Abstract
Leg amputees suffer the lack of sensory feedback from a prosthesis, which is provoking their low confidence during the walking, falls and low mobility. Electrical peripheral nerve stimulation (ePNS) of upper-limb amputee’s residual nerves has shown the ability to restore the sensations from the missing limb into the proper sensorimotor scheme. Physiologically plausible stimulation protocols targeting lower limb sciatic nerve holds promise to induce sensory feedback restoration that should facilitate close-to-natural sensorimotor integration and therefore fall avoidance and walking corrections. The sciatic nerve, innervating the foot and lower leg, has very different dimensions and density/disposal of mechanoreceptors, respect to upper-limb nerves. Therefore there is a need to develop a computational model of its behaviour. Different types of neural interfaces and their different designs have been implemented. This computational modelling suggests the optimal interface to use in human subjects.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
