期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
卷 29, 期 -, 页码 418-428出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3055203
关键词
Electrodes; Retina; Electric fields; Electrical stimulation; Three-dimensional displays; Neuromodulation; Conductivity; Computational modeling; retinal neuromodulation; spatial selectivity; temporal interference; transcorneal electrical stimulation
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [62073221, 61773256, 61971280, 61773259, 81671801]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M661509]
The study proposed a computational modeling method to explore spatially selective retinal stimulation via temporally interfering electric fields. Results showed that temporal interference stimulation could gradually generate an increasingly localized high-intensity region on the retina, with the position of the convergent region modulated by regulating the current ratio of different electrode channels.
Retinal electrical stimulation is a widely utilized method to restore visual function for patients with retinal degenerative diseases. Transcorneal electrical stimulation (TES) represents an effective way to improve the visual function due to its potential neuroprotective effect. However, TES with single electrode fails to spatially and selectively stimulate retinal neurons. Herein, a computational modeling method was proposed to explore the feasibility of spatially selective retinal stimulation via temporally interfering electric fields. An eyeball model with multiple electrodes was constructed to simulate the interferential electric fields with various electrode montages and current ratios. The results demonstrated that the temporal interference (TI) stimulation would gradually generate an increasingly localized high-intensity region on retina as the return electrodes moved towards the posterior of the eyeball and got closer. Additionally, the position of the convergent region could be modulated by regulating the current ratio of different electrode channels. The TI strategy with multisite and steerable stimulation can stimulate local retinal region with certain convergence and a relatively large stimulation range, which would be a feasible approach for the spatially selective retinal neuromodulation.
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