Journal
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/abc3d3
Keywords
artificial intelligence; deep learning; frequency-shaping amplifier; fully-integrated bioelectronics; intrafascicular microelectrodes; motor decoding; peripheral nerve interface
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Funding
- DARPA [HR0011-172-0060, N66001-15-C-4016]
- MnDRIVE Program at the University of Minnesota
- Institute for Engineering in Medicine at the University of Minnesota
- NIH [R01-MH111413-01]
- NSF CAREER Award [1845709]
- Fasikl Incorporated
- Singapore Ministry of Education [R-263-000-A47-112, R-263-000-A29-133]
- Div Of Electrical, Commun & Cyber Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1845709] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Objective. While prosthetic hands with independently actuated digits have become commercially available, state-of-the-art human-machine interfaces (HMI) only permit control over a limited set of grasp patterns, which does not enable amputees to experience sufficient improvement in their daily activities to make an active prosthesis useful. Approach. Here we present a technology platform combining fully-integrated bioelectronics, implantable intrafascicular microelectrodes and deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate this missing bridge by tapping into the intricate motor control signals of peripheral nerves. The bioelectric neural interface includes an ultra-low-noise neural recording system to sense electroneurography (ENG) signals from microelectrode arrays implanted in the residual nerves, and AI models employing the recurrent neural network (RNN) architecture to decode the subject's motor intention. Main results. A pilot human study has been carried out on a transradial amputee. We demonstrate that the information channel established by the proposed neural interface is sufficient to provide high accuracy control of a prosthetic hand up to 15 degrees of freedom (DOF). The interface is intuitive as it directly maps complex prosthesis movements to the patient's true intention. Significance. Our study layouts the foundation towards not only a robust and dexterous control strategy for modern neuroprostheses at a near-natural level approaching that of the able hand, but also an intuitive conduit for connecting human minds and machines through the peripheral neural pathways. Clinical trial: DExterous Hand Control Through Fascicular Targeting (DEFT). Identifier: NCT02994160.
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