A computational model for the stimulation of rat sciatic nerve using a transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrode

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-344

  Raspopovic, Stanisa ^a   Capogrosso, Marco ^a   Micera, Silvestro ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrical neural stimulation; finite element method; rat axon model; rat sciatic nerve; selectivity; transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrode (TIME) electrodes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL USE; BIOPHYSICAL DATA; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; COMPUTER MODELS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE; FINITE ELEMENT; HIGH DIMENSIONAL SPACES; INTERFACE DESIGNS; LOW CURRENTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MULTICHANNEL ELECTRODES; NEURAL CELLS; NEURAL INTERFACES; NEURAL STIMULATIONS; NEUROPROSTHESES; PHYSIOLOGICAL FEATURES; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; REALISTIC MODEL; ROTATIONAL DISPLACEMENTS; SPECIFIC SUBSET;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RATS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIATIC NERVE; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RATS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIATIC NERVE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 80051742084     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2151878     Document Type: Article

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