TY - GEN
T1 - An intra-body linear channel model based on neuronal subthreshold stimulation
AU - Khodaei, Alireza
AU - Pierobon, Massimiliano
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/7/12
Y1 - 2016/7/12
N2 - Intra-body communication networks, where natural biological processes support the realization of links for the transmission, propagation, and reception of information, are at the cutting edge research for the pervasive interconnection of future wearable and implantable devices. In particular, the study of neurons as means to propagate information between these devices is encouraged by their ubiquitous distribution within the body and the existence of well-established techniques for their electrical interfacing. In this paper, a communication system is proposed based on the so-called subthreshold electrical stimulation of a neuron, and the propagation of this stimulation along the neuron length. This stimulation technique does not result in the generation of electrochemical spikes (action potentials), naturally carrying information within the nervous system, thus reducing the interference with the normal body functionalities. The use of subthreshold stimulation allows the analytical formulation of a linear channel model for the proposed communication system by stemming from the quasi-active model of the neuron's membrane from the neurophysiology literature. Numerical results from the developed analytical models are compared to simulation results obtained through the widely-used NEURON software.
AB - Intra-body communication networks, where natural biological processes support the realization of links for the transmission, propagation, and reception of information, are at the cutting edge research for the pervasive interconnection of future wearable and implantable devices. In particular, the study of neurons as means to propagate information between these devices is encouraged by their ubiquitous distribution within the body and the existence of well-established techniques for their electrical interfacing. In this paper, a communication system is proposed based on the so-called subthreshold electrical stimulation of a neuron, and the propagation of this stimulation along the neuron length. This stimulation technique does not result in the generation of electrochemical spikes (action potentials), naturally carrying information within the nervous system, thus reducing the interference with the normal body functionalities. The use of subthreshold stimulation allows the analytical formulation of a linear channel model for the proposed communication system by stemming from the quasi-active model of the neuron's membrane from the neurophysiology literature. Numerical results from the developed analytical models are compared to simulation results obtained through the widely-used NEURON software.
KW - Intra-body Communication
KW - Linear Channel Model
KW - Neuron
KW - Quasi-active Model
KW - Subthreshold Stimulation
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U2 - 10.1109/ICC.2016.7511483
DO - 10.1109/ICC.2016.7511483
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84981333301
T3 - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2016
BT - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2016
Y2 - 22 May 2016 through 27 May 2016
ER -