to stimulate nerves. Hence we can both “read” and “write” using light. No optogenetics needed.