Neuromodulation. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Restrictions: Course is designed for PhD Students in BME; All others need Instructor's approval. This course will first cover the fundamentals of electrical neural stimulation by looking at passive and active neuronal membrane models to prepare the students to better understand the mechanisms underlying neuromodulation applications. Then, the topics will expand into more practical aspects of neural stimulation, such as the electrode technologies used and various techniques of electrical neuromodulation in the central and peripheral nervous system. Throughout the course many sensory and motor neural prosthetic applications, e.g. spinal cord and deep brain stimulation devices, will be discussed from textbooks and journal publications. This is a lecture-based course covering a diverse area of materials borrowed mostly from electrophysiology and basic engineering concepts and students should be prepared to read one or two book chapters or journal papers before each class. Knowledge of basic circuits, such as RC circuits and KVL and KCL Analysis, is required. This course is built upon basic engineering concepts (e.g. basic electric circuits, differential equations) and programming skills (Matlab) that are covered at the undergrad level in electrical and biomedical engineering programs.