[HTML][HTML] Neuromorphic hardware for somatosensory neuroprostheses

E Donati, G Valle - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
In individuals with sensory-motor impairments, missing limb functions can be restored using
neuroprosthetic devices that directly interface with the nervous system. However, restoring …

Evolution, biomechanics, and neurobiology converge to explain selective finger motor control

J Xu, F Mawase, MH Schieber - Physiological Reviews, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Humans use their fingers to perform a variety of tasks, from simple grasping to manipulating
objects, to typing and playing musical instruments, a variety wider than any other species …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic amplitude modulation of microstimulation evokes biomimetic onset and offset transients and reduces depression of evoked calcium responses in …

C Hughes, T Kozai - Brain stimulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is an emerging approach to restore
sensation to people with neurological injury or disease. Biomimetic microstimulation, or …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic multi-channel microstimulation of somatosensory cortex conveys high resolution force feedback for bionic hands

CM Greenspon, G Valle, TG Hobbs, C Verbaarschot… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Manual interactions with objects are supported by tactile signals from the hand. This tactile
feedback can be restored in brain-controlled bionic hands via intracortical microstimulation …

[HTML][HTML] Tessellation of artificial touch via microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex

CM Greenspon, ND Shelchkova, G Valle, TG Hobbs… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
When we interact with objects, we rely on signals from the hand that convey information
about the object and our interaction with it. A basic feature of these interactions, the locations …

[HTML][HTML] Tactile versus motor imagery: differences in corticospinal excitability assessed with single-pulse TMS

M Morozova, A Nasibullina, L Yakovlev, N Syrov… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tactile Imagery (TI) remains a fairly understudied phenomenon despite growing attention to
this topic in recent years. Here, we investigated the effects of TI on corticospinal excitability …

The touch in action: exploring sensorimotor interactions with motor imagery

Y Ali, V Montani, P Cesari - Cerebral Cortex, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The current research investigates the role of tactile information and its associated neural
substrates in controlling the action. We employ a combination of motor and sensory …

[HTML][HTML] Neural mechanisms of the temporal response of cortical neurons to intracortical microstimulation

K Kumaravelu, WM Grill - Brain stimulation, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is used to map neuronal circuitry in the
brain and restore lost sensory function, including vision, hearing, and somatosensation. The …

[HTML][HTML] Electrode sharpness and insertion speed reduce tissue damage near high-density penetrating arrays

IN McNamara, SM Wellman, L Li, JR Eles… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Over the past decade, neural electrodes have played a crucial role in bridging
biological tissues with electronic and robotic devices. This study focuses on evaluating the …

Volitional control of movement interacts with proprioceptive feedback in motor cortex during brain-computer interface control in humans

MF Liu, RA Gaunt, JL Collinger, JE Downey, AP Batista… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Vision and proprioception regulate motor output during reaching. To study the effects of
sensory input on motor control, brain computer interfaces (BCIs) offer particular advantages …