Title :
Interfacing Sensors With the Nervous System: Lessons From the Development and Success of the Cochlear Implant
Author :
Wilson, Blake S. ; Dorman, Michael F.
Author_Institution :
Duke Univ. Med. Center, Durham
Abstract :
The cochlear implant is the most successful neural prosthesis to date and may serve as a paradigm for the development or further development of other systems to interface sensors with the nervous system, e.g., visual or vestibular prostheses. This paper traces the history of cochlear implants and describes how the current levels of performance have been achieved. Lessons and insights from this experience are presented in concluding sections.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; ear; eye; neurophysiology; prosthetics; cochlear implant; interfacing sensors; nervous system; neural prosthesis; vestibular prostheses; visual prostheses; Auditory implants; Auditory system; Cochlear implants; Deafness; History; Nervous system; Neural prosthesis; Prosthetics; Sensor systems; Speech; Auditory prosthesis; cochlear implant; deafness; hearing; nervous system; neural prosthesis; sensors; speech perception; vestibular prosthesis; visual prosthesis;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2007.912917
