An electrical stimulator for sensory substitution

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 6016-6020

  Pereira, Mauro C ^a,b,c   Kassab Jr , Fuad ^c  

^a IEEE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DOM BOSCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SOFTWARE; CUTANEOUS STIMULATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATORS; SENSORY SUBSTITUTION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRODES; MICROPHONES; MOBILITY AIDS FOR BLIND PERSONS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

BIOSENSORS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF HELP; SENSORY AID; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN; VISION;

COMPUTERS; DEAFNESS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SENSORY AIDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 34047113434     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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