Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/12/2018
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Location
UF Health Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration

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“Predicting the Performance of Neural Interfaces via Computational Modeling”

By combining axonal Hodgkin-Huxley modeling tools (Neuron) with

finite-element-method (FEM) simulations it is possible to quantitatively

predict the stimulation and recording performance of neural interfaces.

In this talk I will introduce the model framework and simulation results

that were used to help decipher recorded in vivo compound neural

action-potentials (CNAP)s from evoked stimulation. The model for this study

was the rat sciatic nerve, but the method/strategy is appropriate for other nerves

and neural tissues. This modeling capability could greatly inform the

rational design of future neural interfaces.

 

The speaker will be Dr. Erin Patrick from the Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department at the University of Florida.