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A model of ganglion axon pathways accounts for percepts elicited by retinal implants. Sci Rep 2019; 9:9199. [PMID: 31235711 PMCID: PMC6591412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45416-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration cause irreversible vision loss in more than 10 million people worldwide. Retinal prostheses, now implanted in over 250 patients worldwide, electrically stimulate surviving cells in order to evoke neuronal responses that are interpreted by the brain as visual percepts ('phosphenes'). However, instead of seeing focal spots of light, current implant users perceive highly distorted phosphenes that vary in shape both across subjects and electrodes. We characterized these distortions by asking users of the Argus retinal prosthesis system (Second Sight Medical Products Inc.) to draw electrically elicited percepts on a touchscreen. Using ophthalmic fundus imaging and computational modeling, we show that elicited percepts can be accurately predicted by the topographic organization of optic nerve fiber bundles in each subject's retina, successfully replicating visual percepts ranging from 'blobs' to oriented 'streaks' and 'wedges' depending on the retinal location of the stimulating electrode. This provides the first evidence that activation of passing axon fibers accounts for the rich repertoire of phosphene shape commonly reported in psychophysical experiments, which can severely distort the quality of the generated visual experience. Overall our findings argue for more detailed modeling of biological detail across neural engineering applications.
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Zeng Q, Zhao S, Yang H, Zhang Y, Wu T. Micro/Nano Technologies for High-Density Retinal Implant. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:E419. [PMID: 31234507 PMCID: PMC6630275 DOI: 10.3390/mi10060419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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During the past decades, there have been leaps in the development of micro/nano retinal implant technologies, which is one of the emerging applications in neural interfaces to restore vision. However, higher feedthroughs within a limited space are needed for more complex electronic systems and precise neural modulations. Active implantable medical electronics are required to have good electrical and mechanical properties, such as being small, light, and biocompatible, and with low power consumption and minimal immunological reactions during long-term implantation. For this purpose, high-density implantable packaging and flexible microelectrode arrays (fMEAs) as well as high-performance coating materials for retinal stimulation are crucial to achieve high resolution. In this review, we mainly focus on the considerations of the high-feedthrough encapsulation of implantable biomedical components to prolong working life, and fMEAs for different implant sites to deliver electrical stimulation to targeted retinal neuron cells. In addition, the functional electrode materials to achieve superior stimulation efficiency are also reviewed. The existing challenge and future research directions of micro/nano technologies for retinal implant are briefly discussed at the end of the review.
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- Qi Zeng
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen CAS-Envision Medical Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518100, China.
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Manfredi G, Colombo E, Barsotti J, Benfenati F, Lanzani G. Photochemistry of Organic Retinal Prostheses. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2019; 70:99-121. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-042018-052445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Organic devices are attracting considerable attention as prostheses for the recovery of retinal light sensitivity lost to retinal degenerative disease. The biotic/abiotic interface created when light-sensitive polymers and living tissues are placed in contact allows excitation of a response in blind laboratory rats exposed to visual stimuli. Although polymer retinal prostheses have proved to be efficient, their working mechanism is far from being fully understood. In this review article, we discuss the results of the studies conducted on these kinds of polymer devices and compare them with the data found in the literature for inorganic retinal prostheses, where the working mechanisms are better comprehended. This comparison, which tries to set some reference values and figures of merit, is intended for use as a starting point to determine the direction for further investigation.
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- Giovanni Manfredi
- Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 20133 Milan, Italy;,
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- Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16132 Genoa, Italy;,
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 20133 Milan, Italy;,
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- Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 16132 Genoa, Italy;,
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 20133 Milan, Italy;,
- Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
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Ryu SB, Werginz P, Fried SI. Response of Mouse Visual Cortical Neurons to Electric Stimulation of the Retina. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:324. [PMID: 31019449 PMCID: PMC6459047 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Retinal prostheses strive to restore vision to the blind by electrically stimulating the neurons that survive the disease process. Clinical effectiveness has been limited however, and much ongoing effort is devoted toward the development of improved stimulation strategies, especially ones that better replicate physiological patterns of neural signaling. Here, to better understand the potential effectiveness of different stimulation strategies, we explore the responses of neurons in the primary visual cortex to electric stimulation of the retina. A 16-channel implantable microprobe was used to record single unit activities in vivo from each layer of the mouse visual cortex. Layers were identified by electrode depth as well as spontaneous rate. Cell types were classified as excitatory or inhibitory based on their spike waveform and as ON, OFF, or ON-OFF based on the polarity of their light response. After classification, electric stimulation was delivered via a wire electrode placed on the surface of cornea (extraocularly) and responses were recorded from the cortex contralateral to the stimulated eye. Responses to electric stimulation were highly similar across cell types and layers. Responses (spike counts) increased as a function of the amplitude of stimulation, and although there was some variance across cells, the sensitivity to amplitude was largely similar across all cell types. Suppression of responses was observed for pulse rates ≥3 pulses per second (PPS) but did not originate in the retina as RGC responses remained stable to rates up to 5 PPS. Low-frequency sinusoids delivered to the retina replicated the out-of-phase responses that occur naturally in ON vs. OFF RGCs. Intriguingly, out-of-phase signaling persisted in V1 neurons, suggesting key aspects of neural signaling are preserved during transmission along visual pathways. Our results describe an approach to evaluate responses of cortical neurons to electric stimulation of the retina. By examining the responses of single cells, we were able to show that some retinal stimulation strategies can indeed better match the neural signaling patterns used by the healthy visual system. Because cortical signaling is better correlated to psychophysical percepts, the ability to evaluate which strategies produce physiological-like cortical responses may help to facilitate better clinical outcomes.
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- Sang Baek Ryu
- Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Institute for Analysis and Scientific Computing, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
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- Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Chang YC, Haji Ghaffari D, Chow RH, Weiland JD. Stimulation strategies for selective activation of retinal ganglion cell soma and threshold reduction. J Neural Eng 2019; 16:026017. [PMID: 30560810 PMCID: PMC6648650 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aaf92b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Retinal prosthetic implants restore partial vision to patients blinded due to outer retinal degeneration, using a camera-guided multielectrode array (MEA) that electrically stimulates surviving retinal neurons. Commercial epi-retinal prostheses use millisecond-scale charge-balanced, symmetric, cathodic-first biphasic pulses to depolarize retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and bipolar cells (BCs), frequently creating oblong perceptions of light related to axonal activation of RGCs. Stimulation strategies that avoid axonal stimulation and decrease the threshold of targeted neurons may significantly improve prosthetic vision in terms of spatial resolution and power efficiency. APPROACH We developed a virus-transduced genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI) GCaMP6f and microscopy platform for calcium imaging to record the neural activity from RGCs at single-cell resolution in wholemount retinas. Multiple stimulation paradigms were applied through a microelectrode array (MEA) with transparent indium tin oxide electrodes. The evoked neuronal activities were converted to corresponding 2D calcium imaging transient pattern and spatial threshold map to identify the ideal focal response which corresponds to optimal percept in patient. MAIN RESULTS The proposed optical system with GCaMP6f is capable of recording from population of mouse RGCs in real time during electrical stimulation with precise location information relative to the stimulation sites. Optimal duration and phase order of pulse were identified to avoid axonal stimulation and selectively activate targeted RGC somas, without requiring a significant increase in stimulation charge. Additionally, we show that reduced stimulus threshold can be achieved with the special design of asymmetric anodic-first pulse. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings support the possibility of manipulating the responses of RGCs through varying the stimulation waveform. Focal response can be achieved with relative short duration (⩽120 μs) pulses, and can be improved by reversing the standard phase order. The RGCs threshold can be significantly reduced by 33.3%-50% in terms of charge through applying hyperpolarizing pre-pulses with a 20:1 ratio (pre-pulse:stimulus pulse). The results support the future retinal prosthesis design that potentially forms more ideal shape perception with higher spatial resolution and power efficiency.
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- Yao-Chuan Chang
- Center for Bioelectronic Medicine & Biomedical Science, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States of America
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Fan VH, Grosberg LE, Madugula SS, Hottowy P, Dabrowski W, Sher A, Litke AM, Chichilnisky EJ. Epiretinal stimulation with local returns enhances selectivity at cellular resolution. J Neural Eng 2019; 16:025001. [PMID: 30523958 PMCID: PMC6416068 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aaeef1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Epiretinal prostheses are designed to restore vision in people blinded by photoreceptor degenerative diseases, by directly activating retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) using an electrode array implanted on the retina. In present-day clinical devices, current spread from the stimulating electrode to a distant return electrode often results in the activation of many cells, potentially limiting the quality of artificial vision. In the laboratory, epiretinal activation of RGCs with cellular resolution has been demonstrated with small electrodes, but distant returns may still cause undesirable current spread. Here, the ability of local return stimulation to improve the selective activation of RGCs at cellular resolution was evaluated. APPROACH A custom multi-electrode array (512 electrodes, 10 μm diameter, 60 μm pitch) was used to simultaneously stimulate and record from RGCs in isolated primate retina. Stimulation near the RGC soma with a single electrode and a distant return was compared to stimulation in which the return was provided by six neighboring electrodes. MAIN RESULTS Local return stimulation enhanced the capability to activate cells near the central electrode (<30 μm) while avoiding cells farther away (>30 μm). This resulted in an improved ability to selectively activate ON and OFF cells, including cells encoding immediately adjacent regions in the visual field. SIGNIFICANCE These results suggest that a device that restricts the electric field through local returns could optimize activation of neurons at cellular resolution, improving the quality of artificial vision.
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- Victoria H Fan
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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Nimmagadda K, Weiland JD. Retinotopic Responses in the Visual Cortex Elicited by Epiretinal Electrical Stimulation in Normal and Retinal Degenerate Rats. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2018; 7:33. [PMID: 30402340 PMCID: PMC6213779 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.7.5.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Purpose Electronic retinal prostheses restore vision in people with outer retinal degeneration by electrically stimulating the inner retina. We characterized visual cortex electrophysiologic response elicited by electrical stimulation of retina in normally sighted and retinal degenerate rats. Methods Nine normally sighted Long Evans and 11 S334ter line 3 retinal degenerate (rd) rats were used to map cortical responses elicited by epiretinal electrical stimulation in four quadrants of the retina. Six normal and six rd rats were used to compare the dendritic spine density of neurons in the visual cortex. Results The rd rats required higher stimulus amplitudes to elicit responses in the visual cortex. The cortical electrically evoked responses (EERs) for both healthy and rd rats show a dose-response characteristic with respect to the stimulus amplitude. The EER maps in healthy rats show retinotopic organization. For rd rats, cortical retinotopy is not well preserved. The neurons in the visual cortex of rd rats show a 10% higher dendritic spine density than in the healthy rats. Conclusions Cortical activity maps, produced when epiretinal stimulation is applied to quadrants of the retina, exhibit retinotopy in normal but not rd rats. This is likely due to a combination of degeneration of the retina and increased stimulus thresholds in rd, which broadens the activated area of the retina. Translational Relevance Loss of retinotopy is evident in rd rats. If a similar loss of retinotopy is present in humans, retinal prostheses design must include flexibility to account for patient specific variability.
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- Kiran Nimmagadda
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,USC - Caltech MD/PhD Program, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Rathbun DL, Ghorbani N, Shabani H, Zrenner E, Hosseinzadeh Z. Spike-triggered average electrical stimuli as input filters for bionic vision—a perspective. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:063002. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aae493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Autophosphorylated CaMKII Facilitates Spike Propagation in Rat Optic Nerve. J Neurosci 2018; 38:8087-8105. [PMID: 30076212 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0078-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Repeated spike firing can transmit information at synapses and modulate spike timing, shape, and conduction velocity. These latter effects have been found to result from voltage-induced changes in ion currents and could alter the signals carried by axons. Here, we test whether Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) regulates spike propagation in adult rat optic nerve. We find that small-, medium-, and large-diameter axons bind anti-Thr286-phosphorylated CaMKII (pT286) antibodies and that, in isolated optic nerves, electrical stimulation reduces pT286 levels, spike propagation is hastened by CaMKII autophosphorylation and slowed by CaMKII dephosphorylation, single and multiple spikes slow propagation of subsequently activated spikes, and more frequent stimulation produces greater slowing. Likewise, exposing freely moving animals to flickering illumination reduces pT286 levels in optic nerves and electrically eliciting spikes in vivo in either the optic nerve or optic chiasm slows subsequent spike propagation in the optic nerve. By increasing the time that elapses between successive spikes as they propagate, pT286 dephosphorylation and activity-induced spike slowing reduce the frequency of propagated spikes below the frequency at which they were elicited and would thus limit the frequency at which axons synaptically drive target neurons. Consistent with this, the ability of retinal ganglion cells to drive at least some lateral geniculate neurons has been found to increase when presented with light flashes at low and moderate temporal frequencies but less so at high frequencies. Activity-induced decreases in spike frequency may also reduce the energy required to maintain normal intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ levels.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT By propagating along axons at constant velocities, spikes could drive synapses as frequently as they are initiated. However, the onset of spiking has been found to alter the conduction velocity of subsequent ("follower") spikes in various preparations. Here, we find that spikes reduce spike frequency in rat optic nerve by slowing follower spike propagation and that electrically stimulated spiking ex vivo and spike-generating flickering illumination in vivo produce net decreases in axonal Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) autophosphorylation. Consistent with these effects, propagation speed increases and decreases, respectively, with CaMKII autophosphorylation and dephosphorylation. Lowering spike frequency by CaMKII dephosphorylation is a novel consequence of axonal spiking and light adaptation that could decrease synaptic gain as stimulus frequency increases and may also reduce energy use.
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Seu GP, Angotzi GN, Boi F, Raffo L, Berdondini L, Meloni P. Exploiting All Programmable SoCs in Neural Signal Analysis: A Closed-Loop Control for Large-Scale CMOS Multielectrode Arrays. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2018; 12:839-850. [PMID: 29993584 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2018.2830659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Microelectrode array (MEA) systems with up to several thousands of recording electrodes and electrical or optical stimulation capabilities are commercially available or described in the literature. By exploiting their submillisecond and micrometric temporal and spatial resolutions to record bioelectrical signals, such emerging MEA systems are increasingly used in neuroscience to study the complex dynamics of neuronal networks and brain circuits. However, they typically lack the capability of implementing real-time feedback between the detection of neuronal spiking events and stimulation, thus restricting large-scale neural interfacing to open-loop conditions. In order to exploit the potential of such large-scale recording systems and stimulation, we designed and validated a fully reconfigurable FPGA-based processing system for closed-loop multichannel control. By adopting a Xilinx Zynq-all-programmable system on chip that integrates reconfigurable logic and a dual-core ARM-based processor on the same device, the proposed platform permits low-latency preprocessing (filtering and detection) of spikes acquired simultaneously from several thousands of electrode sites. To demonstrate the proposed platform, we tested its performances through ex vivo experiments on the mice retina using a state-of-the-art planar high-density MEA that samples 4096 electrodes at 18 kHz and record light-evoked spikes from several thousands of retinal ganglion cells simultaneously. Results demonstrate that the platform is able to provide a total latency from whole-array data acquisition to stimulus generation below 2 ms. This opens the opportunity to design closed-loop experiments on neural systems and biomedical applications using emerging generations of planar or implantable large-scale MEA systems.
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Liu F, Zhang J, Xiang Z, Xu D, So KF, Vardi N, Xu Y. Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides Protect Retina in rd1 Mice During Photoreceptor Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2018; 59:597-611. [PMID: 29372259 PMCID: PMC6623178 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose As an active component in wolfberry, lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) are capable of protecting retinal neurons in several animal disease models. Here, we asked whether LBP rescues the retinal morphology and function in rd1 mouse, a photoreceptor fast-degenerating animal model of retinitis pigmentosa, and in particular focused on LBP's effects on the function of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) during photoreceptor degeneration. Methods An equal volume of LBP or control vehicle was daily intraperitoneal (i.p.) injected in rd1 mice from postnatal day 4 (P4) to P14, P20, or P24 when photoreceptors completely degenerate. Immunostaining, electroretinogram (ERG), visual behavior tests and multielectrode array (MEA) recordings were assessed to determine the structure and function of the treated retina. Results LBP treatment greatly promoted photoreceptor survival, enhanced ERG responses, and improved visual behaviors in rd1 mice. MEA data showed that LBP treatment in general decreased the abnormally high spontaneous spiking that occurs in rd1 mice, and increased the percentage of light-responsive RGCs as well as their light-evoked response, light sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratio, and response speed. Interestingly, LBP treatment affected ON and OFF responses differently. Conclusions LBP improves retinal morphology and function in rd1 mice, and delays the functional decay of RGCs during photoreceptor degeneration. This is the first study that has examined in detail the effects of LBP on RGC responses. Our data suggest that LBP may help extend the effective time window before more invasive RP therapeutic approaches such as retinoprosthesis are applied.
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- Feng Liu
- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Changsha Academician Expert Workstation, Aier Eye Hospital Group, Changsha, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.,Changsha Academician Expert Workstation, Aier Eye Hospital Group, Changsha, China.,Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Jiangsu, China
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Soto-Breceda A, Kameneva T, Meffin H, Maturana M, Ibbotson MR. Irregularly timed electrical pulses reduce adaptation of retinal ganglion cells. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:056017. [PMID: 30021932 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aad46e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Retinal prostheses aim to provide visual percepts to blind people affected by diseases caused by photoreceptor degeneration. One of the main challenges presented by current devices is neural adaptation in the retina, which is believed to be the cause of fading-an effect where artificially produced percepts disappear over a short period of time, despite continuous stimulation of the retina. We aim to understand the neural adaptation generated in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) during electrical stimulation. APPROACH Current visual prostheses use electrical pulses with fixed frequencies and amplitudes modulated over hundreds of milliseconds to stimulate the retina. However, in nature, neuronal spiking occurs with stochastic timing, hence the information received naturally from other neurons by RGCs is irregularly timed. We used a single epiretinal electrode to stimulate and compare rat RGC responses to stimulus trains of biphasic pulses delivered at regular and random inter-pulse intervals (IPI), the latter taken from an exponential distribution. MAIN RESULTS Our observations suggest that stimulation with random IPIs result in lower adaptation rates than stimulation with constant IPIs at frequencies of 50 Hz and 200 Hz. We also found a high proportion of lower amplitude action potentials, or spikelets. The spikelets were more prominent at high stimulation frequencies (50 Hz and 200 Hz) and were less susceptible to adaptation, but it was not clear if they propagated along the axon. SIGNIFICANCE Using random IPI stimulation in retinal prostheses reduces the decay of RGCs and this could potentially reduce fading of electrically induced visual perception.
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- A Soto-Breceda
- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Melbourne, Australia. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. CSIRO, Data 61, Melbourne, Australia
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Lee JI, Im M. Non-rectangular waveforms are more charge-efficient than rectangular one in eliciting network-mediated responses of ON type retinal ganglion cells. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:055004. [PMID: 30018183 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aad416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE For individuals blinded by outer retinal degenerative diseases, retinal prostheses would be a promising option to restore sight. Unfortunately, however, the best performance of existing devices is still far removed from normal vision. One possible reason for the shortcoming is thought to be suboptimal stimulation conditions such as the waveform shape of electric stimulus. In this study, we explored the effects of varying waveforms on network-mediated responses arising in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). APPROACH We used a cell-attached patch clamp technique to record RGC spiking activities in the isolated mouse retina. ON alpha RGCs were targeted by soma size and their light responses to stationary spot flashes. Spiking in targeted RGCs was measured in response to an epiretinally-delivered cathodal current pulse in four waveforms: rectangular, center triangular, increasing and decreasing ramp shapes. Each waveform was tested at three durations (20, 10, and 5 ms) with adjusted amplitude for a range of total charges (50-400 nC). MAIN RESULTS ON alpha RGCs always generated two bursts of spikes in responses to all stimuli conditions we tested. However, at a given charge, effects of differing waveforms were distinct in the two bursts. For the first burst, the increasing ramp was most effective among the four waveforms (p < 0.05 for all pairwise comparisons with other waveforms). For example, in responses arising from 20 ms-long stimuli, the increasing ramp evoked ~44% more spikes on average than the rectangular shape which is the typical choice of neural stimulation. Also, the rectangular stimulus evoked the weakest response in the delayed burst arising from pulses of every duration. For instance, 20 ms-long stimuli in the three non-rectangular waveforms showed ~23% or more increment in spike counts compared to response arising from the rectangular one; but there was no statistical difference in response magnitudes across the non-rectangular waveforms. SIGNIFICANCE Although the rectangular waveform has been primarily used in retinal prostheses our results indicate that rectangular stimulus is not optimal for network-mediated responses of ON alpha RGCs. Instead, non-rectangular waveforms evoke stronger responses at a given charge, indicating higher charge-efficiency. Therefore, non-rectangular waveforms are expected to enhance clinical efficacy of retinal prostheses.
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- Jae-Ik Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Health System, 1 Ford Place, Detroit, MI 48202, United States of America. Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, United States of America
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Jung H, Kim J, Nam Y. Recovery of early neural spikes from stimulation electrodes using a DC-coupled low gain high resolution data acquisition system. J Neurosci Methods 2018; 304:118-125. [PMID: 29709657 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neural responses to electrical stimulation provide valuable information to probe and study the network function. Especially, recording neural responses from the stimulated site provides improved neural interfacing method. However, it is difficult to measure short-delayed responses at the stimulated electrode due to the saturation of the amplifier after stimulation which is called "stimulus artifact". Despite the advances in handling stimulation artifacts, it is still very challenging to deal with the artifacts if one tries to stimulate and record from the same electrode. NEW METHOD In this paper, we developed a system consisting of 24 bit ADC and low gain DC-amplifier which allows us to record the entire responses including saturation-free stimulus artifact and neural responses with excellent resolution. RESULTS Our approach showed saturation-free recording after stimulation, which makes it possible to recover neural spike as early as in 2 ms at the stimulating electrode with digital elimination methods. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS With our system we could record neural signals after stimulation that was difficult with high gain and high pass filtered recording system due to amplifier saturation. CONCLUSIONS Our new system can enhance interface performance with its higher robustness and with simple system configuration.
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- Hyunjun Jung
- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electronics Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio and Brain Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Corna A, Herrmann T, Zeck G. Electrode-size dependent thresholds in subretinal neuroprosthetic stimulation. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:045003. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aac1c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Rand D, Jakešová M, Lubin G, Vėbraitė I, David-Pur M, Đerek V, Cramer T, Sariciftci NS, Hanein Y, Głowacki ED. Direct Electrical Neurostimulation with Organic Pigment Photocapacitors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1707292. [PMID: 29717514 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201707292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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An efficient nanoscale semiconducting optoelectronic system is reported, which is optimized for neuronal stimulation: the organic electrolytic photocapacitor. The devices comprise a thin (80 nm) trilayer of metal and p-n semiconducting organic nanocrystals. When illuminated in physiological solution, these metal-semiconductor devices charge up, transducing light pulses into localized displacement currents that are strong enough to electrically stimulate neurons with safe light intensities. The devices are freestanding, requiring no wiring or external bias, and are stable in physiological conditions. The semiconductor layers are made using ubiquitous and nontoxic commercial pigments via simple and scalable deposition techniques. It is described how, in physiological media, photovoltage and charging behavior depend on device geometry. To test cell viability and capability of neural stimulation, photostimulation of primary neurons cultured for three weeks on photocapacitor films is shown. Finally, the efficacy of the device is demonstrated by achieving direct optoelectronic stimulation of light-insensitive retinas, proving the potential of this device platform for retinal implant technologies and for stimulation of electrogenic tissues in general. These results substantiate the conclusion that these devices are the first non-Si optoelectronic platform capable of sufficiently large photovoltages and displacement currents to enable true capacitive stimulation of excitable cells.
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- David Rand
- Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 55 Haim Levanon St., Tel Aviv, 699780, Israel
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköpings Universitet, Bredgatan 33, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 55 Haim Levanon St., Tel Aviv, 699780, Israel
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, POB 12, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 55 Haim Levanon St., Tel Aviv, 699780, Israel
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköpings Universitet, Bredgatan 33, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden
- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials and Sensing Devices, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenicˇka cesta 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, I-40127, Bologna, Italy
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS), Johannes Kepler University, Altenbergerstrasse 69, A-4040, Linz, Austria
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- Tel Aviv University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 55 Haim Levanon St., Tel Aviv, 699780, Israel
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköpings Universitet, Bredgatan 33, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden
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Celik ME, Karagoz I. Comparison of Monophasic and Biphasic Electrical Stimulation by Using Temporal Analysis for Different Inter-electrode Spacings in the Hexagonal Arrays. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-017-2918-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yang CY, Tsai D, Guo T, Dokos S, Suaning GJ, Morley JW, Lovell NH. Differential electrical responses in retinal ganglion cell subtypes: effects of synaptic blockade and stimulating electrode location. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:046020. [PMID: 29737971 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aac315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Visual prostheses have shown promising results in restoring visual perception to blind patients. The ability to differentially activate retinal ganglion cell (RGC) subtypes could further improve the efficacy of these medical devices. APPROACH Using whole-cell patch clamp, we investigated membrane potential differences between ON and OFF RGCs in the mouse retina when their synaptic inputs were blocked by synaptic blockers, and examined the differences in stimulation thresholds under such conditions. By injecting intracellular current, we further confirmed the relationship between RGC stimulation thresholds and resting membrane potentials (RMPs). In addition, we investigated the effects of stimulating electrode location on the differences in stimulation thresholds between ON and OFF RGCs. MAIN RESULTS With synaptic blockade, ON RGCs became significantly more hyperpolarized (from -61.8 ± 1.4 mV to -70.8 ± 1.6 mV), while OFF RGCs depolarized slightly (from -60.5 ± 0.7 mV to -58.6 ± 0.9 mV). RGC stimulation thresholds were negatively correlated with their RMPs (Pearson r value: -0.5154; p-value: 0.0042). Thus, depriving ON RGCs of synaptic inputs significantly increased their thresholds (from 14.7 ± 1.3 µA to 22.3 ± 2.1 µA) over those of OFF RGCs (from 13.2 ± 0.7 µA to 13.1 ± 1.1 µA). However, with control solution, ON and OFF RGC stimulation thresholds were not significantly different. Finally, placement of the stimulating electrode away from the axon enhanced differences in stimulation thresholds between ON and OFF RGCs, facilitating preferential activation of OFF RGCs. SIGNIFICANCE Since ON and OFF RGCs have antagonistic responses to natural light, achieving differential RGC activation could convey more natural visual information, leading to better visual prosthesis outcomes.
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- Chih Yu Yang
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Meng K, Fellner A, Rattay F, Ghezzi D, Meffin H, Ibbotson MR, Kameneva T. Upper stimulation threshold for retinal ganglion cell activation. J Neural Eng 2018; 15:046012. [PMID: 29616983 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aabb7d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The existence of an upper threshold in electrically stimulated retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is of interest because of its relevance to the development of visual prosthetic devices, which are designed to restore partial sight to blind patients. The upper threshold is defined as the stimulation level above which no action potentials (direct spikes) can be elicited in electrically stimulated retina. APPROACH We collected and analyzed in vitro recordings from rat RGCs in response to extracellular biphasic (anodic-cathodic) pulse stimulation of varying amplitudes and pulse durations. Such responses were also simulated using a multicompartment model. MAIN RESULTS We identified the individual cell variability in response to stimulation and the phenomenon known as upper threshold in all but one of the recorded cells (n = 20/21). We found that the latencies of spike responses relative to stimulus amplitude had a characteristic U-shape. In silico, we showed that the upper threshold phenomenon was observed only in the soma. For all tested biphasic pulse durations, electrode positions, and pulse amplitudes above lower threshold, a propagating action potential was observed in the distal axon. For amplitudes above the somatic upper threshold, the axonal action potential back-propagated in the direction of the soma, but the soma's low level of hyperpolarization prevented action potential generation in the soma itself. SIGNIFICANCE An upper threshold observed in the soma does not prevent spike conductance in the axon.
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- Kevin Meng
- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Australia. Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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Walston ST, Chow RH, Weiland JD. Direct measurement of bipolar cell responses to electrical stimulation in wholemount mouse retina. J Neural Eng 2018. [PMID: 29513646 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aab4ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This in vitro investigation examines the response of retinal bipolar cells to extracellular electrical stimulation. APPROACH In vitro investigations characterizing the response of retinal neurons to electrical stimulation have primarily focused on retinal ganglion cells because they are the output neurons of the retina and their superficial position in the retina makes them readily accessible to in vitro recording techniques. Thus, the majority of information regarding the response of inner retinal neurons has been inferred from ganglion cell activity. Here we use patch clamp electrophysiology to directly record electrically-evoked activity in bipolar cells within the inner retina of normal Tg(Gng13-EGFP)GI206Gsat and degenerate rd10 Tg(Gng13-EGFP)GI206Gsat mice using a wholemount preparation. MAIN RESULTS Bipolar cells respond to electrical stimulation with time-locked depolarizing voltage transients. The latency of the response declines with increases in stimulation amplitude. A desensitizing response is observed during repeated stimulation with 25 ms biphasic current pulses delivered at pulse rates greater than 6 pps. A burst of long-latency (200-1000 ms) inhibitory postsynaptic potentials are evoked by the stimulus and the burst exhibits evidence of a lower and upper stimulation threshold. SIGNIFICANCE These results provide insights into the various types of bipolar cell activity elicited by electrical stimulation and may be useful for future retinal prosthesis stimulation protocols. This investigation uses patch clamp electrophysiology to provide direct analysis of ON-type bipolar cell responses to electrical stimulation in a wholemount retina preparation. It explores the effects of variable stimulus amplitudes, pulse widths, and frequencies in both normal and degenerate retina. The analysis adds to a body of work largely based upon indirect measurements of bipolar cell activity, and the methodology demonstrates an alternative retina preparation technique in which to acquire single-cell activity.
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- Steven T Walston
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States of America
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Ho E, Lorach H, Goetz G, Laszlo F, Lei X, Kamins T, Mariani JC, Sher A, Palanker D. Temporal structure in spiking patterns of ganglion cells defines perceptual thresholds in rodents with subretinal prosthesis. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3145. [PMID: 29453455 PMCID: PMC5816604 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21447-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Subretinal prostheses are designed to restore sight in patients blinded by retinal degeneration using electrical stimulation of the inner retinal neurons. To relate retinal output to perception, we studied behavioral thresholds in blind rats with photovoltaic subretinal prostheses stimulated by full-field pulsed illumination at 20 Hz, and measured retinal ganglion cell (RGC) responses to similar stimuli ex-vivo. Behaviorally, rats exhibited startling response to changes in brightness, with an average contrast threshold of 12%, which could not be explained by changes in the average RGC spiking rate. However, RGCs exhibited millisecond-scale variations in spike timing, even when the average rate did not change significantly. At 12% temporal contrast, changes in firing patterns of prosthetic response were as significant as with 2.3% contrast steps in visible light stimulation of healthy retinas. This suggests that millisecond-scale changes in spiking patterns define perceptual thresholds of prosthetic vision. Response to the last pulse in the stimulation burst lasted longer than the steady-state response during the burst. This may be interpreted as an excitatory OFF response to prosthetic stimulation, and can explain behavioral response to decrease in illumination. Contrast enhancement of images prior to delivery to subretinal prosthesis can partially compensate for reduced contrast sensitivity of prosthetic vision.
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- Elton Ho
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Weiland JD, Walston ST, Humayun MS. Electrical Stimulation of the Retina to Produce Artificial Vision. Annu Rev Vis Sci 2018; 2:273-294. [PMID: 28532361 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-vision-111815-114425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Retinal prostheses aim to restore vision to blind individuals suffering from retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. These devices function by electrically stimulating surviving retinal neurons, whose activation is interpreted by the brain as a visual percept. Many prostheses are currently under development. They are categorized as epiretinal, subretinal, and suprachoroidal prostheses on the basis of the placement of the stimulating microelectrode array. Each can activate ganglion cells through direct or indirect stimulation. The response of retinal neurons to these modes of stimulation are discussed in detail and are placed in context of the visual percept they are likely to evoke. This article further reviews challenges faced by retinal prosthesis and discusses potential solutions to address them.
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- James D Weiland
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007; .,USC Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033.,Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007; .,USC Roski Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033.,Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033
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Molino PJ, Garcia L, Stewart EM, Lamaze M, Zhang B, Harris AR, Winberg P, Wallace GG. PEDOT doped with algal, mammalian and synthetic dopants: polymer properties, protein and cell interactions, and influence of electrical stimulation on neuronal cell differentiation. Biomater Sci 2018; 6:1250-1261. [DOI: 10.1039/c7bm01156c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PEDOT films were electrochemically polymerised with synthetic and biological dopants, characterised, and their interactions with proteins and neuronal cells investigated.
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- P. J. Molino
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
- ARC Research Hub for Australian Steel Manufacturing
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
- HEARing CRC
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
- HEARing CRC
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- Venus Shell Systems Pty. Ltd
- Bomaderry
- Australia
- School of Medicine
- University of Wollongong
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
- University of Wollongong
- Wollongong
- Australia
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Optimization of Stimulation Parameters for Targeted Activation of Multiple Neurons Using Closed-Loop Search Methods. Processes (Basel) 2017; 5. [PMID: 34367934 PMCID: PMC8340624 DOI: 10.3390/pr5040081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Differential activation of neuronal populations can improve the efficacy of clinical devices such as sensory or cortical prostheses. Improving stimulus specificity will facilitate targeted neuronal activation to convey biologically realistic percepts. In order to deliver more complex stimuli to a neuronal population, stimulus optimization techniques must be developed that will enable a single electrode to activate subpopulations of neurons. However, determining the stimulus needed to evoke targeted neuronal activity is challenging. To find the most selective waveform for a particular population, we apply an optimization-based search routine, Powell's conjugate direction method, to systematically search the stimulus waveform space. This routine utilizes a 1-D sigmoid activation model and a 2-D strength-duration curve to measure neuronal activation throughout the stimulus waveform space. We implement our search routine in both an experimental study and a simulation study to characterize potential stimulus-evoked populations and the associated selective stimulus waveform spaces. We found that for a population of five neurons, seven distinct sub-populations could be activated. The stimulus waveform space and evoked neuronal activation curves vary with each new combination of neuronal culture and electrode array, resulting in a unique selectivity space. The method presented here can be used to efficiently uncover the selectivity space, focusing experiments in regions with the desired activation pattern.
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Eiber CD, Dokos S, Lovell NH, Suaning GJ. Multipolar Field Shaping in a Suprachoroidal Visual Prosthesis. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2017; 25:2480-2487. [DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2017.2730880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A very large-scale microelectrode array for cellular-resolution electrophysiology. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1802. [PMID: 29176752 PMCID: PMC5702607 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In traditional electrophysiology, spatially inefficient electronics and the need for tissue-to-electrode proximity defy non-invasive interfaces at scales of more than a thousand low noise, simultaneously recording channels. Using compressed sensing concepts and silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors (CMOS), we demonstrate a platform with 65,536 simultaneously recording and stimulating electrodes in which the per-electrode electronics consume an area of 25.5 μm by 25.5 μm. Application of this platform to mouse retinal studies is achieved with a high-performance processing pipeline with a 1 GB/s data rate. The platform records from 65,536 electrodes concurrently with a ~10 µV r.m.s. noise; senses spikes from more than 34,000 electrodes when recording across the entire retina; automatically sorts and classifies greater than 1700 neurons following visual stimulation; and stimulates individual neurons using any number of the 65,536 electrodes while observing spikes over the entire retina. The approaches developed here are applicable to other electrophysiological systems and electrode configurations. Large electronics limit low-noise, non-invasive electrophysiological measurements to a thousand simultaneously recording channels. Here the authors build an array of 65k simultaneously recording and stimulating electrodes and use it to sort and classify single neurons across the entire mouse retina.
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Hurst J, Vitkute M, Hofmann K, Müller S, Löscher M, Bartz-Schmidt KU, Spitzer MS, Schnichels S, Januschowski K. Comparison of Different Cell Culture Media in the Model of the Isolated and Superfused Bovine Retina: Investigating the Limits of More Physiological Perfusion Solutions. Curr Eye Res 2017; 43:232-243. [PMID: 29111831 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2017.1387668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The isolated superfused retina is a standardized tool in ophthalmological research. However, stable electroretinogram (ERG) responses can only be obtained for around eight hours; therefore, limiting its use. The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term potential of different cell culture media and to promote long-term testing based on the results obtained. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the experimental procedure bovine retinae were prepared and perfused with the standard Sickel solution and an ERG was performed. After recording stable a- or b-waves, different media (Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM), MACS, and Neurobasal) were superfused for 45 minutes. ERG recovery was monitored overall for 75 minutes. Analysis of the mRNA expression of Thy-1, GFAP, Bax/Bcl-2-ratio, Rhodopsin, and Opsin via qRT-PCR was performed directly after ERG recording on the same retina. RESULTS None of the tested media had a negative effect on a-wave amplitudes, although b-wave amplitudes decreased (DMEM) or increased (MACS and Neurobasal) compared to the standard solution (Sickel) after 45 minutes of exposure. However, after 75 minutes of wash-out, no difference to the standard solution alone could be observed. Exposure to different media either had no effect or decreased the Opsin and Rhodopsin mRNA levels. Thy-1 expression was strongly diminished in DMEM and MACS (by 2-3-fold), whereas incubation in Neurobasal medium led to a slight increase compared to incubation with the standard solution. Furthermore, the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio indicated an anti-apoptotic effect (Bax/Bcl-2 = 0.16; p < 0.05) for Neurobasal. CONCLUSION Neurobasal medium displayed the best electrophysiological properties in the short-term and may be applicable for stable long-term escalation testing.
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- José Hurst
- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany.,b Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany
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- a Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Tübingen , Tübingen , Germany.,c Eye Hospital , Sulzbach , Saar , Germany
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Mena GE, Grosberg LE, Madugula S, Hottowy P, Litke A, Cunningham J, Chichilnisky EJ, Paninski L. Electrical stimulus artifact cancellation and neural spike detection on large multi-electrode arrays. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005842. [PMID: 29131818 PMCID: PMC5703587 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Simultaneous electrical stimulation and recording using multi-electrode arrays can provide a valuable technique for studying circuit connectivity and engineering neural interfaces. However, interpreting these measurements is challenging because the spike sorting process (identifying and segregating action potentials arising from different neurons) is greatly complicated by electrical stimulation artifacts across the array, which can exhibit complex and nonlinear waveforms, and overlap temporarily with evoked spikes. Here we develop a scalable algorithm based on a structured Gaussian Process model to estimate the artifact and identify evoked spikes. The effectiveness of our methods is demonstrated in both real and simulated 512-electrode recordings in the peripheral primate retina with single-electrode and several types of multi-electrode stimulation. We establish small error rates in the identification of evoked spikes, with a computational complexity that is compatible with real-time data analysis. This technology may be helpful in the design of future high-resolution sensory prostheses based on tailored stimulation (e.g., retinal prostheses), and for closed-loop neural stimulation at a much larger scale than currently possible.
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- Gonzalo E. Mena
- Statistics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Statistics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Grossman Center for the Statistics of Mind and Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Statistics Department, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Grossman Center for the Statistics of Mind and Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Raz-Prag D, Beit-Yaakov G, Hanein Y. Electrical stimulation of different retinal components and the effect of asymmetric pulses. J Neurosci Methods 2017; 291:20-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Tsai D, Morley JW, Suaning GJ, Lovell NH. Survey of electrically evoked responses in the retina - stimulus preferences and oscillation among neurons. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13802. [PMID: 29062068 PMCID: PMC5653866 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14357-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Electrical stimulation is an important tool in neuroscience research and clinically. In the retina, extensive work has revealed how the retinal ganglion cells respond to extracellular electrical stimulation. But little is known about the responses of other neuronal types, and more generally, how the network responds to stimulation. We conducted a survey of electrically evoked responses, over a range of pulse amplitudes and pulse widths, for 21 cell types spanning the inner two layers of the rabbit retina. It revealed: (i) the evoked responses of some neurons were charge insensitive; (ii) pulse-width sensitivity varied between cell types, allowing preferential recruitment of cell types; and (iii) 10-20 Hz damped oscillations across retinal layers. These oscillations were generated by reciprocal excitatory / inhibitory synapses, at locations as early as the cone-horizontal-cell synapses. These results illustrate at cellular resolution how a network responds to extracellular stimulation, and could inform the development of bioelectronic implants for treating blindness.
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- David Tsai
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New Yok, NY, USA.
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Australia, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medicine, UNSW Australia, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Australia, NSW, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Australia, NSW, Australia
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Ahn J, Choi MH, Kim K, Senok SS, Cho DID, Koo KI, Goo Y. The advantage of topographic prominence-adopted filter for the detection of short-latency spikes of retinal ganglion cells. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 21:555-563. [PMID: 28883759 PMCID: PMC5587605 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2017.21.5.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Revised: 08/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Electrical stimulation through retinal prosthesis elicits both short and long-latency retinal ganglion cell (RGC) spikes. Because the short-latency RGC spike is usually obscured by electrical stimulus artifact, it is very important to isolate spike from stimulus artifact. Previously, we showed that topographic prominence (TP) discriminator based algorithm is valid and useful for artifact subtraction. In this study, we compared the performance of forward backward (FB) filter only vs. TP-adopted FB filter for artifact subtraction. From the extracted retinae of rd1 mice, we recorded RGC spikes with 8×8 multielectrode array (MEA). The recorded signals were classified into four groups by distances between the stimulation and recording electrodes on MEA (200-400, 400-600, 600-800, 800-1000 µm). Fifty cathodic phase-1st biphasic current pulses (duration 500 µs, intensity 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 µA) were applied at every 1 sec. We compared false positive error and false negative error in FB filter and TP-adopted FB filter. By implementing TP-adopted FB filter, short-latency spike can be detected better regarding sensitivity and specificity for detecting spikes regardless of the strength of stimulus and the distance between stimulus and recording electrodes.
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- Jungryul Ahn
- Department of Physiology, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Control Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea
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- Ajman University School of Medicine, PO Box 346, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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PDMS based multielectrode arrays for superior in-vitro retinal stimulation and recording. Biomed Microdevices 2017; 19:75. [DOI: 10.1007/s10544-017-0221-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chang YC, Weiland JD. Stimulation Strategies for Selective Activation of Retinal Ganglion Cells. INTERNATIONAL IEEE/EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING : [PROCEEDINGS]. INTERNATIONAL IEEE EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING 2017; 2017:345-348. [PMID: 31391873 DOI: 10.1109/ner.2017.8008361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Retinal prosthetic implants have shown potential to restore partial vision to patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa or dry age-related macular degeneration, via a camera-driven multielectrode array that electrically stimulates surviving retinal neurons. Commercial epi-retinal prostheses mostly use charge-balanced symmetric cathodic-first biphasic pulses to depolarize retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and bipolar cells (BCs), resulting in the perception of light in blind patients. However, previous clinical study for patients with Argus II epiretinal implants reported most percepts evoked by single electrode stimulation were elongated and aligned with estimated axon path of retinal ganglion cells, suggesting the activation of axon bundles. In this project, using an established genetically encoded calcium indicator (GECI), we performed in vitro calcium imaging for different stimulation paradigms, focusing primarily on short duration pulse that can avoid axonal stimulation and selective activate targeted RGC soma. The findings support the possibility to manipulate the responses of RGCs through varying the stimulation waveform, thus potentially forming more ideal shape perception with higher spatial resolution in future retinal prosthesis design.
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- Yao-Chuan Chang
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Targeted Stimulation Using Differences in Activation Probability across the Strength–Duration Space. Processes (Basel) 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/pr5020014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wang J, Xie H, Chung T, Chan LLH, Pang SW. Neural Probes with Integrated Temperature Sensors for Monitoring Retina and Brain Implantation and Stimulation. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2017; 25:1663-1673. [PMID: 28362612 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2016.2634584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Gold (Au) resistive temperature sensors were integrated on flexible polyimide-based neural probes to monitor temperature changes during neural probe implantation and stimulation. Temperature changes were measured as neural probes were implanted to infer the positions of the neural probes, and as the retina or the deep brain region was stimulated electrically. The temperature sensor consisted of a serpentine Au resistor and surrounded by four Au electrodes with 200 and [Formula: see text] diameter (dia.). The Au temperature sensors had temperature coefficient of 0.32%, and they were biocompatible and small in size. In vivo measurements of temperature changes during implantation and stimulation were carried out in the retina and deep brain region in rats. The desired implantation position was reached when temperature measured by the sensor increased to the calibrated level and became stable. There was no temperature increase when low level stimulation current of 8 and [Formula: see text] each for the two 200- and 400- [Formula: see text]-dia. electrodes, respectively, were applied. When higher level stimulation current of 100 and [Formula: see text] each were applied to the two 200- and 400- [Formula: see text]-dia. electrodes, respectively, maximum temperature increases of 1.2 °C in retina and 1 °C in deep brain region were found.
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Jalligampala A, Sekhar S, Zrenner E, Rathbun DL. Optimal voltage stimulation parameters for network-mediated responses in wild type and rd10 mouse retinal ganglion cells. J Neural Eng 2017; 14:026004. [PMID: 28155848 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/14/2/026004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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To further improve the quality of visual percepts elicited by microelectronic retinal prosthetics, substantial efforts have been made to understand how retinal neurons respond to electrical stimulation. It is generally assumed that a sufficiently strong stimulus will recruit most retinal neurons. However, recent evidence has shown that the responses of some retinal neurons decrease with excessively strong stimuli (a non-monotonic response function). Therefore, it is necessary to identify stimuli that can be used to activate the majority of retinal neurons even when such non-monotonic cells are part of the neuronal population. Taking these non-monotonic responses into consideration, we establish the optimal voltage stimulation parameters (amplitude, duration, and polarity) for epiretinal stimulation of network-mediated (indirect) ganglion cell responses. We recorded responses from 3958 mouse retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in both healthy (wild type, WT) and a degenerating (rd10) mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa-using flat-mounted retina on a microelectrode array. Rectangular monophasic voltage-controlled pulses were presented with varying voltage, duration, and polarity. We found that in 4-5 weeks old rd10 mice the RGC thresholds were comparable to those of WT. There was a marked response variability among mouse RGCs. To account for this variability, we interpolated the percentage of RGCs activated at each point in the voltage-polarity-duration stimulus space, thus identifying the optimal voltage-controlled pulse (-2.4 V, 0.88 ms). The identified optimal voltage pulse can activate at least 65% of potentially responsive RGCs in both mouse strains. Furthermore, this pulse is well within the range of stimuli demonstrated to be safe and effective for retinal implant patients. Such optimized stimuli and the underlying method used to identify them support a high yield of responsive RGCs and will serve as an effective guideline for future in vitro investigations of retinal electrostimulation by establishing standard stimuli for each unique experimental condition.
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- Archana Jalligampala
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience/International Max Planck Research School, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Choi MH, Ahn J, Park DJ, Lee SM, Kim K, Cho DID, Senok SS, Koo KI, Goo YS. Topographic prominence discriminator for the detection of short-latency spikes of retinal ganglion cells. J Neural Eng 2017; 14:016017. [DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/aa5646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Weitz AC, Nanduri D, Behrend MR, Gonzalez-Calle A, Greenberg RJ, Humayun MS, Chow RH, Weiland JD. Improving the spatial resolution of epiretinal implants by increasing stimulus pulse duration. Sci Transl Med 2016; 7:318ra203. [PMID: 26676610 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aac4877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Retinal prosthetic implants are the only approved treatment for retinitis pigmentosa, a disease of the eye that causes blindness through gradual degeneration of photoreceptors. An array of microelectrodes triggered by input from a camera stimulates surviving retinal neurons, with each electrode acting as a pixel. Unintended stimulation of retinal ganglion cell axons causes patients to see large oblong shapes of light, rather than focal spots, making it difficult to perceive forms. To address this problem, we performed calcium imaging in isolated retinas and mapped the patterns of cells activated by different electrical stimulation protocols. We found that pulse durations two orders of magnitude longer than those typically used in existing implants stimulated inner retinal neurons while avoiding activation of ganglion cell axons, thus confining retinal responses to the site of the electrode. Multielectrode stimulation with 25-ms pulses can pattern letters on the retina corresponding to a Snellen acuity of 20/312. We validated our findings in a patient with an implanted epiretinal prosthesis by demonstrating that 25-ms pulses evoke focal spots of light.
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- Andrew C Weitz
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
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Goetz GA, Palanker DV. Electronic approaches to restoration of sight. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2016; 79:096701. [PMID: 27502748 PMCID: PMC5031080 DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/79/9/096701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Retinal prostheses are a promising means for restoring sight to patients blinded by the gradual atrophy of photoreceptors due to retinal degeneration. They are designed to reintroduce information into the visual system by electrically stimulating surviving neurons in the retina. This review outlines the concepts and technologies behind two major approaches to retinal prosthetics: epiretinal and subretinal. We describe how the visual system responds to electrical stimulation. We highlight major differences between direct encoding of the retinal output with epiretinal stimulation, and network-mediated response with subretinal stimulation. We summarize results of pre-clinical evaluation of prosthetic visual functions in- and ex vivo, as well as the outcomes of current clinical trials of various retinal implants. We also briefly review alternative, non-electronic, approaches to restoration of sight to the blind, and conclude by suggesting some perspectives for future advancement in the field.
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- G A Goetz
- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Maturana MI, Apollo NV, Garrett DJ, Kameneva T, Meffin H, Ibbotson MR, Cloherty SL, Grayden DB. The effects of temperature changes on retinal ganglion cell responses to electrical stimulation. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2015:7506-9. [PMID: 26738028 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7320128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Little is known about how the retina's response to electrical stimulation is modified by temperatures. In vitro experiments are often used to inform in vivo studies, hence it is important to understand what changes occur at physiological temperature. To investigate this, we recorded from eight RGCs in vitro at three temperatures; room temperature (24°C), 30°C and 34°C. Results show that response latencies and thresholds are reduced, bursting spike rates in response to stimulation increases, and the spiking becomes more consistently locked to the stimulus at higher temperatures.
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Yue L, Weiland JD, Roska B, Humayun MS. Retinal stimulation strategies to restore vision: Fundamentals and systems. Prog Retin Eye Res 2016; 53:21-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wong RCS, Garrett DJ, Grayden DB, Ibbotson MR, Cloherty SL. Efficacy of electrical stimulation of retinal ganglion cells with temporal patterns resembling light-evoked spike trains. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016; 2014:1707-10. [PMID: 25570304 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6943936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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People with degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa lose most of their photoreceptors but retain a significant proportion (~30%) of their retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Microelectronic retinal prostheses aim to bypass the lost photoreceptors and restore vision by directly stimulating the surviving RGCs. Here we investigate the extent to which electrical stimulation of RGCs can evoke neural spike trains with statistics resembling those of normal visually-evoked responses. Whole-cell patch clamp recordings were made from individual cat RGCs in vitro. We first recorded the responses of each cell to short sequences of visual stimulation. These responses were converted to trains of electrical stimulation that we then presented to the same cell via an epiretinal stimulating electrode. We then quantified the efficacy of the electrical stimuli and the latency of the evoked spikes. In all cases, spikes were evoked with sub-millisecond latency (0.55 ms, median, ON cells, n = 8; 0.75 ms, median, OFF cells, n = 6) and efficacy ranged from 0.4-1.0 (0.79, median, ON cells; 0.97, median, OFF cells). These data demonstrate that meaningful spike trains, resembling normal responses of RGCs to visual stimulation, can be reliably evoked by epiretinal prostheses.
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Saha S, Greferath U, Vessey KA, Grayden DB, Burkitt AN, Fletcher EL. Changes in ganglion cells during retinal degeneration. Neuroscience 2016; 329:1-11. [PMID: 27132232 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Inherited retinal degeneration such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is associated with photoreceptor loss and concomitant morphological and functional changes in the inner retina. It is not known whether these changes are associated with changes in the density and distribution of synaptic inputs to retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We quantified changes in ganglion cell density in rd1 and age-matched C57BL/6J-(wildtype, WT) mice using the immunocytochemical marker, RBPMS. Our data revealed that following complete loss of photoreceptors, (∼3months of age), there was a reduction in ganglion cell density in the peripheral retina. We next examined changes in synaptic inputs to A type ganglion cells by performing double labeling experiments in mice with the ganglion cell reporter lines, rd1-Thy1 and age-matched wildtype-Thy1. Ribbon synapses were identified by co-labelling with CtBP2 (RIBEYE) and conventional synapses with the clustering molecule, gephyrin. ON RGCs showed a significant reduction in RIBEYE-immunoreactive synapse density while OFF RGCs showed a significant reduction in the gephyrin-immmunoreactive synapse density. Distribution patterns of both synaptic markers across the dendritic trees of RGCs were unchanged. The change in synaptic inputs to RGCs was associated with a reduction in the number of immunolabeled rod bipolar and ON cone bipolar cells. These results suggest that functional changes reported in ganglion cells during retinal degeneration could be attributed to loss of synaptic inputs.
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- Susmita Saha
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Australia; NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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- NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; NICTA Victoria Research Laboratory, c/- Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, Australia
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- NeuroEngineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; NICTA Victoria Research Laboratory, c/- Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Bionics Institute, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Maturana MI, Apollo NV, Hadjinicolaou AE, Garrett DJ, Cloherty SL, Kameneva T, Grayden DB, Ibbotson MR, Meffin H. A Simple and Accurate Model to Predict Responses to Multi-electrode Stimulation in the Retina. PLoS Comput Biol 2016; 12:e1004849. [PMID: 27035143 PMCID: PMC4818105 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Implantable electrode arrays are widely used in therapeutic stimulation of the nervous system (e.g. cochlear, retinal, and cortical implants). Currently, most neural prostheses use serial stimulation (i.e. one electrode at a time) despite this severely limiting the repertoire of stimuli that can be applied. Methods to reliably predict the outcome of multi-electrode stimulation have not been available. Here, we demonstrate that a linear-nonlinear model accurately predicts neural responses to arbitrary patterns of stimulation using in vitro recordings from single retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) stimulated with a subretinal multi-electrode array. In the model, the stimulus is projected onto a low-dimensional subspace and then undergoes a nonlinear transformation to produce an estimate of spiking probability. The low-dimensional subspace is estimated using principal components analysis, which gives the neuron’s electrical receptive field (ERF), i.e. the electrodes to which the neuron is most sensitive. Our model suggests that stimulation proportional to the ERF yields a higher efficacy given a fixed amount of power when compared to equal amplitude stimulation on up to three electrodes. We find that the model captures the responses of all the cells recorded in the study, suggesting that it will generalize to most cell types in the retina. The model is computationally efficient to evaluate and, therefore, appropriate for future real-time applications including stimulation strategies that make use of recorded neural activity to improve the stimulation strategy. Implantable multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) are used to record neurological signals and stimulate the nervous system to restore lost function (e.g. cochlear implants). MEAs that can combine both sensing and stimulation will revolutionize the development of the next generation of devices. Simple models that can accurately characterize neural responses to electrical stimulation are necessary for the development of future neuroprostheses controlled by neural feedback. We demonstrate a model that accurately predicts neural responses to concurrent stimulation across multiple electrodes. The model is simple to evaluate, making it an appropriate model for use with neural feedback. The methods described are applicable to a wide range of neural prostheses, thus greatly assisting future device development.
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- Matias I. Maturana
- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NeuroEngineering Laboratory, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NeuroEngineering Laboratory, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NeuroEngineering Laboratory, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NeuroEngineering Laboratory, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Neural Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- National Vision Research Institute, Australian College of Optometry, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Rectangular electrical pulses are the primary stimulus waveform used in retinal prosthetics as well as many other neural stimulation applications. Unfortunately, the utility of pulsatile stimuli is limited by the inability to avoid the activation of passing axons, which can result in the distortion of the spatial patterns of elicited neural activity. Because avoiding axons would likely improve clinical outcomes, the examination of alternate stimulus waveforms is warranted. Here, we studied the response of rabbit retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to sinusoidal electrical stimulation applied at frequencies of 5, 10, 25, and 100 Hz. Targeted RGCs were restricted to 4 common types: OFF-Brisk Transient, OFF-Sustained, ON-Brisk Transient, and ON-Sustained. Interestingly, response patterns varied between different types; the most notable difference was the relatively weak response of ON-Sustained cells to low frequencies. Calculation of total spike counts per trial revealed that lower frequencies are more charge efficient than high frequencies. Finally, experiments utilizing synaptic blockers revealed that 5 and 10 Hz activate photoreceptors while 25 and 100 Hz activate RGCs. Taken together, our results suggest that while sinusoidal electrical stimulation may provide a useful research tool, its clinical utility may be limited.
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Yan L, Zhao B, Liu X, Li X, Zeng C, Shi H, Xu X, Lin T, Dai L, Liu Y. Aligned Nanofibers from Polypyrrole/Graphene as Electrodes for Regeneration of Optic Nerve via Electrical Stimulation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:6834-6840. [PMID: 26926578 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The damage of optic nerve will cause permanent visual field loss and irreversible ocular diseases, such as glaucoma. The damage of optic nerve is mainly derived from the atrophy, apoptosis or death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Though some progress has been achieved on electronic retinal implants that can electrically stimulate undamaged parts of RGCs or retina to transfer signals, stimulated self-repair/regeneration of RGCs has not been realized yet. The key challenge for development of electrically stimulated regeneration of RGCs is the selection of stimulation electrodes with a sufficient safe charge injection limit (Q(inj), i.e., electrochemical capacitance). Most traditional electrodes tend to have low Q(inj) values. Herein, we synthesized polypyrrole functionalized graphene (PPy-G) via a facile but efficient polymerization-enhanced ball milling method for the first time. This technique could not only efficiently introduce electron-acceptor nitrogen to enhance capacitance, but also remain a conductive platform-the π-π conjugated carbon plane for charge transportation. PPy-G based aligned nanofibers were subsequently fabricated for guided growth and electrical stimulation (ES) of RGCs. Significantly enhanced viability, neurite outgrowth and antiaging ability of RGCs were observed after ES, suggesting possibilities for regeneration of optic nerve via ES on the suitable nanoelectrodes.
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- Lu Yan
- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
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- Centre for Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Harbin Engineering University , Harbin, Heilong Jiang 150001, China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216, Australia
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Center of Advanced Science and Engineering for Carbon (Case4Carbon), Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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- Lab of Nanoscale Biosensing and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Materials for Nano-Bio Applications, School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University , Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University , Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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Goetz G, Smith R, Lei X, Galambos L, Kamins T, Mathieson K, Sher A, Palanker D. Contrast Sensitivity With a Subretinal Prosthesis and Implications for Efficient Delivery of Visual Information. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 56:7186-94. [PMID: 26540657 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-17566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the contrast sensitivity of a degenerate retina stimulated by a photovoltaic subretinal prosthesis, and assess the impact of low contrast sensitivity on transmission of visual information. METHODS We measure ex vivo the full-field contrast sensitivity of healthy rat retina stimulated with white light, and the contrast sensitivity of degenerate rat retina stimulated with a subretinal prosthesis at frequencies exceeding flicker fusion (>20 Hz). Effects of eye movements on retinal ganglion cell (RGC) activity are simulated using a linear-nonlinear model of the retina. RESULTS Retinal ganglion cells adapt to high frequency stimulation of constant intensity, and respond transiently to changes in illumination of the implant, exhibiting responses to ON-sets, OFF-sets, and both ON- and OFF-sets of light. The percentage of cells with an OFF response decreases with progression of the degeneration, indicating that OFF responses are likely mediated by photoreceptors. Prosthetic vision exhibits reduced contrast sensitivity and dynamic range, with 65% contrast changes required to elicit responses, as compared to the 3% (OFF) to 7% (ON) changes with visible light. The maximum number of action potentials elicited with prosthetic stimulation is at most half of its natural counterpart for the ON pathway. Our model predicts that for most visual scenes, contrast sensitivity of prosthetic vision is insufficient for triggering RGC activity by fixational eye movements. CONCLUSIONS Contrast sensitivity of prosthetic vision is 10 times lower than normal, and dynamic range is two times below natural. Low contrast sensitivity and lack of OFF responses hamper delivery of visual information via a subretinal prosthesis.
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- Georges Goetz
- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
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- Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States 5Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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This review focuses on a description of the Argus II retinal prosthesis system (Argus II; Second Sight Medical Products, Sylmar, CA) that was approved for humanitarian use by the FDA in 2013 in patients with retinitis pigmentosa with bare or no light perception vision. The article describes the components of Argus II, the studies on the implant, and future directions.
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- a Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation , Cleveland , Ohio , USA
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Boinagrov D, Lei X, Goetz G, Kamins TI, Mathieson K, Galambos L, Harris JS, Palanker D. Photovoltaic Pixels for Neural Stimulation: Circuit Models and Performance. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2016; 10:85-97. [PMID: 25622325 PMCID: PMC6497060 DOI: 10.1109/tbcas.2014.2376528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Photovoltaic conversion of pulsed light into pulsed electric current enables optically-activated neural stimulation with miniature wireless implants. In photovoltaic retinal prostheses, patterns of near-infrared light projected from video goggles onto subretinal arrays of photovoltaic pixels are converted into patterns of current to stimulate the inner retinal neurons. We describe a model of these devices and evaluate the performance of photovoltaic circuits, including the electrode-electrolyte interface. Characteristics of the electrodes measured in saline with various voltages, pulse durations, and polarities were modeled as voltage-dependent capacitances and Faradaic resistances. The resulting mathematical model of the circuit yielded dynamics of the electric current generated by the photovoltaic pixels illuminated by pulsed light. Voltages measured in saline with a pipette electrode above the pixel closely matched results of the model. Using the circuit model, our pixel design was optimized for maximum charge injection under various lighting conditions and for different stimulation thresholds. To speed discharge of the electrodes between the pulses of light, a shunt resistor was introduced and optimized for high frequency stimulation.
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Luo YHL, da Cruz L. The Argus® II Retinal Prosthesis System. Prog Retin Eye Res 2016; 50:89-107. [PMID: 26404104 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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