Implantable neurotechnologies: electrical stimulation and applications

S Nag, NV Thakor - Medical & biological engineering & computing, 2016 - Springer
Neural stimulation using injected electrical charge is widely used both in functional
therapies and as an experimental tool for neuroscience applications. Electrical pulses can …

Progress toward development of a multichannel vestibular prosthesis for treatment of bilateral vestibular deficiency

GY Fridman, CC Della SAntina - The Anatomical Record …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews vestibular pathology and the requirements and progress made in the
design and construction of a vestibular prosthesis. Bilateral loss of vestibular sensation is …

Development of an ultra-sensitive and flexible piezoresistive flow sensor using vertical graphene nanosheets

S Abolpour Moshizi, S Azadi, A Belford, A Razmjou… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2020 - Springer
This paper suggests development of a flexible, lightweight, and ultra-sensitive piezoresistive
flow sensor based on vertical graphene nanosheets (VGNs) with a mazelike structure. The …

The role of vestibular cues in postural sway

F Karmali, AD Goodworth, Y Valko… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Controlling posture requires continuous sensory feedback about body motion and
orientation, including from the vestibular organs. Little is known about the role of tilt vs …

Multivariate analyses of balance test performance, vestibular thresholds, and age

F Karmali, MC Bermúdez Rey, TK Clark… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
We previously published vestibular perceptual thresholds and performance in the Modified
Romberg Test of Standing Balance in 105 healthy humans ranging from ages 18 to 80. Self …

Vestibular implantation and longitudinal electrical stimulation of the semicircular canal afferents in human subjects

JO Phillips, L Ling, K Nie, E Jameyson… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Animal experiments and limited data in humans suggest that electrical stimulation of the
vestibular end organs could be used to treat loss of vestibular function. In this paper we …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous vestibular implant stimulation partially restores eye-stabilizing reflexes

PJ Boutros, DP Schoo, M Rahman, NS Valentin… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Bilateral loss of vestibular (inner ear inertial) sensation causes chronically
blurred vision during head movement, postural instability, and increased fall risk. Individuals …

Safe direct current stimulation to expand capabilities of neural prostheses

GY Fridman, CC Della Santina - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While effective in treating some neurological disorders, neuroelectric prostheses are
fundamentally limited because they must employ charge-balanced stimuli to avoid evolution …

Restoration of 3D vestibular sensation in rhesus monkeys using a multichannel vestibular prosthesis

C Dai, GY Fridman, NS Davidovics, B Chiang, JH Ahn… - Hearing research, 2011 - Elsevier
Profound bilateral loss of vestibular hair cell function can cause chronically disabling loss of
balance and inability to maintain stable vision during head and body movements. We have …

A bidirectional neural interface IC with chopper stabilized BioADC array and charge balanced stimulator

E Greenwald, E So, Q Wang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a bidirectional neural interface with a 4-channel biopotential analog-to-digital
converter (bioADC) and a 4-channel current-mode stimulator in 180 nm CMOS. The bioADC …