Endpoint forces evoked by microstimulation of the cat spinal cord

Author

Lemay, Michel A. ; Grill, Warren M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

The authors studied the mapping and structure of endpoint forces produced by microstimulation of the cat spinal cord. The results demonstrate that stimulation in the dorsal and intermediate aspects of the spinal cord generated organized, convergent force patterns, while stimulation in the ventral aspect of the cord did not. These results suggest that electrical activation of higher-order neurons can be used to coordinate the activation of multiple muscles in multi-joint movements

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; neuromuscular stimulation; prosthetics; cat spinal cord; endpoint forces; evoked forces; higher-order neurons; microstimulation; motor system neural prostheses; multijoint movements; multiple muscles activation; Biomedical measurements; Cats; Control systems; Force measurement; Muscles; Neurons; Prosthetics; Pulse measurements; Spinal cord; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802559

Filename

802559