Interfacing sensors with the nervous system: Lessons from the development and success of the cochlear implant

Blake S. Wilson; Michael Dorman

doi:10.1109/JSEN.2007.912917

Interfacing sensors with the nervous system: Lessons from the development and success of the cochlear implant

Blake S. Wilson
, Michael Dorman

Biodesign Institute

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Abstract

The cochlear implant is the most successful neural prosthesis to date and may serve as a paradigm for the development or further development of other systems to interface sensors with the nervous system, e.g., visual or vestibular prostheses. This paper traces the history of cochlear implants and describes how the current levels of performance have been achieved. Lessons and insights from this experience are presented in concluding sections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	131-147
Number of pages	17
Journal	IEEE Sensors Journal
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2007.912917
State	Published - Jan 2008

Keywords

Auditory prosthesis
Cochlear implant
Deafness
Hearing
Nervous system
Neural prosthesis
Sensors
Speech perception
Vestibular prosthesis
Visual prosthesis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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