
Somatosensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics
- 1st Edition - July 19, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Burak Guclu
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 8 2 8 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 0 0 0 - 8
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Request a sales quoteAlthough somatosensory system works in tandem with the motor system in biology, the majority of the prosthetics research and commercial efforts had focused on accommodating movement deficits. With the development of neuroprostheses in the last 15 years, it has become evident that somatosensory input (mainly as touch and proprioception) is essential for motor control, manipulating objects, and embodiment, in addition to its primary role for sensory perception.
Somatosensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics covers all relevant aspects to facilitate learning and doing research and development in the field.
To understand the properties of the body to create viable solutions, this book starts with chapters reviewing the basic anatomy, physiology, and psychophysics of the somatosensory system, sensorimotor control, and instrumentation. Some sections are dedicated to invasive (peripheral and central, mainly cortical) and noninvasive (vibrotactile, electrotactile, etc.) approaches. Final chapters cover future technologies such as novel sensors and electrodes, safety, and clinical testing, and help to make up future prospects for this field with an emphasis on development and end use.
With contributions from renowned experts, the contents include their recent findings and technical details necessary to understand those findings.
Somatosensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics covers all relevant aspects to facilitate learning and doing research and development in the field.
To understand the properties of the body to create viable solutions, this book starts with chapters reviewing the basic anatomy, physiology, and psychophysics of the somatosensory system, sensorimotor control, and instrumentation. Some sections are dedicated to invasive (peripheral and central, mainly cortical) and noninvasive (vibrotactile, electrotactile, etc.) approaches. Final chapters cover future technologies such as novel sensors and electrodes, safety, and clinical testing, and help to make up future prospects for this field with an emphasis on development and end use.
With contributions from renowned experts, the contents include their recent findings and technical details necessary to understand those findings.
- Provides a concise review of the somatosensory system and latest advances in the use of somatosensory feedback for neuroprosthetics
- Analyzes many approaches to somatosensory feedback
- Provides the most detailed work on somatosensory neuroprostheses, their development, and applications in real life work
Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, professors, R&D engineers working on the neurobiology of somatosensory system, neurophysiology, psychophysics, biomedical signal processing, computational science, bio-robotics, MEMS design, bioelectronics, nanotechnology, mechanical design, prosthetics, medical specialties (especially neurosurgery, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation)
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Part I: Background and fundamentals
- Chapter 1. Introduction to somatosensory neuroprostheses
- Abstract
- 1.1 Scope and history of neuroprostheses
- 1.2 Classification of neuroprostheses
- 1.3 Basic components of the somatosensory system
- 1.4 Overview of somatosensory neuroprostheses
- 1.5 Multidisciplinary approach and future directions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 2. Proprioception: a sense to facilitate action
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Sensors contributing to proprioception
- 2.3 Proprioceptive coding along the cerebral cortical pathway
- 2.4 Somato-motor connections and control of proprioceptive feedback
- 2.5 Cerebellar involvement in proprioception
- 2.6 Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Electrodes and instrumentation for neurostimulation
- Abstract
- 3.1 Two fundamental requirements
- 3.2 Recording and stimulating
- 3.3 Requirements for efficacy and safety of a stimulating device
- 3.4 Electrical model of stimulation: the electrode–tissue interface
- 3.5 Introduction to extracellular stimulation of excitable tissue
- 3.6 Mechanisms of damage
- 3.7 Design compromises for efficacy and safety
- 3.8 Requirements for efficacy and safety of a recording device
- 3.9 Electrical model of the recording electrode
- 3.10 Materials used for stimulating and recording electrodes
- 3.11 Instrumentation
- References
- Chapter 4. Stimulus interaction in transcutaneous electrical stimulation
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 User opinions on sensory feedback
- 4.3 The role of sensory feedback in motor control
- 4.4 Physiology of sensory feedback
- 4.5 Event-related feedback in upper-limb prosthetics
- 4.6 Optimizing event-related feedback strategies
- 4.7 Conclusion
- References
- Part II: Non-invasive methods for somatosensory feedback and modulation
- Chapter 5. Supplementary feedback for upper-limb prostheses using noninvasive stimulation: methods, encoding, estimation-prediction processes, and assessment
- Abstract
- 5.1 Motivation
- 5.2 Restoration of somatosensory feedback
- 5.3 Encoding feedback variables using multichannel electrotactile stimulation
- 5.4 Feeding back the command signal as opposed to its consequences
- 5.5 Feedback can support predictive and corrective strategies
- 5.6 Evaluating the role of feedback in the state estimation process
- 5.7 Concluding remarks
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 6. Noninvasive augmented sensory feedback in poststroke hand rehabilitation approaches
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction: sensory information in hand motor performance
- 6.2 Current rehabilitation techniques
- 6.3 Augmented sensory feedback
- 6.4 Future directions for augmented feedback
- References
- Chapter 7. Targeted reinnervation for somatosensory feedback
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Targeted reinnervation surgery and mechanisms of somatosensory restoration
- 7.3 Cutaneous reinnervation: tactile sensation
- 7.4 Muscle sensory reinnervation: kinesthesia
- 7.5 Neuropathic pain
- 7.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. Transcranial electrical stimulation for neuromodulation of somatosensory processing
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.5 Future opportunities
- 8.6 Conclusions
- References
- Part III: Peripheral nerve implants for somatosensory feedback
- Chapter 9. Connecting residual nervous system and prosthetic legs for sensorimotor and cognitive rehabilitation
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Intraneural electrodes
- 9.3 Intraneural electrical stimulation
- 9.4 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10. Biomimetic bidirectional hand neuroprostheses for restoring somatosensory and motor functions
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Mechanoreceptors and somatosensory pathways
- 10.3 Neural interfaces
- 10.4 Neural stimulation
- 10.5 Closed-loop system
- 10.6 Encoding strategies
- 10.7 Neuron models
- 10.8 Model-based approaches
- 10.9 Challenges for bidirectional sensory and motor function restoration
- 10.10 Conclusions
- References
- Part IV: Cortical implants for somatosensory feedback
- Chapter 11. Restoring the sense of touch with electrical stimulation of the nerve and brain
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Neural basis of touch
- 11.3 Electrical interfaces with the nervous system
- 11.4 Shaping artificial touch sensations
- 11.5 Future horizons
- References
- Chapter 12. Intracortical microstimulation for tactile feedback in awake behaving rats
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Behavioral instrumentation and training schedule
- 12.3 Vibrotactile detection experiments
- 12.4 Intracortical microstimulation in rats
- 12.5 Psychophysical correspondence between sensations elicited by vibrotactile and electrical stimulation
- 12.6 Validation of psychometric equivalence functions
- 12.7 Behavioral demonstration of a tactile neuroprosthesis in rats
- 12.8 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 13. Cortical stimulation for somatosensory feedback: translation from nonhuman primates to clinical applications
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 A brief history of somatosensory neuroprosthetics with nonhuman primates
- 13.3 Why nonhuman primates are a pertinent model for the development of somatosensory neuroprosthetics
- 13.4 How nonhuman primate studies can help engineer somatosensory neuroprosthetics
- 13.5 Experimental setups for somatosensory studies with nonhuman primates
- 13.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 14. Touch restoration through electrical cortical stimulation in humans
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Stimulation physiology
- 14.3 Direct cortical stimulation for sensory feedback and neuroprosthetic control
- 14.4 Future advances in cortical sensory stimulation
- 14.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 15. Design of intracortical microstimulation patterns to control the location, intensity, and quality of evoked sensations in human and animal models
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Stimulation design
- 15.3 Parameterization
- 15.4 Applications in human participants
- 15.5 Bidirectional brain–machine interfaces
- 15.6 Conclusion
- References
- Part V: Future technologies
- Chapter 16. Neural electrodes for long-term tissue interfaces
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Peripheral nerve electrodes
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 17. Challenges in neural interface electronics: miniaturization and wireless operation
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Important aspects of neural interface electronics
- 17.3 RF solutions for wireless power transfer
- 17.4 Optical solutions for wireless power transfer
- 17.5 Ultrasonic solutions for wireless power transfer
- 17.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 18. Somatosensation in soft and anthropomorphic prosthetic hands and legs
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Soft and anthropomorphic prostheses
- 18.3 Sensing techniques in prostheses
- 18.4 Outlook and future directions
- References
- Chapter 19. Prospect of data science and artificial intelligence for patient-specific neuroprostheses
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Classical machine learning methods for neuroprosthetic applications
- 19.3 Deep learning methods for neuroprosthetic applications
- 19.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 20. Modern approaches of signal processing for bidirectional neural interfaces
- Abstract
- 20.1 Signal processing in neural signal recording
- 20.2 Signal processing in neural stimulation
- 20.3 Closing the loop
- References
- Chapter 21. Safety and regulatory issues for clinical testing
- Abstract
- 21.1 Relationships of quality, regulatory, safety, and testing with clinical studies
- 21.2 Medical device lifecycle phases and design control
- 21.3 Verification and validation testing
- 21.4 Regulatory paths for clinical studies in the United States
- 21.5 Regulatory paths for device commercialization in the United States
- 21.6 Comparison of European Union and United States regulatory processes
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 19, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 716
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128228289
- eBook ISBN: 9780128230008
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Burak Guclu
Prof. Burak Güçlü has an engineering background (BS in 1997: Control and Computer Engineering, Istanbul Technical University; MS in 1999: Bioengineering, Syracuse University), completed PhD (2003, Syracuse University) and postdoctoral work (University of Rochester) in neuroscience mostly with specialization on the somatosensory system. He has over 20 years of experience in theoretical and experimental research involving the sense of touch in animals, humans, and for engineering applications such as neuroprosthetics and tactile sensors/displays. He has 51 articles published in refereed journals and over 120 publications in conferences. He has worked in grant projects funded by NIH, TÜBİTAK, European Union, and university agencies; is currently part of an EU consortium for the use of graphene electrodes in neuroprosthetics, and has established Tactile Research Laboratory and the animal facility (Vivarium) at Boğaziçi University. He has taught courses on sensory systems, computational neuroscience, biophysics, and biomedical instrumentation, and gave numerous lectures and provided media coverage on somatosensory feedback in neuroprosthetics.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bogazici University, İstanbul, TurkeyRead Somatosensory Feedback for Neuroprosthetics on ScienceDirect