A computational model for epidural electrical stimulation of spinal sensorimotor circuits

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 19326-19340

  Capogrosso, Marco ^a,b   Wenger, Nikolaus ^b   Raspopovic, Stanisa ^a,b   Musienko, Pavel ^b,c   Beauparlant, Janine ^b   Luciani, Lorenzo Bassi ^a   Courtine, Grégoire ^b   Micera, Silvestro ^a,b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Computational model; Electrical epidural stimulation; Finite element model; Spinal cord injury; Spinal cord stimulation; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COMPUTER MODEL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPIDURAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTERNEURON; LIMB MOVEMENT; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SIMULATION; SPINAL SENSORIMOTOR CIRCUIT; STANDING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WALKING;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; ELECTRICAL EPIDURAL STIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL REFLEXES;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERNEURONS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SPINAL CORD; WALKING;

EID: 84889071265     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1688-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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