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CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages 65-77Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2017.09.012
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Neural interface; Brain-machine interface; Neuroprosthesis; Sensory substitution; Cognitive therapy; Neurotechnology
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- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) as part of the Reliable Neural Technology Program, through the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Systems Center (SSC) Pacific grant [N66001-11-1-4013]
- National Institutes of Health [1U01NS099700-01]
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Electrical stimulation technologies capable of modulating neural activity are well established for neuroscientific research and neurotherapeutics. Recent micro-neuromodulation experimental results continue to explain neural processing complexity and suggest the potential for assistive technologies capable of restoring or repairing of basic function. Nonetheless, performance is dependent upon the specificity of the stimulation. Increasingly specific stimulation is hypothesized to be achieved by progressively smaller interfaces. Miniaturization is a current focus of neural implants due to improvements in mitigation of the body's foreign body response. It is likely that these exciting technologies will offer the promise to provide large-scale micro-neuromodulation in the future. Here, we highlight recent successes of assistive technologies through bidirectional neuroprostheses currently being used to repair or restore basic brain functionality. Furthermore, we introduce recent neuromodulation technologies that might improve the effectiveness of these neuroprosthetic interfaces by increasing their chronic stability and microstimulation specificity. We suggest a vision where the natural progression of innovative technologies and scientific knowledge enables the ability to selectively micro-neuromodulate every neuron in the brain.
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