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neural prosthesis

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neural prosthesis
Neurology Any electronic and/or mechanical device that connects with the nervous system and supplements or replaces functions lost by disease or injury. See Nerve regeneration.


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Transformation of Microphone Inputs into Stimuli for Cochlear Implants An important aspect of the design for any type of sensory neural prosthesis is how to transform an input from a sensor or array of sensors into a set of stimuli that can be interpreted by the nervous system.
Heetderks, Neural Prosthesis Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 2207, Bethesda, MD 20892-9525 USA, 301-496-1447, fax: 301-480-1080, e-mail: wh7q@nih.
The original development work on the MAP system was funded through SBIR grants in the early 1990s from the NIH Neural Prosthesis Program under the direction of Dr.
 
 
 
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