A micro-scale printable nanoclip for electrical stimulation and recording in small nerves.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Haptic perception of a prosthetic limb or hand is a crucial, but often unmet, need which impacts the utility of the prostheses. In this study, we seek to evaluate the feasibility of a non-invasive transcutaneous nerve stimulation method in generating haptic feedback in a transradial amputee subject as well as...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Shin H,Watkins Z,Huang HH,Zhu Y,Hu X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving cortical prostheses requires the development of recording neural interfaces that are efficient in terms of providing maximal control information with minimal interface complexity. While the typical approaches have targeted neurons in the motor cortex with multiple penetrating shanks, an alternative approach ...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Parikh H,Marzullo TC,Kipke DR

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate spillover is thought to play a significant role in increasing neural transmission at the mossy fiber/granule cell cerebellar glomerulus. Glutamate spillover has been shown to activate AMPA receptors at the glomerulus, and here we complete the characterization of spillover at the glomerulus by investigating t...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Mitchell CS,Feng SS,Lee RH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Implantable retinal prostheses aim to provide artificial vision to those suffering from retinal degenerative diseases by electrically stimulating the remaining retinal neurons using a multi-electrode array. The spatial resolution of these devices can be improved by creation of so-called virtual channels (VCs)...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Song X,Guo T,Shivdasani MN,Dokos S,Lovell NH,Li X,Qiu S,Li T,Zheng S,Li L

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) have been proposed in closed-loop applications for neuromodulation and neurorehabilitation. This study describes the impact of different feedback modalities on the performance of an EEG-based BMI that decodes motor imagery (MI) of leg flexion and extension. APPROACH:We execute...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Liu D,Chen W,Lee K,Chavarriaga R,Bouri M,Pei Z,Del R Millán J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There has recently been an increasing interest in local field potential (LFP) for brain-machine interface (BMI) applications due to its desirable properties (signal stability and low bandwidth). LFP is typically recorded with respect to a single unipolar reference which is susceptible to common noise. Several...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Ahmadi N,Constandinou T,Bouganis CS

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Artificial proprioceptive feedback from a myoelectric prosthesis is an important aspect in enhancing embodiment and user satisfaction, possibly lowering the demand for visual attention while controlling a prosthesis in everyday tasks. Contemporary myoelectric prostheses are advanced mechatronic systems with m...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Garenfeld MA,Mortensen CK,Strbac M,Dideriksen JL,Dosen S

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal implants have proven their ability to restore visual sensation to people with degenerative retinopathy, characterized by photoreceptor cell death and the retina's inability to sense light. Retinal bionics operate by electrically stimulating the surviving neurons in the retina, thus triggering the transfer of v...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Bareket L,Barriga-Rivera A,Zapf MP,Lovell NH,Suaning GJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to be valuable clinical tools. However, the varied nature of BCIs, combined with the large number of laboratories participating in BCI research, makes uniform performance reporting difficult. To address this situation, we present a tutorial on performance me...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Thompson DE,Quitadamo LR,Mainardi L,Laghari KU,Gao S,Kindermans PJ,Simeral JD,Fazel-Rezai R,Matteucci M,Falk TH,Bianchi L,Chestek CA,Huggins JE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ultrasounds (US) use in neural engineering is so far mainly limited to ablation through high intensity focused ultrasound, but interesting preliminary results show that low intensity low frequency ultrasound could be used instead to modulate neural activity. However, the extent of this modulatory ability of U...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Meneghetti N,Dedola F,Gavryusev V,Sancataldo G,Turrini L,de Vito G,Tiso N,Vanzi F,Carpaneto J,Cutrone A,Pavone FS,Micera S,Mazzoni A

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral nerves of an amputee's residual limb still carry the information required to provide the robust, natural control signals needed to command a dexterous prosthetic limb. However, these signals are mixed in the volume conductor of the body and extracting them is an unmet challenge. A beamforming algorithm ...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Wodlinger B,Durand DM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Among electrophysiological signals, local field potentials (LFPs) are extensively used to study brain activity, either in vivo or in vitro. LFPs are recorded with extracellular electrodes implanted in brain tissue. They reflect intermingled excitatory and inhibitory processes in neuronal assemblies. In cortic...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Yochum M,Modolo J,Mogul DJ,Benquet P,Wendling F

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems allow people with severe motor disabilities to communicate and interact with the external world. The P300 potential is one of the most used control signals for EEG-based BCIs. Classic P300-based BCIs work in a synchronous mode; the synchronous control assumes that the user is con...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Aloise F,Schettini F,Aricò P,Leotta F,Salinari S,Mattia D,Babiloni F,Cincotti F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression is a severe mental disorder. However, the neural mechanisms underlying affective interference (difficulties in directing attention away from negative distractors) in depression patients are still not well-understood. In particular, the connections between brain regions remain unclear. Using the emo...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Guo Z,Wu X,Liu J,Yao L,Hu B

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) require that users perform mental tasks such as motor imagery, mental arithmetic, or music imagery to convey a message or to answer simple yes or no questions. These cognitive tasks usually have no direct association ...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Rezazadeh Sereshkeh A,Yousefi R,Wong AT,Chau T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The advancement of surface electromyogram (sEMG) recording and signal processing techniques has allowed us to characterize the recruitment properties of a substantial population of motor units (MUs) non-invasively. Here we seek to determine whether MU recruitment properties are modified in paretic muscles of ...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Hu X,Suresh AK,Rymer WZ,Suresh NL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brains, like other physical devices, are inherently noisy. This source of variability is large, to the extent that internal noise often impacts human sensory processing more than externally induced (stimulus-driven) perturbations. Despite the fundamental nature of this phenomenon, its statistical distribution...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Neri P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While the positive correlation between impedance and noise of microelectrodes is well known, their quantitative relationship is too rarely described. Knowledge of this relationship provides useful information for both microsystems engineers and electrophysiologists. APPROACH:We discuss the physical basis of ...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Mierzejewski M,Steins H,Kshirsagar P,Jones PD

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is known that multi-site interleaved stimulation generates less muscle fatigue compared to single-site synchronous stimulation. However, in the limited number of studies in which intramuscular electrodes were used, the fatigue reduction associated with interleaved stimulation could not consistently be achi...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Eladly A,Del Valle J,Minguillon J,Mercadal B,Becerra-Fajardo L,Navarro X,Ivorra A

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The rapidly developing paradigm of closed-loop neuroscience has extensively employed brain rhythms as the signal forming real-time neurofeedback, triggering brain stimulation, or governing stimulus selection. However, the efficacy of brain rhythm contingent paradigms suffers from significant delays related to...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Smetanin N,Belinskaya A,Lebedev M,Ossadtchi A

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We propose a new hybrid brain-computer interface (BCI) system that integrates two different EEG tasks: tactile selective attention (TSA) using a vibro-tactile stimulator on the left/right finger and motor imagery (MI) of left/right hand movement. Event-related desynchronization (ERD) from the MI task and stea...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Ahn S,Ahn M,Cho H,Chan Jun S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Subthalamic Nucleus (STN) is the most selected target for the placement of the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) electrode to treat Parkinson's disease. Its identification is a delicate and challenging task which is based on the interpretation of the STN functional activity acquired through microelectrode reco...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Coelli S,Levi V,Del Vecchio Del Vecchio J,Mailland E,Rinaldo S,Eleopra R,Bianchi AM

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular metal microelectrodes are widely used to record single neuron activity in vivo. However, their signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is often far from optimal due to their high impedance value. It has been recently reported that carbon nanotube (CNT) coatings may decrease microelectrode impedance, thus improving t...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Baranauskas G,Maggiolini E,Castagnola E,Ansaldo A,Mazzoni A,Angotzi GN,Vato A,Ricci D,Panzeri S,Fadiga L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A signal-based metric for assessment of accuracy of motor unit (MU) identification from high-density surface electromyograms (EMG) is introduced. This metric, so-called pulse-to-noise-ratio (PNR), is computationally efficient, does not require any additional experimental costs and can be applied to every MU t...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Holobar A,Minetto MA,Farina D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fractional calculus plays a key role in the analysis of neural dynamics. In particular, fractional calculus has been recently exploited for analyzing complex biological systems and capturing intrinsic phenomena. Also, artificial neural networks have been shown to have complex neuronal dynamics and characteris...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Lu Q

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We consider the problem of desynchronizing a network of synchronized, globally (all-to-all) coupled neurons using an input to a single neuron. This is done by applying the discrete time dynamic programming method to reduced phase models for neural populations. This technique numerically minimizes a certain cost functi...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Nabi A,Moehlis J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) in patients with Parkinson's disease and dystonia improves motor symptoms and quality of life. Traditionally, pallidal borders have been demarcated by electrophysiological microelectrode recordings (MERs) during DBS surgery. How...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Valsky D,Blackwell KT,Tamir I,Eitan R,Bergman H,Israel Z

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Implantable electrode arrays capable of recording and stimulating neural activity with high spatial and temporal resolution will provide a foundation for future brain computer interface technology. Currently, their clinical impact has been curtailed by a general lack of functional stability, which can be attributed to...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Retterer ST,Smith KL,Bjornsson CS,Turner JN,Isaacson MS,Shain W

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose a simple and straightforward algorithm for neural spike sorting. The algorithm is based on the observation that the distribution of a neural signal largely deviates from the uniform distribution and is rather unimodal. The detected spikes to be sorted are first processed with some feature ext...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Tiganj Z,Mboup M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current treatment concepts for epilepsy are based on continuous drug delivery or electrical stimulation to prevent the occurrence of seizures, exposing the brain and body to a mostly unneeded risk of adverse effects. To address the infrequent occurrence and short duration of epileptic seizures, intelligent implantable...

journal_title：Journal of neural engineering

authors： Dümpelmann M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00