DocumentCode
1741441
Title
Involvement of columns in somatosensory cortex reorganization: implications in neural prosthesis
Author
Fujioka, Hiroshi ; Mabuchi, Kunihiko
Author_Institution
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
649
Abstract
Little is known about how cortical reorganization occurs after peripheral nerve injuries. The author proposes that this reorganization is essentially done through columnar structures. This proposition was confirmed by constructing a simplified, but physiologically plausible, model of the somatosensory cortex
Keywords
brain models; digital simulation; neurophysiology; prosthetics; somatosensory phenomena; NMDA-receptors; brain columns; columnar structures; cortical reorganization; neural prosthesis; peripheral nerve injuries; simplified physiologically plausible model; somatosensory cortex reorganization; Aggregates; Brain modeling; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Delay; Imaging phantoms; Injuries; International collaboration; Medical simulation; Prosthetics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6465-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900828
Filename
900828
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