Vestibular prostheses: The engineering and biomedical issues

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 95-113

  Wall III, Conrad ^a,b,c   Merfeld, D M ^a,b,c   Rauch, S D ^a,c   Black, F O ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^d Legacy Portland Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Implant; Prosthetic devices; Sensory substitution; Vibrotactile display

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MOTION PERCEPTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0038006349     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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