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Stimulation musculaire électrique

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Reward signals in the motor cortex: from biology to neurotechnology

Solaiman Shokur, Pierre Theopistos Vassiliadis

Over the past decade, research has shown that the primary motor cortex (M1), the brain's main output for movement, also responds to rewards. These reward signals may shape motor output in its final stages, influencing movement invigoration and motor learni ...

NATURE PORTFOLIO2025

Biophysically accurate and machine learning-based surrogate models to optimize neuroprosthesis design and operation

Simone Romeni

Electrical stimulation of the nervous system has emerged as a promising assistive technology in case of many injuries and illnesses across various parts of the nervous system. In particular, the invasive neuromodulation of the peripheral nervous system see ...

EPFL2024

Multidisciplinary Approach to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

Mikaël Nils Sturny

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a widespread disease affecting approximately 20% of men. With a rising incidence due to the global ageing of the world population, it is estimated that over 322 million patients will be affected in 2025. While not being a lifet ...

EPFL2020

An Event-Driven Closed-Loop System for Real-Time FES Control

Silvestro Micera, Danilo Demarchi, Andrea Crema

Active functional rehabilitation procedures, exoskeleton application and prosthesis employment are essential tools for the society life reinstatement of subjects affected by neuromuscular disorders or victims of serious physical accident. In this paper we ...

IEEE2019

Implantable Autonomous Wireless Closed-loop Bio-electronics for Epilepsy Control

Reza Ranjandish

Implantable electronic medical device (IEMD) is an emerging technology that plays an important role in the treatment of several neurological disorders such as epilepsy, especially in the cases of drug-resistant epilepsy. Recent developments and studies sho ...

EPFL2019

Analysis of patient-specific stimulation with segmented leads in the subthalamic nucleus

Philippe Renaud, André Mercanzini

Objective Segmented deep brain stimulation leads in the subthalamic nucleus have shown to increase therapeutic window using directional stimulation. However, it is not fully understood how these segmented leads with reduced electrode size modify the volume ...

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE2019

Protocol for the PreventIT feasibility randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle-integrated exercise intervention in young older adults

Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Ionescu

Introduction The European population is rapidly ageing. In order to handle substantial future challenges in the healthcare system, we need to shift focus from treatment towards health promotion. The PreventIT project has adapted the Lifestyle-integrated Ex ...

BMJ2019

Novel Concept Enabling an Old Idea: A Flexible Electrode Array to Treat Neurogenic Erectile Dysfunction

Nikolaos Stergiopoulos, Rodrigo Araujo Fraga Da Silva, Mikaël Nils Sturny

Introduction: Many studies have shown that electrostimulation of the cavernosal nerve can induce and maintain penile erection. Based on these discoveries, neurostimulation to activate the erectile response has been considered a potential solution to treat ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2018

Two-phase calibration of a neuroprosthetic system

Grégoire Courtine, Marco Capogrosso, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Fabien Bertrand Paul Wagner, Tomislav Milekovic, Jérôme Gandar

Methods and systems are provided for triggering electrical stimulation of a spinal cord during execution of a motor event. In one example, a method comprises monitoring motor cortex activity while execution of a desired motor movement is attempted during a ...

2018

Brain-controlled neuroprosthetic interventions to restore locomotion after contusion spinal cord injury in the rat

Marco Bonizzato

Spinal cord injury (SCI), second only to stroke, is the leading cause of paralysis. Therapies based on electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and other locomotor areas of the Nervous System improve motor control in people with neurotrauma. Neuromodulati ...

EPFL2017

Wearable systems for grasp rehabilitation after stroke

Andrea Crema

Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability, causing both motor and cognitive impairments. Stroke impacts both motor and somatosensory capabilities of the individual, causing distorted perception of the environment and of the body. Consequently per ...

EPFL2017

Role of MCT1 and CAII in skeletal muscle pH homeostasis, energetics, and function: in vivo insights from MCT1 haploinsufficient mice

Pierre Magistretti, Sylvain Eric Lengacher

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a partial suppression of monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)-1 on skeletalmuscle pH, energetics, and function (MCT1(+/-) mice). Twenty-fourMCT1(+/-) and 13 wild-type (WT) mice were subjected to a re ...

Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology2017

Systems and methods for treating sexual disorders using electro-stimulation

Nikolaos Stergiopoulos, Rodrigo Araujo Fraga Da Silva

Systems and methods are provided for treating a sexual disorder such as erectile dysfunction (ED) or female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). An electrical stimulation system may include an implantable stimulation unit, an external patient controller, and an ...

2016

Facial rehabilitative device based on robogami (robotic origami) platform

Jamie Paik, Amir Firouzeh

The present invention relates to a facial rehabilitative device based on Robogami (Robotic Origami) platform. The device facilitates the process of the physical therapy for the therapist, to make this process more disciplined, and to enhance the result for ...

2015

Wireless Energy and Data Transfer for Neural Recording and Stimulation Applications

Catherine Dehollain, Gürkan Yilmaz

This study presents design and implementation of a wireless energy and transfer system. The system is targeted to work in accordance with neural recording and stimulation purposes, more specifically for in-vivo epilepsy monitoring. A brief overview of the ...

Ieee2013

Motor Recovery After Stroke by Means of BCI-Guided Functional Electrical Stimulation

José del Rocio Millán Ruiz, Robert Leeb, Andrea Biasiucci

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) provide a mean to access the damaged motor network of the brain after stroke, and could be used to drive and promote beneficial plasticity. Among the available therapeutic approaches, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) ...

2013

Human fetal bone cells in delivery systems for bone engineering

Dominique Pioletti, Corinne Scaletta, Sandra Jaccoud, Lee Ann Laurent-Applegate, Nathalie Hirt-Burri

The aim of this study was to culture human fetal bone cells (dedicated cell banks of fetal bone derived from 14 week gestation femurs) within both hyaluronic acid gel and collagen foam, to compare the biocompatibility of both matrices as potential delivery ...

Wiley-Blackwell2011

Control strategies for a verticalized rehabilitation robot

Caring and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries have greatly evolved during the twentieth century. Unfortunately standard training still heavily relies on manual mobilization of the patient. Which not only results in short training periods, but also prev ...

EPFL2009

Perceptual learning by mental imagery

Michael Herzog

In a bisection discrimination task, two vertical outer lines delineate an interval which is bisected by a centre line. Observers indicate whether this centre line is closer to the left or right outer line. Performance in this task improves strongly with tr ...

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology2009

Human perceptual learning by mental imagery

Michael Herzog

Perceptual learning is learning to perceive. For example, a radiologist is able to easily identify anomalies in medical images only after extended training. Theoretical and psychophysical studies [1-12] suggest that such improvements of performance are acc ...

Elsevier2009