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Full Description
Prostheses for the Brain: Introduction to Neuroprosthetics bridges the disciplines required in the field of neuroprosthetics and provides the interdisciplinary base required for understanding neuroprosthetic devices. It introduces basic aspects from the physical, bioengineering and medical perspectives, and forms a common knowledge base. It provides the entrance to the field and sets realistic expectations, both regarding potentials as well as limitations, for the devices in both design and outcomes.
The book additionally reviews the technology behind the most frequently used and most clinically successful neuroprosthetic devices. It provides the physiological background for their function, as well as the technology behind them. Finally, the authors suggest future possible developments that may play crucial role in new prostheses for the brain. This gives the reader a comprehensive view on the principles and applications of neuroprostheses. This book has been built from the authors course they teach on neuroprostheses and is ideal for students, engineers and medical professionals in this field.
Contents
INTRODUCTION1. Prostheses for the brain: the future of bionics
PRINCIPLES2. Currents and conductivity in electrolytes: ions, polarizing and non-polarizing electrodes3. Excitable tissue: membrane potentials4. Electrical stimulation: Safety and efficacy5. Artificial excitation of axons and neurons: Electrical stimulation rules6. Long-term brain adaptations
APPLICATIONS7. Mechanical prostheses in the auditory system 8. Electrical prostheses in the auditory system (cochlear implants, brainstem and midbrain implants)9. Retinal implants10. Cortical implants11. Deep brain stimulation12. Peripheral nerve stimulation13. Sensing (recording) implants
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS14. Optogenetics15. Ultrasound stimulation16. Transcranial stimulation
