ALTERNATE EXCITATION OF LARGE AND SMALL AXONS WITH DIFFERENT STIMULATION WAVE-FORMS - AN APPLICATION TO MUSCLE ACTIVATION

被引：19

作者：

FANG, ZP ^{[1
]}

MORTIMER, JT ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT BIOMED ENGN,APPL NEURAL CONTROL LAB,CLEVELAND,OH 44106

来源：

MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING | 1991年 / 29卷 / 05期

关键词：

ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; MOTOR UNITS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEURAL PROSTHESES; PERIPHERAL NERVE; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02442328

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

A method has been developed to activate separately and alternately two axon groups in an intact nerve trunk through a single-channel stimulation electrode. Two types of stimuli, quasitrapezoidal-shaped and narrow rectangular-shaped current pulses, were employed to activate smaller and larger axons, respectively. The technique was demonstrated on an alpha motor fibre population in cat peripheral nerve and was utilised to reduce muscle fatigue during repetitive stimulation. This method may have applications in physiological research and the design of neural prostheses.

引用

页码：543 / 547

页数：5