• DocumentCode
    1644535
  • Title

    Practical considerations for the use of a Howland current source for neuro-stimulation

  • Author

    Pouliquen, Philippe ; Vogelstein, Jacob ; Etienne-Cummings, Ralph

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    We analyze the Howland current source circuit topology in detail with regards to non-ideal circuit component properties. This circuit is one of the few which can be built with a small number of discrete components, offers very good performance due to the use of an operational amplifier, and supplies true symmetric bi-directional currents, and is hence well suited for use in the multi-channel electrical stimulation of nerve fibers and neurons.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; constant current sources; neurophysiology; operational amplifiers; Howland current source; bidirectional currents; circuit topology; multichannel electrical stimulation; nerve fibers; neurons; neurostimulation; operational amplifier; Assembly; Circuit analysis computing; Circuit topology; Electrical stimulation; Jacobian matrices; Laboratories; Microcontrollers; Microelectrodes; Neuroscience; Physics computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2008. BioCAS 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2878-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2879-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/BIOCAS.2008.4696867
  • Filename
    4696867
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1644535