A characterization of the effects on neuronal excitability due to prolonged microstimulation with chronically implanted microelectrodes

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 931-939

  McCreery, Douglas B ^a   Yuen, Ted G H ^a   Agnew, William F ^a   Bullara, Leo A ^a  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Chronic implants; Cochlear nucleus; Electrical stimulation; Microelectrodes; Microstimulation; Neuronal depression; Neuroprostheses

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROELECTRODES; NEUROLOGY; PROSTHETICS;

MICROSTIMULATION; NEURONAL EXCITABILITY;

FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031260395     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.634645     Document Type: Article

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