Selective Microstimulation of Central Nervous System Neurons

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-233

  McIntyre, Cameron C ^a   Grill, Warren M ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Current distance relationship; Electrode; Neural model; Stimulus; Strength duration relationship

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; MICROMANIPULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENDRITES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; MAMMALS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROMANIPULATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034155025     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.262     Document Type: Article

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