@article{Weir_Fontaine_Segil_Caldwell_2020, title={DEMONSTRATION OF AN OPTOGENETIC NEURONAL CONTROL INTERFACE}, url={https://conferences.lib.unb.ca/index.php/mec/article/view/32}, abstractNote={<p>Improved nerve interface approaches are sought for prosthesis control and sensory feedback as well as visceral organ study/modulation. Optical approaches that can read-in and read-out neural activity have advantages over electrode-based systems in terms of selectivity and non-invasiveness. To address limitations of existing nerve interface designs, we present an optical approach capable of reading activity from individual nerve fibers using activity-dependent calcium transients. Here we demonstrate the feasibility of using activity-dependent calcium transients to a control prosthetic hand. This work provides a proof-of-concept for an optogenetic nerve interface demonstrating as it does our ability to read-out signals at the axonal scale in real-time and apply it to a devices control.</p>}, journal={Myoelectric Controls Symposium }, author={Weir, Richard and Fontaine, Arjun and Segil, Jacob and Caldwell, John}, year={2020}, month={Jul.} }