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21Electrocorticography — (ECoG) is the practice of using electrodes placed directly on the exposed surface of the brain to record electrical activity from the cerebral cortex. ECoG may be performed either in the operating room during surgery (intraoperative ECoG) or… …
22Brain-computer interface — A brain computer interface (BCI), sometimes called a direct neural interface or a brain machine interface, is a direct communication pathway between a human or animal brain (or brain cell culture) and an external device. In one way BCIs,… …
23Morton Mower — Co inventor of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Born January 31, 1933 (1933 01 31) (age 78) Baltimore, Maryland Residence Baltimore, MD …
24pacemaker — pacemaking, n. /pays may keuhr/, n. 1. pacesetter. 2. Med. an electronic device implanted beneath the skin for providing a normal heartbeat by electrical stimulation of the heart muscle, used in certain heart conditions. 3. Anat., Physiol. any… …
25Multielectrode array — Multielectrode arrays (MEAs) or microelectrode arrays are devices that contain multiple plates or shanks through which neural signals are obtained or delivered, essentially serving as neural interfaces that connect neurons to electronic circuitry …
26Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator — An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery powered electrical impulse generator which is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. The device is programmed to detect… …
27Deep brain stimulation — Intervention DBS probes shown in X ray of the skull (white areas around maxilla and mandible represent metal dentures and are unrelated to DBS devices) …
28Brain pacemaker — Brain pacemakers are used to treat people who suffer from epilepsy, Parkinson s disease, major depression and other diseases. The pacemaker is a medical device that is implanted into the brain to send electrical signals into the tissue. Depending …
29Sacral nerve stimulation — Sacral nerve stimulation, also termed sacral neuromodulation, involves the implantation of a programmable stimulator under the dura matar which delivers low amplitude electrical stimulation to the S3 or S4 root.Currently, the FDA has approved… …
30spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …
