Clinical applications of penetrating neural interfaces and Utah Electrode Array technologies

This paper briefly describes some of the recent progress in the development of penetrating microelectrode arrays and highlights the use of two of these devices, Utah electrode arrays and Utah slanted electrode arrays, in two therapeutic interventions: recording volitional skeletal motor commands fro...

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Published in:Journal of neural engineering 2016-12, Vol.13 (6), p.061003-061003
Main Authors: Normann, Richard A, Fernandez, Eduardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Limbs
Electrodes, Implanted
Humans
Microelectrodes
motor system disorders
Neural Prostheses
neuroengineering
neuroprosthetics
neurotherapeutics
penetrating microelectrode arrays
Prosthesis Design
somatosensory restoration
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Summary:This paper briefly describes some of the recent progress in the development of penetrating microelectrode arrays and highlights the use of two of these devices, Utah electrode arrays and Utah slanted electrode arrays, in two therapeutic interventions: recording volitional skeletal motor commands from the central nervous system, and recording motor commands and evoking somatosensory percepts in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The paper also briefly explores other potential sites for microelectrode array interventions that could be profitably pursued and that could have important consequences in enhancing the quality of life of patients that has been compromised by disorders of the central and PNSs.
ISSN:1741-2560
1741-2552
DOI:10.1088/1741-2560/13/6/061003