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IMPLANT CEREBRAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brain implant
1, record 1, English, brain%20implant
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common type of brain implant is the deep brain stimulation (DBS) system. It consists of implanted electrodes positioned deep inside the brain connected to wires running under the skin, which carry signals from an implanted stimulator. 1, record 1, English, - brain%20implant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- implant cérébral
1, record 1, French, implant%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un groupe de chercheurs [...] a réussi à démontrer [...] qu'il est possible d’améliorer la mémoire d’individus en utilisant un implant cérébral pour stimuler des zones précises de l'hippocampe, une structure du cerveau très importante pour la mémoire. 2, record 1, French, - implant%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
- Informática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- implante cerebral
1, record 1, Spanish, implante%20cerebral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La prótesis [o implante cerebral] envía pequeñas ráfagas de corriente eléctrica al hipocampo y logra aumentar la memoria hasta un 25%. 1, record 1, Spanish, - implante%20cerebral
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Orthoses
- Hearing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- auditory brainstem implant
1, record 2, English, auditory%20brainstem%20implant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ABI 1, record 2, English, ABI
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf, due to retrocochlear hearing impairment. 2, record 2, English, - auditory%20brainstem%20implant
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ABI is reported to enhance lip-reading skills as well as providing an awareness of environmental sound, although the ABI usually does not result in good levels of hearing. 3, record 2, English, - auditory%20brainstem%20implant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Orthèses
- Ouïe
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- implant du tronc cérébral
1, record 2, French, implant%20du%20tronc%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les implants du tronc cérébral permettent de transformer les signaux analogiques enregistrés par un microphone en signaux électriques pour stimuler directement le noyau cochléaire. L'implant du tronc cérébral a bénéficié des technologies développées pour l'implant cochléaire, la stimulation se faisant dans ce cas sur le noyau cochléaire, et non sur les cellules ciliées. 2, record 2, French, - implant%20du%20tronc%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les implants du tronc cérébral ne réhabilitent toutefois pas l’audition, mais ils permettent de donner à la personne qui en bénéficie quelques sensations qui facilitent notamment la lecture sur les lèvres (lecture labiale). 3, record 2, French, - implant%20du%20tronc%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9bral
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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