Effect of pulse parameters on visual nervous system

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4 SPEC., 2001, Pages 337-340

  Kanda, Hiroyuki ^a   Watanabe, Masami ^b   Fujikado, Takashi ^c   Yagi, Tohru ^a,d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; NEUROLOGY; PROSTHETICS; VISION AIDS;

BLIND PEOPLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT PULSE; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0035788486     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/jae-2002-410     Document Type: Article

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