Functional Electronic Stimulation of Muscles - Development of a Model for Sensory Feedback to Amputees and Vision for the Blind

肌肉的功能性电子刺激-截肢者感觉反馈和盲人视觉模型的开发。神经纤维的电刺激是一种新兴的生理技术，对康复有很大的希望。该领域缺乏详细的技术，集中应用刺激来招募特定的纤维进行精细的肌肉控制或传递有用的神经感觉信息。研究人员已经开发出微型技术，用于向100个部位提供刺激，可以想象，这有助于特定纤维束内的特定纤维的募集。肌肉刺激的效果易于测量，并应用于建模和改进通用高分辨率纤维募集技术。好处包括，改善功能性电刺激中的肌肉控制，截肢者的感官知觉和视神经刺激的模式视觉。

Functional Electronic Stimulation of Muscles - Development of a Model for Sensory Feedback to Amputees and Vision for the Blind. Electrical stimulation of nerve fibres is an emerging physiological technique with great promise towards rehabilitation. The field lacks techniques for detailed, focal application of stimuli to recruit specific fibres for fine muscle control or conveying useful neurosensory information. The investigator has developed microtechnology for delivering stimuli to 100 sites, conceivably facilitating recruitment of specific fibres within a given bundle. Effects of muscle stimulation are readily measured and shall be used to model and refine techniques for generic high-resolution fibre recruitment. Benefits include, improved muscle control in functional electrical stimulation, sensory perception for amputees and patterned vision from optic nerve stimulation.