Conduction block in unmyelinated nerves using high frequency AC stimulation

Proceedings of the 3rd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 575-577

  Joseph, Laveeta ^a,b   Butera, Robert J ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NEUROLOGY;

BLOCKING AMPLITUDE; HIGH FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT (HFAC) BLOCKS; MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL ACTIVITY;

NEURONS;

EID: 34548773923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CNE.2007.369738     Document Type: Conference Paper

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