BIONICS FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM REPAIR

BIONICS
Application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology Bionics is a term which refers to the flow of concepts from biology to engineering But in medicine, bionics means the replacement or enhancement of organs or other body parts by mechanical versions.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT HOW DO WE READ THE BRAIN??????

Electroencephalography (EEG)
EEG is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons within the brain.
In clinical contexts, EEG refers to the

recording of the brain's spontaneous electrical activity over a short period of time, usually 2040 minutes, as recorded from multiple electrodes placed on the scalp

NANOBOTS
Nanobots are machines or robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a nanometer (109 meters) They are now being developed into mechanical cells which have the potential to replace nerves

NEUROBIONICS
Extensive research is being done in this field to find ways to replace nerves Experiments done by University of Washington have shown how the neural pattern can be understood as well as

controlled
Advance technologies being used in the field

of BMI (Brain Machine Interfaces) & EEG

VIRTUAL REALITY

 Era of simulation
Neural features being used in making real-time & real-life gaming consoles Virtual Reality brings an era of extreme gaming where actions would be performed by following the impulses given by the brain

Nerve Replacement
Brain Machine interface
Invasive Nature NonInvasive Nature

Non-Invasive Techniques
EEG is a vivid example of a non-invasive technique used for obtaining the neural patterns of the brain
It involves placing of 20 electrodes on the scalp Electrodes are connected to the amplifier , then signal is digitalized and sent for output after the filtering is complete to elimenate the artificial interfence

 Though non-invasive techniques are being extensively used but it also suffers from some important drawbacks :-

- Lot of overlap in electrical activity of the brain -Output is not very sharp in terms of precision

Invasive BMI
Though they are efficient but are hard to

use
It is very difficult to create a firing code

that can be used between neurons to convert it into meaningful movement

However, by analyzing the firing rate, a lot

of interpretation can be done

 Thus, bionics will bring a revolution in the way modern day health care is progressing & more importantly it will lead to new

innovations in the field of neural health care with the help of Nanotechnology

Presented By :Abhishek De IV Year (ECE) IET, Alwar