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

电刺激神经纤维是一种新兴的生理学技术，在康复方面具有很大的前景。该领域缺乏详细、集中地应用刺激来招募特定纤维以进行精细肌肉控制或传递有用的神经感觉信息的技术。这位研究人员已经开发出向100个部位传递刺激的微技术，可以想象，这有助于在给定的束中招募特定的纤维。肌肉刺激的效果易于测量，并应用于模拟和改进通用高分辨率纤维招募的技术。好处包括，改善功能性电刺激中的肌肉控制，截肢者的感官感知，以及视神经刺激的图案化视觉。

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.