Object discrimination with an artificial hand using electrical stimulation of peripheral tactile and proprioceptive pathways with intrafascicular electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 483-489

  Horch, Kenneth ^a   Meek, Sanford ^a   Taylor, Tyson G ^a   Hutchinson, Douglas T ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; intrafascicular electrodes; nerve stimulation; proprioception; prosthetic limb; touch

Indexed keywords

AMPUTEE; ARTIFICIAL HAND; AUDITORY CUES; CONTACT FORCES; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; INTRAFASCICULAR ELECTRODES; NERVE STIMULATION; OBJECT DISCRIMINATION; PROSTHETIC HANDS; TACTILE SENSATION; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; HAPTIC INTERFACES;

ELECTRODES;

ADULT; AGNOSIA; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE TRACT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FINGERS; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHANTOM LIMB; PROPRIOCEPTION; TOUCH; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 80054062765     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2162635     Document Type: Article

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