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SENSORY PLASTICITY
Applications to a Vision Substitution System
Paul Bach-y-Rita,
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Paul Bach-y-Rita
Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Paul Bach-y-Rita, M.D., Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorPaul Bach-y-Rita,
Corresponding Author
Paul Bach-y-Rita
Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Paul Bach-y-Rita, M.D., Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Presbyterian Medical Center, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorThis work was supported by NIH Career Program Award No. 5 K3 NB 14,094, and NIH General Research Support Grant No. 5 S01 FR-005566–03.
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