Presentation 2015-10-25
Intracortical microstimulation in rats in vivo by using a multi-channel stimulator VLSI chip
Yuichi Umehira, Yuki Hayashida, Shigetoshi Hutami, Kouki Takatani, Seiji Kameda, Tetsuya Yagi,
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Abstract(in English) It has been long believed that intracortical microstimulation to the visual cortex can be one of the methods that artificially induce a certain level of visual sensation for people with a severe visual impairment. However, the visual perception and neural responses in the visual cortex induced by multi-site microstimulation remain little understood. On the other hand, a number of wireless multi-channel stimulation systems have been proposed for use in neural prostheses. Recently, also our group constructed a multi-channel stimulator VLSI chip that can generate current pulse stimulus in 64 channels. Therefore, in this study, we verified the validity of this stimulator chip in the performance of current injections, and of inducing neural responses, with using a multi-channel electrode inserted in the primary visual cortex of anesthetized rats in vivo.
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Keyword(in English) Visual prosthesis / Intracortical microstimulation / Multi-channel stimulator VLSI chip / In-vivo neural imaging / Physiological experiments
Paper # BioX2015-35,MBE2015-46,NC2015-30
Date of Issue 2015-10-18 (BioX, MBE, NC)

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Committee MBE / BioX / NC
Conference Date 2015/10/25(1days)
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Place (in English) Osaka Electro-Communication University
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Chair Tetsuo Kobayashi(Kyoto Univ.) / Masakatsu Nishigaki(Shizuoka Univ.) / Toshimichi Saito(Hosei Univ.)
Vice Chair Yutaka Fukuoka(Kogakuin Univ.) / Kazuhiko Sumi(Aoyama Gakuin Univ.) / Akira Otsuka(AIST) / Shigeo Sato(Tohoku Univ.)
Secretary Yutaka Fukuoka(akita noken) / Kazuhiko Sumi(Kogakuin Univ.) / Akira Otsuka(Toyama Pref. Univ.) / Shigeo Sato(NEC)
Assistant Takenori Oida(Kyoto Univ.) / Ryota Horie(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.) / Tetsushi Ohki(AIST) / Nobuyuki Nishiuchi(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) / Hiroyuki Kanbara(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Hisanao Akima(Tohoku Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Biometrics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Intracortical microstimulation in rats in vivo by using a multi-channel stimulator VLSI chip
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Visual prosthesis
Keyword(2) Intracortical microstimulation
Keyword(3) Multi-channel stimulator VLSI chip
Keyword(4) In-vivo neural imaging
Keyword(5) Physiological experiments
1st Author's Name Yuichi Umehira
1st Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Yuki Hayashida
2nd Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Shigetoshi Hutami
3rd Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
4th Author's Name Kouki Takatani
4th Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
5th Author's Name Seiji Kameda
5th Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
6th Author's Name Tetsuya Yagi
6th Author's Affiliation Osaka University(Osaka Univ.)
Date 2015-10-25
Paper # BioX2015-35,MBE2015-46,NC2015-30
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) BioX-266,MBE-267,NC-268
Page pp.pp.71-76(BioX), pp.71-76(MBE), pp.71-76(NC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-10-18 (BioX, MBE, NC)