TY - GEN
T1 - Creating support circuits for the nervous system
T2 - 2009 Symposium on VLSI Circuits
AU - Csavoy, Andrew
AU - Molnar, Gregory
AU - Denison, Timothy
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This paper discusses designing technology for brain-machine interfaces (BMI). Advances in BMI technology might potentially help improve devices treating neurological conditions. Designing a BMI system is a complex engineering problem drawing on such diverse fields as applied physics, circuit design, algorithms and biology. Fundamental to device design is the neurophysiology of the 'brain circuits' and how a circuit designer chooses to interface with these networks. To put these concepts in context, we describe recent work in prototyping bi-directional BMIs that seek to provide adaptive neuromodulation of a neural circuit based on detected electrical biomarkers in the brain. This application highlights how advancements in merging silicon and biological systems, reflected in BMI design, seeks to help advance the treatment of a variety of neurological disorders.
AB - This paper discusses designing technology for brain-machine interfaces (BMI). Advances in BMI technology might potentially help improve devices treating neurological conditions. Designing a BMI system is a complex engineering problem drawing on such diverse fields as applied physics, circuit design, algorithms and biology. Fundamental to device design is the neurophysiology of the 'brain circuits' and how a circuit designer chooses to interface with these networks. To put these concepts in context, we describe recent work in prototyping bi-directional BMIs that seek to provide adaptive neuromodulation of a neural circuit based on detected electrical biomarkers in the brain. This application highlights how advancements in merging silicon and biological systems, reflected in BMI design, seeks to help advance the treatment of a variety of neurological disorders.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70449427590
SN - 9784863480018
T3 - IEEE Symposium on VLSI Circuits, Digest of Technical Papers
SP - 4
EP - 7
BT - 2009 Symposium on VLSI Circuits
Y2 - 16 June 2009 through 18 June 2009
ER -