Biomimetic approaches to bionic touch through a peripheral nerve interface

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 344-353

  Saal, Hannes P ^a   Bensmaia, Sliman J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; CONTACT LOCATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTRA FASCICULAR ELECTRODE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRA FASCICULAR ELECTRODE; MECHANICS; MOTION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPROSTHESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INTERFACE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROPRIOCEPTION; REGENERATIVE ELECTRODE; REINNERVATION; SHAPE; SLIP; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL GANGLION; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TARGETED SENSORY REINNERVATION; TEXTURE; TOUCH; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONVALESCENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84949531822     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.06.010     Document Type: Article

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