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A Computational Framework for Electrical Stimulation of Vestibular Nerve

Marianelli, Prisca
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Capogrosso, Marco  
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Luciani, Lorenzo Bassi
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2015
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

The vestibular organs are very important to generate reflexes critical for stabilizing gaze and body posture. Vestibular diseases significantly reduce the quality of life of people who are affected by them. Some research groups have recently started developing vestibular neuroprostheses to mitigate these symptoms. However, many scientific and technological issues need to be addressed to optimise their use in clinical trials. We developed a computational model able to mimic the response of human vestibular nerves and which can be exploited for "in-silico" testing of new strategies to design implantable vestibular prostheses. First, a digital model of the vestibular system was reconstructed from anatomical data. Monopolar stimulation was delivered at different positions and distances from ampullary nerves. The electrical potential induced by the injected current was computed through finite-element methods and drove extra-cellular stimulation of fibers in the vestibular, facial, and cochlear nerves. The electrical activity of vestibular nerves and the resulting eye movements elicited by different stimulation protocols were investigated. A set of electrode configurations was analyzed in terms of selectivity at increasing injected current. Electrode position along the nerve plays a major role in producing undesired activity in other nontargeted nerves, whereas distance from the fiber does not significantly affect selectivity. Indications are provided to minimize misalignment in nonoptimal electrode locations. Eye movements elicited by the different stimulation protocols are calculated and compared to experimental values, for the purpose of model validation.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/Tnsre.2015.2407861
Web of Science ID

WOS:000361317000018

Author(s)
Marianelli, Prisca
Capogrosso, Marco  
Luciani, Lorenzo Bassi
Panarese, Alessandro
Micera, Silvestro  
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc

Published in
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Volume

23

Issue

5

Start page

897

End page

909

Subjects

Finite element analysis

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neural electrical stimulation

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neural engineering

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selectivity

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vestibular prosthesis

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REVIEWED

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