TY - CHAP
T1 - MAXSENS
T2 - A flexible matrix electrode for sensory substitution
AU - Popović-Maneski, Lana
AU - Došen, Strahinja
AU - Bijelić, Goran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We describe a new electrical stimulation system for sensory substitution. The system comprises a programmable stimulator and a flexible 4x3 multi-pad electrode with concentric fields suitable for the stimulation of the cutaneous afferents. In the pilot tests with the system, we determined sensation thresholds and tested spatial coding in four able bodied subjects on the volar side of the forearm. We used two different types of gel as an interface between the skin and the electrode. The results were better when the gel had high resistance (30 kΩ/cm): sensation thresholds were lower, the stimulation was more comfortable and the users could distinguish which pad was activated in more than 80% of trials.
AB - We describe a new electrical stimulation system for sensory substitution. The system comprises a programmable stimulator and a flexible 4x3 multi-pad electrode with concentric fields suitable for the stimulation of the cutaneous afferents. In the pilot tests with the system, we determined sensation thresholds and tested spatial coding in four able bodied subjects on the volar side of the forearm. We used two different types of gel as an interface between the skin and the electrode. The results were better when the gel had high resistance (30 kΩ/cm): sensation thresholds were lower, the stimulation was more comfortable and the users could distinguish which pad was activated in more than 80% of trials.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_77
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_77
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85027243909
T3 - Biosystems and Biorobotics
SP - 481
EP - 485
BT - Biosystems and Biorobotics
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -