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Human faces detection and localization with simulated prosthetic vision

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Clinical trials reveal that current visual neuroprosthesis are not yet usable. The main reason is the small number of implanted electrodes, leading to a very poor visual resolution. The resolution is especially not sufficient to detect specific objects (faces, signs, etc.) in the surroundings. We used simulated prosthetic vision (SPV) to show that pre-processing of the camera image could restore these functions, even with low-resolution implants. Specifically, we showed that it is possible to quickly detect and localize human faces located nearby. We suggest that high-level processing of the video stream may be included in current visual neuroprosthesis. This would restore many visuomotor behaviors such as grasping, heading, steering, etc.

Source: CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA)

DOI: 10.1145/2468356.2468368

Authors: Grégoire Denis, Christophe Jouffrais, Victor Vergnieux, Marc Macé

Institutions: Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2026207754

FWCI: 3.057

Cites: 12

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10