1. Brendan O’Keefe, Talk #2

2.  Neuroprosthetics are devices implanted in the body that simulate the function of an organ or organ system that has since failed due to disease or injury  Their functions range from providing hearing, seeing, and feeling abilities as well as pain- relief and restoring damaged brain cells  First documented use in 1957, first cochlear implant; failed after short time

3.  Auditory: Most commonly the cochlear implant, this device gives patients their ability to hear back  Visual: In patients with macular degeneration and other visual diseases, implants can bring lost vision back  Spinal Cord Stimulator: Used for pain relief in patients with chronic moderate back pain

5.  Most popular neuroprosthetic  Usually consists of two different sets of parts:  External: Outside the ear is the microphone, speech processor to filter sound, and transmitter to receive auditory input and send the input to internal components  Internal: Receiver gets input from transmitter and converts it into electrical impulses ◦ The stimulator is the device that allows this technology to be possible. A device containing electrodes wound through cochlea and then uses the existing (yet damaged) nerves to transmit singals directly to brain

6.  Motor prosthetics are devices that support the autonomous nervous system ◦ These are functions that are uncontrollable by the patient An example is a bladder control implant

7.  Restore function to brain tissue lost  Circuits are integrated  Parkinson’s  Speech Deficits  Paralysis  Traumatic Brain Injury

8.  Size  Power Consumption  Data Transmission  Accuracy

9.  Self-charging implants  Uploading/downloading information  Controlling machinery with thoughts

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