Apparatus and method for transmitting prosthetic information to

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1988-07-22

1991-08-06

Howell, Kyle L.

Surgery

Sleep or relaxation inducing therapy

128897, 623 24, A61M 2100

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050373765

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for transmitting prosthetic information to the brain contains an array of sensory elements that receive energy from an external stimulus and process those signals via neural filters and neural waveforms to produce a pulse or `spike` train that is temporally encoded with information that is functionally related to the external stimulus. The simulated spike trains, when applied to an appropriate area of the brain, produce perceptions that are functionally related to the sensed external stimuli so that a subject can discriminate between different spike trains representative of different external stimuli.

REFERENCES:
Richmond, B. J. and L. M. Optican, (1986), "Temporal Encoding of Pictures by Striate Neuronal Spike Trains. I. The Multiplex-Filter Hypothesis." Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 12:431.
Optican, L. M. and B. J. Richmond, (1986), "The Temporal Encoding of Pictures by Striate Neuronal Spike Trains. II. Predicting Complex Cell Responses." Society for Neuroscience, Abstract 12:431.

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