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ArticleScientific reports2017

Separability of neural responses to standardised mechanical stimulation of limbs.

Emma Brunton, Christoph W Blau, Kianoush Nazarpour

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An Innervated Human Skin Equivalent that Electrically Encodes Mechanical and Thermal Stimuli.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  2. Spatio-temporal feature extraction in sensory electroneurographic signals.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2022
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  3. Preparation of Rat Sciatic Nerve for Ex Vivo Neurophysiology.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emma BruntonSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, Newcastle, UK. Emma.Brunton@Newcastle.ac.uk.
Christoph W BlauFaculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, Newcastle, UK.
Kianoush NazarpourSchool of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, Newcastle, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4217-0254
Newcastle University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Considerable scientific and technological efforts are currently being made towards the development of neural prostheses. Understanding how the peripheral nervous system responds to electro-mechanical stimulation of the limb, will help to inform the design of prostheses that can restore function or accelerate recovery from injury to the sensory motor system. However, due to differences in experimental protocols, it is difficult, if not impossible, to make meaningful comparisons between different peripheral nerve interfaces. Therefore, we developed a low-cost electronic system to standardise the mechanical stimulation of a rat's hindpaw. Three types of mechanical stimulations, namely, proprioception, touch and nociception were delivered to the limb and the electroneurogram signals were recorded simultaneously from the sciatic nerve with a 16-contact cuff electrode. For the first time, results indicate separability of neural responses according to stimulus type as well as intensity. Statistical analysis reveal that cuff contacts placed circumferentially, rather than longitudinally, are more likely to lead to higher classification rates. This flexible setup may be readily adapted for systematic comparison of various electrodes and mechanical stimuli in rodents. Hence, we have made its electro-mechanical design and computer programme available online.

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Discrimination, PsychologicalNervous System Physiological PhenomenaPhysical StimulationAnimalsData AnalysisElectric StimulationExtremitiesModels, AnimalRatsSensationSignal-To-Noise Ratio

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PMID28894171
PMCPMC5593983
OpenAlexW2753917624

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