Title :
Artificial stimulation of the peripheral nerves to generate natural-like activity in the central nervous system
Author :
Bonacasa, V. ; Cepeda, I.R. ; Makarov, V. ; Panetsos, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Mathematics (Biomathematics), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
In the present work we study how sensory inputs conveyed by nerve fibers in the form of spatiotemporal patterns generate different responses in the central nervous system (CNS) depending on the physical characteristics of the stimulus applied and then we reproduce similar responses by means of electrical stimulation of the nervous fibers.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; neurophysiology; spatiotemporal phenomena; artificial stimulation; central nervous system; electrical stimulation; natural-like activity; nerve fibers; peripheral nerves; sensory inputs; spatiotemporal patterns; Central nervous system; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Implants; Nerve fibers; Neurons; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber sensors; Rats; Spatiotemporal phenomena; DCN; dorsal column nuclei; implants; multielectrode recordings; nerve stimulation; rat;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2004. IEMBS '04. 26th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8439-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404189
