Intraspinal microstimulation generates locomotor-like and feedback-controlled movements

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-81

  Mushahwar, Vivian K ^a,b   Gillard, Deborah M ^a,b,c   Gauthier, Michel J A ^a,b   Prochazka, Arthur ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c General Dynamics Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of movement; Goal directed movements; Intraspinal microstimulation; Locomotion; Lumbar enlargement; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

MICROSIMULATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; BIOSENSORS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEEDBACK CONTROL; NEURAL NETWORKS; NEUROLOGY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; WEIGHT BEARING; ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; IMPLANT; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROELECTRODE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; HINDLIMB; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MICROELECTRODES; MOVEMENT; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035990683     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2002.1021588     Document Type: Article

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