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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Speaker: Dr. Erin Patrick

Title: “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 improved design of future neural interfaces for many different applications.