Temporal Modulation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Influences Sensory Perception

Sigrid S.G. Dupan; Zachary McNeill; Emma Brunton; Kianoush Nazarpour

doi:10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176472

Temporal Modulation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Influences Sensory Perception

Sigrid S.G. Dupan, Zachary McNeill, Emma Brunton, Kianoush Nazarpour

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The incorporation of sensory feedback in prosthetics can lead to a range of benefits, such as improved hand control, increased prosthesis embodiment, and the reduction of phantom limb pain. However, the creation of reliable sensory feedback is complicated by the temporal modulation of the nervous system. Sensory fibres in the hand are primed to react to changing conditions, firing when discrete mechanical events occur. In this study, we investigate the minimal possible stimulation needed to distinguish different sensory patterns that can be used to indicate events. We presented a two-alternative forced-choice task of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimuli to 10 participants. The results showed that different stimuli can be distinguished when double pulses have an inter-stimulus-interval of 10 ms. Additionally, providing a pause of at least 350 ms between stimuli increases the discrimination of the perception. These results suggest that humans can distinguish different patterns of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with as little as two stimuli, illustrating the possibility of providing event-related stimulation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine Biology Society (EMBC)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	3885-3888
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-1990-8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-1991-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176472
Publication status	Published - 27 Aug 2020
Event	42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Montréal, Québec, Canada Duration: 20 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020 Conference number: 42 https://embc.embs.org/2020/

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Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X
ISSN (Electronic)	1558-4615

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Conference	42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Abbreviated title	EMBC 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Québec
Period	20/07/20 → 24/07/20
Internet address	https://embc.embs.org/2020/

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Sensorimotor learning for control of prosthetic limbs
Nazarpour, K.
1/02/18 → 31/01/23
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Dupan, S. S. G., McNeill, Z., Brunton, E., & Nazarpour, K. (2020). Temporal Modulation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Influences Sensory Perception. In 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine Biology Society (EMBC) (pp. 3885-3888). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176472

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Dupan, SSG, McNeill, Z, Brunton, E & Nazarpour, K 2020, Temporal Modulation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Influences Sensory Perception. in 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine Biology Society (EMBC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 3885-3888, 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Québec, Quebec, Canada, 20/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176472

Temporal Modulation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Influences Sensory Perception. / Dupan, Sigrid S.G.; McNeill, Zachary; Brunton, Emma et al.
2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine Biology Society (EMBC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020. p. 3885-3888.

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