Title :
An Embedded Wireless Neural Stimulation and Recording System
Author :
Fernando, Neschae X. ; Macklin, Derek N. ; Hsu, Morris Y. ; Judy, Jack W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
This paper presents the integration of neural-stimulation capability into a miniature, wireless, and battery-operated neural-recording system based on the TelosB embedded sensor platform. The highly flexible wireless stimulator can be configured to generate constant-current, constant-voltage, monophasic, and biphasic stimulation pulses. Users have 8-bit control over stimulation amplitudes (up to 5V for constant-voltage stimulation, and up to 1mA for constant-current stimulation) and pulse durations (mus, ms, sec). A browser-based client has been developed to provide users an intuitive method to remotely activate stimulation. This work leverages the bidirectional communications capability of the TinyOS-based embedded sensors to remotely activate a single channel of user-configurable stimulation pulses.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biosensors; intelligent sensors; medical computing; neurophysiology; TelosB embedded sensor; TinyOS-based embedded sensors; bidirectional communications capability; biphasic stimulation pulses; brain-computer interface; browser-based client; constant-current stimulation pulses; constant-voltage stimulation pulses; embedded wireless neural stimulation; monophasic stimulation pulses; neural-recording system; Design optimization; Instruments; Lifting equipment; Neural engineering; Packaging; Pulse generation; Signal generators; USA Councils; Voltage; Wireless sensor networks; Brain-Computer Interface; Neural Stimulation;
Conference_Titel :
Neural Engineering, 2007. CNE '07. 3rd International IEEE/EMBS Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0792-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0792-3
DOI :
10.1109/CNE.2007.369678
