Modeling extracellular electrical neural stimulation: From basic understanding to MEA-based applications

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 146-158

  Joucla, Sébastien ^a   Yvert, Blaise ^a  

^a UMR 5287   (France)

Author keywords

Activating function; Brain machine interface; Cable equation; Ephaptic coupling; Finite elements; Functional electrical stimulation; Implants; Microelectrode arrays; Mirror estimate; Neural prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DEVICES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL NEURAL STIMULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENERAL DEVICE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION; TISSUES;

ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RATS;

EID: 84862237085     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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