{"title":"Processing of foot pressure images and display of an advanced clinical parameter PR in Diabetic Neuropathy","authors":"S.R. Shah, K. M. Patil","doi":"10.1109/ICORR.2005.1501131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2005.1501131","url":null,"abstract":"In diabetic foot, sensation loss predisposes to skin ulceration which may result in amputation, the most feared complication. Therefore, understanding and detection of factors responsible for plantar ulceration and their measurement reproducibly is necessary to save the foot at risk. As peak foot pressure were not sufficiently sensitive, power ratio (PR), a new diagnostic parameter, by analysis of foot pressure distribution in standing and walking images of foot has been developed. PR is related to different levels of sensation loss in the diabetic foot algorithm is developed (in MATLAB) to automatically separate (crop) bitmap files of different foot sizes. Algorithm is also developed (in Visual C ++) to calculate PR of cropped images and display simultaneously PR of all foot sole areas. This display of PR simultaneously in all foot areas helps clinician to effectively discriminate between normal, early and advanced stages of diabetic neuropathic subjects and also in detecting foot sole areas at risk","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"202 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134433173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Hong, Hesheng Liu, P. Schimpf, Shangkai Gao, N. Thakor
{"title":"Spatio-temporal analysis of P300 using ICA and SSLOFO","authors":"Bo Hong, Hesheng Liu, P. Schimpf, Shangkai Gao, N. Thakor","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419706","url":null,"abstract":"Spatial information of EEG source activity revealed by inverse methods may contribute to an improvement of the BCI systems. This paper proposes an approach that integrates the independent component analysis (ICA) and a newly developed inverse algorithm termed SSLOFO to robustly reconstruct cortical sources of P300. The target independent components are first extracted using a spatio-temporal optimization process and then SSLOFO is employed to localize the sources of the target components. Preliminary studies demonstrate our method is able to localize sources of P300 based on 5-trial-averaged EEG and the results are consistent with the findings of other functional imaging studies such as fMRl. The robustness of our approach is also proved by a study which indicates the P300 sources are stably reconstructed around the left and right TPJ areas","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124411077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of passive torque on the kinematics of vestibular-evoked reflexive head movements","authors":"J. S. Reynolds, G. Gdowski","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419681","url":null,"abstract":"When the body is passively moved in space, reflexive compensatory head movements (vesitbulo-collic reflex, VCR) are produced to help stabilize the head with respect to the trunk. In addition, cervical stretch reflexes are activated when the head moves on the trunk (cervico-collic reflex, CCR). Each of these reflexes is thought to contribute to the stability of the head with respect to the trunk by producing head movements during body perturbations. In humans, the VCR has been shown to rapidly adapt to changes in the head's inertia by adding mass to the head during whole body rotations. In this study, a method was developed for modifying the torque acting on the head during rotation in squirrel monkeys in order to study adaptive properties of the VCR in animals. The VCR produced during horizontal rotation was studied in two squirrel monkeys while the torque exerted on the head was varied (0-5.5 oz-in). During low torque conditions the kinematics of the head movements (gain and phase) were anti-compensatory rather than compensatory. As the imposed torque was increased, the gain of the head movements gradually increased until the head was stable in space. These results illustrate the interactions between the VCR and CCR in small non-human primates free to move their head during whole body rotations. Further studies are necessary to determine what neural circuits underlie the observed interactions between the VCR and CCR","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"31 8","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120859334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Orderly recruitment order of peripheral nerve stimulation with electrode array","authors":"Z. Lertmanorat, K. Gustafson, D. Durand","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419676","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical stimulation of peripheral nerve activates large diameter fibers before small ones. Currently available techniques for achieving a natural recruitment order (from small to large fibers) require long-duration stimulation pulses (>500 mus) and large stimulation amplitude, which shorten battery life of the implanted stimulator and could lead to electrode corrosion. The hypothesis that small axons can be recruited before large ones with an electrode array and narrow pulsewidth (50mus) was tested in animal experiments using the cat lateral gastrocnemius (LG) model (N=3). The LG nerve innervates both LG and soleus muscle groups. The LG has fast-twitch fibers and is innervated by large axons (9-16mum), whereas the soleus has slow-twitch fibers and is innervated by smaller axons (8-12 mum). Peak twitch force of LG and soleus were plotted as a function of stimulation amplitude to indicate the recruitment curve. At 40% activation of LG, a conventional tripolar electrode activated only 8.7 plusmn 6.4 of soleus whereas the electrode arrays of 5 and 7 contacts activated 43% plusmn 11.6 and 48% plusmn 10.3 of soleus respectively, suggesting that the arrays could activate some small axons before fully recruiting larger ones. The electrode arrays also decreased significantly the recruitment curve slopes to only 10%-20% of the value obtained for the tripolar electrode. In conclusion, electrode array of 5 and 7 contacts can be used to modulate the recruitment order of peripheral nerve stimulation with a narrow pulse","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127272168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proportions of endpoint force pattern types obtained via intraspinal microstimulation in chronically spinalized cats are dependent on sensorimotor training","authors":"V. Boyce, M. Lemay","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419662","url":null,"abstract":"In the spinal intact cat, four typical end-point force patterns are obtained with intraspinal stimulation of the lumbar cord. The types and the proportions of the patterns found were examined in chronically spinalized cats receiving neuroregenerative transplants and/or sensorimotor training. In all groups tested, there was a departure from the frequencies at which each of the patterns was expressed by microstimulation in spinal intact cats. In trained animals, the four patterns found in spinal intact animals were obtained, in addition to two novel fields. However, in untrained animals primarily flexion responses were obtained. These results suggest that sensorimotor training has an important influence on the reorganization of spinal circuits in the chronically injured cord","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"169 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126646542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kohdabashi, M. Sekine, Y. Higashi, T. Fujimoto, T. Tamura
{"title":"Topographic and energy analysis of resting MEG and photic stimulation responses in control subjects and patients with schizophrenia","authors":"A. Kohdabashi, M. Sekine, Y. Higashi, T. Fujimoto, T. Tamura","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419542","url":null,"abstract":"To investigate sequential changes in magnetoencephalograms (MEGs) during photic stimulation (PS), we performed a quantitative MEG analysis of the alpha band (related to stimulus frequency) in 19 schizophrenic patients and 18 gender- and age-matched control subjects. Photic stimulation was at an interval of 0.5 Hz, and the frequency band was from 8 to 10.5 Hz. In each session, the interval lasted ten seconds and was repeated ten times for each frequency. In the topographic study, we assessed the differences between the two groups under two conditions (i.e., during PS and inter-PS). During the stimulus, the absolute 8-10.5 Hz band energy of the patient group was higher at the posterior sites throughout the ten-second periods. We compared the energy intensity of each site based on international 10/20 derivation. The energy intensity in the schizophrenic patients was smaller than in the control subjects at each site. We observed a gender difference in the control subjects, but not in the schizophrenic ones. These results suggest that schizophrenic patients show fewer changes in alpha activity during the stimulus, and this continuity of posterior dominance may reflect hyperarousal, which counteracts any decrease in vigilance throughout the PS","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126759342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MeaBench: A toolset for multi-electrode data acquisition and on-line analysis","authors":"D. Wagenaar, T. DeMarse, Steve M. Potter","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419673","url":null,"abstract":"We present a software suite, MeaBench, for data acquisition and online analysis of multi-electrode recordings, especially from micro-electrode arrays. Besides controlling data acquisition hardware, MeaBench includes algorithms for real-time stimulation artifact suppression and spike detection, as well as programs for online display of voltage traces from 60 electrodes and continuously updated spike raster plots. MeaBench features real-time output streaming, allowing easy integration with stimulator systems. We have been able to generate stimulation sequences in response to live neuronal activity with less than 20 ms lag time. MeaBench is open-source software, and is available for free public download at http://www.its.caltech.edu/~pinelab/wagenaar/meabench.html","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116034833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frequency Selection for SSVEP-based Binocular Rivalry","authors":"Ruiping Wang, Xiaorong Gao, Shangkai Gao","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419696","url":null,"abstract":"Under conditions in which the visual system can not reconcile dissimilar images from the two eyes, perception typically alternates between the two images - a process known as binocular rivalry. Binocular rivalry is a useful experimental paradigm for identifying aspects of neural correlates. Two images flickered at different frequencies as the visual stimulator to left and right eyes respectively so that the response can be recovered from the steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) by time-frequency analysis. SSVEP-based binocular rivalry has potential advantage of registering the alternation in physiological dominance of the two eyes. However, flickering frequency greatly affects its practical applications. This paper presents a method of frequency selection to improve the applicability of SSVEP-based binocular rivalry. Optimal frequency is selected by comparing the stability and the signal-to-noise ratio of SSVEP between different frequencies. The SSVEP-based binocular rivalry with optimal flickering frequency correlates better with the subjects' report of perceptual dominance","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116732235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational Study of Effect of Potassium Lateral Diffusion and Size of Extracellular Space on Neuronal Synchronization","authors":"E. Park, D. Durand","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419593","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419593","url":null,"abstract":"Previous experimental and simulation results have shown that potassium lateral diffusion can generate mutual interaction between neurons resulting in synchronization. The coupling mediator is extracellular potassium concentration. This concentration is modulated by the size of interstitial space. Yet the effect of extracellular space (ECS) size on the level of synchronization between neurons has not yet been studied. We hypothesize that the neuronal synchronization can be modulated by the size of ECS. To test this hypothesis, a two-cell model embedded in a 3-compartment diffusion system was used. Each neuron was surrounded by interstitial space and immersed in the potassium bath. The simulation results show that as the ECS size decreases, synchronous states between non-identical neurons become asynchronous. Since a reduction of ECS size can be achieved by intensive neuronal activity such as epileptiform activity, the results suggest a possible mechanism for the development of synchronization in the process of sustained neuronal activity generated by potassium lateral diffusion","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128524412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Goal-directed state equation for tracking reaching movements using neural signals","authors":"L. Srinivasan, U. Eden, A. Willsky, E. Brown","doi":"10.1109/CNE.2005.1419630","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CNE.2005.1419630","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses the problem of estimating reaching movements. We derive a Bayesian-optimal discrete-time state equation to support real-time filters that incorporate observations about the target position and arm trajectory. The resulting algorithm is compatible with any filtering method, such as point process or Kalman filters, and any recording modality, such as multielectrode arrays, intracortical EEG, or eye trackers","PeriodicalId":113815,"journal":{"name":"Conference Proceedings. 2nd International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2005.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129054773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}