Guest editorial: Sense and sensibility in neuroengineering

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 965-968

  Zeng, Fan Gang ^a   Micera, Silvestro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROSTHESIS; RETINA; SENSIBILITY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; COMMUNICATION AID; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SENSATION DISORDERS;

EID: 34249335347     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.894853     Document Type: Editorial

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