REstoring VIsion via native-Code-Aligned Neurostimulation
- Programme
- Horizon Europe, MSCA Staff Exchanges
- Grant
- No 101299776
- Duration
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2030
- Coordinator
- Charles University
REstoring VIsion via native-Code-Aligned Neurostimulation is a Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges project (grant agreement No 101299776) running from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030, coordinated by Charles University.
Millions of people worldwide live with severe visual impairment or blindness caused by damage to the eyes or visual pathways. Brain-machine interfaces that deliver visual information directly to the brain offer a promising route to restoring sight. A key obstacle is that effective visual stimulation must work with the brain’s ongoing activity and respect its natural coding of visual information. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the REVICAN project will address these challenges by developing closed-loop stimulation systems that dynamically adapt to neural fluctuations. Bringing together neuroscience, engineering, medicine and computational modelling, the project will also deliver stimulation strategies that evoke naturalistic visual percepts. The long-term goal is to advance the next generation of visual neuroprosthetics.
Scientific work packages
- WP1Read/write BMI hardwareDevelop a novel closed-loop stimulation system, including flexible electronic/photonic probes.
- WP2Control algorithmsDevelop and optimise software and algorithms for real-time closed-loop stimulation.
- WP3Biophysical modelling and stimulation strategy designUse detailed biophysical models to aid design of closed-loop stimulation methods and stimulation strategies that engage the visual neural code.
- WP4In-vivo evaluationTest the stimulation protocols and systems on animals in vivo.
- WP5Responsible innovation and embedded ethicsDevelop an ethics framework in the context of visual brain prosthetics and provide guidance on how innovation can be influenced.
