The role of tissue heterogeneity in neural stimulation by applied electric fields

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1715-1718

  Miranda, Pedro C ^a   Correia, Ludovic ^a   Salvador, Ricardo ^a   Basser, Peter J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE;

INTERNAL BOUNDARY; MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NERVE NET; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS;

EID: 57649174630     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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