Books from Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Neural Interfacing: Forging the Human-Machine Connection

In the past 50 years there has been an explosion of interest in the
development of technologies whose end goal is to connect the human brain
and/or nervous system directly to computers. Once the subject of science
fiction, the technologies necessary to accomplish this goal are rapidly
becoming reality. In laboratories around the globe, research is being
undertaken to restore function to the physically disabled, to replace areas
of the brain damaged by disease or trauma and to augment human abilities.
Building neural interfaces and neuro-prosthetics relies on a diverse array of
disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, medicine and microfabrication
just to name a few. This book presents a short history of neural interfacing
(NI) research and introduces the reader to some of the current efforts to
develop neural prostheses. The book is intended as an introduction for the
college freshman or others wishing to learn more about the field. A resource
guide is included for students along with a list of laboratories conducting
NI research and universities with NI related tracks of study. 

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Brain-Machine Interface Engineering

Neural interfaces are one of the most exciting emerging technologies to
impact bioengineering and neuroscience because they enable an alternate
communication channel linking directly the nervous system with man-made
devices. This book reveals the essential engineering principles and signal
processing tools for deriving control commands from bioelectric signals in
large ensembles of neurons. The topics featured include analysis techniques
for determining neural representation, modeling in motor systems, computing
with neural spikes, and hardware implementation of neural interfaces.
Beginning with an exploration of the historical developments that have led to
the decoding of information from neural interfaces, this book compares the
theory and performance of new neural engineering approaches for BMIs. 

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