DocumentCode
3213489
Title
A closed-loop neural prosthesis for vestibular disorders
Author
Micera, Silvestro ; DiGiovanna, Jack ; Berthoz, Alain ; Demosthenous, Andreas ; Guyot, Jean-Philippe ; Hoffmann, Klaus-Peter ; Merfeld, Daniel ; Morari, Manfred
Author_Institution
ARTS Lab., Scoula Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
fYear
2010
fDate
23-25 Sept. 2010
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
30
Abstract
Vestibular disorders can cause severe problems including nausea, inability to concentrate, and visual deficits. The CLONS project is developing a closed-loop sensory neural prosthesis to alleviate these symptoms. Conceptually, the prosthesis restores vestibular information by stimulating the semicircular canals according to measurements from inertial sensors rigidly affixed to the user. Here we present a project overview and brief update of our progress in animal models and selected human volunteers.
Keywords
neurophysiology; prosthetics; closed-loop sensory neural prosthesis; semicircular canal stimulation; vestibular disorders; Adaptation model; Animals; Electrodes; Humans; Irrigation; Prosthetics; Sensors; Bionics; neuroprostheses; sensory prosthetic; vestibular disorders;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Neural Network Applications in Electrical Engineering (NEUREL), 2010 10th Symposium on
Conference_Location
Belgrade
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8821-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEUREL.2010.5644048
Filename
5644048
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