Toward Replacement Parts for the Brain

Implantable Biomimetic Electronics As Neural Prostheses3-7985-1714-2

Table of contents :
Cover Page……Page 1
Title Page……Page 4
ISBN 0262025779……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 8
1 We Made the Deaf Hear. Now What?……Page 14
2 Microelectronic Array for Stimulation of Large Retinal Tissue Areas……Page 26
3 Imaging Two-Dimensional Neural Activity Patterns in the Cat Visual Cortex using a Multielectrode Array……Page 54
4 Brain Parts on Multiple Scales: Examples from the Auditory System……Page 80
5 A Protocol for Reading the Mind……Page 102
6 Cognitive Processes in Replacement Brain Parts: A Code for All Reasons……Page 122
7 Mathematical Modeling as a Basic Tool for Neuromimetic Circuits……Page 140
8 Real-Time Spatiotemporal Databases to Support Human Motor Skills……Page 170
9 Long-Term Functional Contact between Nerve Cell Networks and Microelectrode Arrays……Page 188
10 Building Minimalistic Hybrid Neuroelectric Devices……Page 216
11 The Biotic/Abiotic Interface: Achievements and Foreseeable Challenges……Page 232
12 Brain-Implantable Biomimetic Electronics as a Neural Prosthesis for Hippocampal Memory Function……Page 252
13 Brain Circuit Implementation: High-Precision Computation from Low-Precision Components……Page 288
14 Hybrid Electronic/Photonic Multichip Modules for Vision and Neural Prosthetic Applications……Page 306
15 Reconfigurable Processors for Neural Prostheses……Page 346
16 The Coming Revolution: The Merging of Computational Neural Science and Semiconductor Engineering……Page 380
Contributors……Page 396
Index……Page 400