Philip Chu

EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley

Technical Report No. UCB/EECS-2013-76

May 16, 2013

http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2013/EECS-2013-76.pdf

I present a method for decreasing the duration of artifacts present during intra-cortical microstimulation (ICMS) recordings by using techniques developed for digital communications. I use a Zero-Forcing Equalizer (ZFE) to shape a stimulus pattern with the aim of reducing artifact length. The results find that using the ZFE stimulus has the potential to reduce artifact duration by more than 70%. Continuing work and current considerations for the hardware implementation of the equalizer are presented.

Advisors: Jan M. Rabaey

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BibTeX citation:

@mastersthesis{Chu:EECS-2013-76,
    Author= {Chu, Philip},
    Title= {Equalization for Intracortical Microstimulation Artifact Reduction},
    School= {EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley},
    Year= {2013},
    Month= {May},
    Url= {http://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2013/EECS-2013-76.html},
    Number= {UCB/EECS-2013-76},
    Abstract= {I present a method for decreasing the duration of artifacts present during intra-cortical microstimulation (ICMS) recordings by using techniques developed for digital communications. I use a Zero-Forcing Equalizer (ZFE) to shape a stimulus pattern with the aim of reducing artifact length. The results find that using the ZFE stimulus has the potential to reduce artifact duration by more than 70%. Continuing work and current considerations for the hardware implementation of the equalizer are presented.},
}

EndNote citation:

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%D 2013
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