Phosphenes

"Phosphenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A subjective visual sensation with the eyes closed and in the absence of light. Phosphenes can be spontaneous, or induced by chemical, electrical, or mechanical (pressure) stimuli which cause the visual field to light up without optical inputs.

Descriptor ID

D010719

MeSH Number(s)

F02.830.816.964.500

G11.561.600.810.964.500

G14.640.816.500

Concept/Terms

Phosphenes

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Phosphenes".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena and Processes [F02]
Psychophysiology [F02.830]
Sensation [F02.830.816]
Vision, Ocular [F02.830.816.964]
Phosphenes [F02.830.816.964.500]
Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Nervous System Physiological Processes [G11.561.600]
Sensation [G11.561.600.810]
Vision, Ocular [G11.561.600.810.964]
Phosphenes [G11.561.600.810.964.500]
Ocular Physiological Phenomena [G14]
Ocular Physiological Processes [G14.640]
Vision, Ocular [G14.640.816]
Phosphenes [G14.640.816.500]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Phosphenes" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Phosphenes" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 27 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	2	3
2005	0	1	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	3	0	3
2009	0	4	4
2010	3	0	3
2011	1	1	2
2014	1	1	2
2018	2	0	2
2021	1	2	3
2022	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Phosphenes" by people in Profiles.

Reading text works better than watching videos to improve acuity in a simulation of artificial vision. Sci Rep. 2022 07 28; 12(1):12953.

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Visual percepts evoked with an intracortical 96-channel microelectrode array inserted in human occipital cortex. J Clin Invest. 2021 12 01; 131(23).

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Retinal prosthetic vision simulation: temporal aspects. J Neural Eng. 2021 08 24; 18(4).

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The impact of synchronous versus asynchronous electrical stimulation in artificial vision. J Neural Eng. 2021 04 27; 18(5).

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Modulating the excitability of the visual cortex using a stimulation priming paradigm. Neuropsychologia. 2018 10; 119:165-171.

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Migraine-Like Visual Auras Among Traumatized Cambodians with PTSD: Fear of Ghost Attack and Other Disasters. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2018 Jun; 42(2):244-277.

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Transcranial alternating current stimulation reveals atypical 40 Hz phosphene thresholds in synaesthesia. Cortex. 2015 Feb; 63:267-70.

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Conscious brain-to-brain communication in humans using non-invasive technologies. PLoS One. 2014; 9(8):e105225.

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Characterization of visual percepts evoked by noninvasive stimulation of the human posterior parietal cortex. PLoS One. 2011; 6(11):e27204.

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An electric field induced in the retina and brain at threshold magnetic flux density causing magnetophosphenes. Phys Med Biol. 2011 Jul 07; 56(13):4091-101.

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