Limb-state information encoded by peripheral and central somatosensory neurons: implications for an afferent interface

DJ Weber, BM London, JA Hokanson… - … on Neural Systems …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A major issue to be addressed in the development of neural interfaces for prosthetic control
is the need for somatosensory feedback. Here, we investigate two possible strategies …

Estimating bladder pressure from sacral dorsal root ganglia recordings

TM Bruns, RA Gaunt, DJ Weber - 2011 Annual International …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Individuals with dysfunctional bladders may benefit from devices that track the bladder state.
Recordings from pelvic and sacral nerve cuffs can detect bladder contractions, however they …

Online feedback control of functional electrical stimulation using dorsal root ganglia recordings

MJ Bauman, TM Bruns, JB Wagenaar… - … Conference of the …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In neuroprostheses that use functional electrical stimulation (FES) to restore motor function,
closed-loop feedback control may compensate for muscle fatigue, perturbations and …

Using primary afferent neural activity for predicting limb kinematics in cat

JB Wagenaar - 2011 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Kinematic state feedback is important for neuroprostheses to generate stable and adaptive
movements of an extremity. State information, represented in the firing rates of populations …