A computational study on an electrode array in a hybrid retinal implant

Author

Yagi, Tohru ; Ito, Nobuyasu ; Watanabe, Masami ; Uchikawa, Yoshiki

Author_Institution

RIKEN, Inst. of Phys. & Chem. Res., Saitama, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

4-8 May 1998

Firstpage

780

Abstract

The authors propose a neural interface for a retinal implant. This interface consists of neural cells and a electrode array. After implantation, the cells are expected to receive nutrients from surrounded tissues, then develop their axon. If the axons reach towards the central nervous system to make the proper synaptic connection, then adequate electrical stimulation will lead the neural cells to produce the action potential so that functional connection will be realized. The authors introduce their current achievement and future work

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; electrodes; eye; micromechanical devices; neurophysiology; prosthetics; sensory aids; action potential; axons; central nervous system; electrical stimulation; electrode array; hybrid retinal implant; neural cells; neural interface; synaptic connection; Central nervous system; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Implants; Micromechanical devices; Nerve fibers; Nervous system; Neural prosthesis; Retina; Visual prosthesis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Neural Networks Proceedings, 1998. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. The 1998 IEEE International Joint Conference on

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

1098-7576

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4859-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IJCNN.1998.682380

Filename

682380