Electrical stimulation of retinal neurons in epiretinal and sub retinal configuration using a multi capacitor array

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2742-2755

  Eickenscheidt, Max ^a   Jenkner, Martin ^b   Thewes, Roland ^b   Fromherz, Peter ^a   Zeck, Günther ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neural prosthetics; Retina

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUNGSTEN; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; EX VIVO STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; VISION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; MICROELECTRODES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RABBITS; RETINA; RETINAL NEURONS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84861122442     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00909.2011     Document Type: Article

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