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BI-DIRECTIONAL NEUROPROSTHETIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2025-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Cybernetic Systems
  • Nervous System
CONT

One example of a bidirectional neuroprosthesis is a robotic limb controlled by brain activity while sensory information from prosthetic sensors is delivered to somatosensory areas of the brain.

CONT

Ultimately, ICMS [intracortical microstimulation] was combined with intracortical BMIs [brain-machine interfaces] to generate bidirectional neuroprostheses that extract motor commands from motor or association cortices and deliver feedback to the somatosensory cortex ...

Key term(s)
  • bi-directional neuroprosthesis
  • bi-directional neural prosthesis
  • bi-directional neuroprosthetic
  • bidirectional neural prosthetic
  • bi-directional neural prosthetic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Systèmes cybernétiques
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Qu'est-ce qu'une neuroprothèse bidirectionnelle? Tout simplement une prothèse capable à la fois de se mouvoir en obéissant à un flux d'information nerveuse descendante, du système nerveux vers la prothèse, mais aussi de transmettre en retour des informations sensorielles à même de guider les mouvements du patient.

Key term(s)
  • neuroprothèse bi-directionnelle

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