| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N65806/01 |
| Title: |
ANALYSIS & DECODING OF NEURAL INFORMATION ACQUIRED USING MICROENGINEERED PROBES |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hughes, Professor MP |
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| Department: |
Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Fast Stream |
| Starts: |
02 October 2000 |
Ends: |
01 October 2003 |
Value (£): |
62,788
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Healthcare |
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To decode neural information in order to control prostheses and orthoses for victims of paralysis or amputation, devices are required which can interface between the nervous system and computers. Attempts to implement such devices rely on using either complex and relatively large multi-probe systems, where each probe detects the activity of a very small number of neurons, or cuff electrodes where a whole-nerve signal is recorded. In this project a student will develop techniques to determine the locations and velocities of many neurons in a nerve using a single microengineered probe, restricting nerve damage and increasing robustness whilst increasing effectiveness. Using probes previously developed at the University of Surrey to record neural signals from locusts, and by taking histological sections from the locust nerve, computer models of locust peripheral nerves will be constructed. Data analysis methods will be devised to enable the computer to detect and reconstruct the neural information passing through the nerve. It is intended that the development of such a technique will assist in the subsequent development of implantable probes for use in humans, where they will be used to interface with healthy nerve tissue to control electrical stimulation orthoses, or prosthetic limbs for amputees.
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