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Modeling electrical stimulation of mammalian nerve fibers: A mechanistic versus probabilistic approach
Sadashivaiah, Vijay; Sacré, Pierre; Guan, Yun et al.
2017In Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
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Abstract :
[en] Electrical neurostimulation is increasingly used over neuropharmacology to treat various diseases. Despite efforts to model the effects of electrical stimulation, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This is because current mechanistic models just quantify the effects that the electrical field produces near the fiber and do not capture interactions between stimulus-initiated action potentials (APs) and underlying physiological activity initiated APs. In this study, we aim to quantify and compare these interactions. We construct two computational models of a nerve fiber of varying degrees of complexity (probabilistic versus mechanistic) each receiving two inputs: the underlying physiological activity at one end of the fiber, and the external stimulus applied to the middle of the fiber. We then define reliability, R, as the percentage of physiological APs that make it to the other end of the nerve fiber. We apply the two inputs to the fiber at various frequencies and analyze reliability. We find that the probabilistic model captures relay properties for low input frequencies (<; 10 Hz) but then differs from the mechanistic model if either input has a larger frequency. This is because the probabilistic model only accounts for only (i) inter signal loss of excitability and (ii) collisions between stimulus-initiated action potentials (APs) and underlying physiological activity initiated APs. This first step towards modeling the interactions in a nerve fiber opens up opportunities towards understanding mechanisms of electrical stimulation therapies.
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Sadashivaiah, Vijay
Sacré, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Robotique intelligente
Guan, Yun
Anderson, William S.
Sarma, Sridevi V.
Language :
English
Title :
Modeling electrical stimulation of mammalian nerve fibers: A mechanistic versus probabilistic approach
Publication date :
2017
Event name :
39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Event organizer :
IEEE
Event place :
Seogwipo, South Korea
Event date :
from 11-07-2017 to 15-07-2017
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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