An automated system for rapid evaluation of high-density electrode arrays in neural prostheses

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  John, Sam E ^a,b   Shivdasani, Mohit N ^a   Leuenberger, James ^a,c   Fallon, James B ^a,d   Shepherd, Robert K ^a,d   Millard, Rodney E ^a   Rathbone, Graeme D ^a,b   Williams, Chris E ^a,d  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED SYSTEMS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURRENT PULSE; EFFECTIVE STIMULATION; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; HIGH-DENSITY; IMPEDANCE MONITORING; IMPEDANCE TESTING; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; MEASURED IMPEDANCE; NEURAL PROSTHESIS; NEURAL TISSUE; PHASE CURRENTS; RESISTOR CAPACITORS; SHORT CIRCUIT; SYSTEM USE;

FAULT DETECTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

AUTOMATION;

ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION; HEARING AID; IMPEDANCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL PROSTHESIS; ACTION POTENTIAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 79957941500     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/8/3/036011     Document Type: Article

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