Silicon-neuron junction: capacitive stimulation of an individual neuron on a silicon chip.
Abstract
An identified nerve cell of the leech is attached to a planar silicon microstructure of p-doped silicon covered by a thin layer of insulating silicon oxide. A voltage step, applied between silicon and electrolyte, induces a capacitive transient in the cell which elicits an action potential. The capacitive extracellular stimulation is described by an equivalent electrical four-pole.
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Neuron-silicon junctions were spontaneously formed using nerve cells of a mammalian brain, permitting direct stimulation of nerve cells.
“Neuron-silicon junctions were spontaneously formed using the nerve cells of a mammalian brain, which permitted direct stimulation of nerve cells (Fromherz and Stett, 1995; Offenhausser, 1996; Vassanelli and Fromherz, 1997; Schätzthauer and Fromherz, 1998).”
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- Authors
- Fromherz, P., & Stett, A.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (DE)
- ORCID
- Stett, Alfred
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1995-08-21
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1670-1673
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- 1079-7114
- OpenAlex
- W2020090443
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physical Review Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
- Keywords
- single-neuron stimulation, silicon microelectrodes, leech neurons, extracellular stimulation, equivalent electrical circuit, p-type silicon
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