Experimental validation of a hybrid computational model for selective stimulation using transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 395-404

  Raspopovic, Stanisa ^a,b   Capogrosso, Marco ^b   Badia, Jordi ^c   Navarro, Xavier ^c   Micera, Silvestro ^a,b  

^a Interfaculty Institute of Bioengineering (IBI)   (Switzerland)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical neural stimulation; finite element method; intrafascicular time electrodes; model validation; rat axon model; rat sciatic nerve; selectivity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS; ELECTRODE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE SHAPE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HISTOLOGICAL DATA; HYBRID COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; HYBRID MODEL; MODEL PREDICTION; MODEL VALIDATION; MULTICHANNEL ELECTRODES; NEURAL STIMULATIONS; PARAMETER SELECTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; SELECTIVE NERVE STIMULATION; STIMULATION PROTOCOLS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING;

ELECTRODES;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYBRID COMPUTER; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERS, HYBRID; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84861503664     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2189021     Document Type: Article

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