Monthly Archives: September 2012

We have migrated!

Posted on 21/09/2012 by | Leave a comment

Dear readers of and contributors to the Biomedical Electronics weblog: we have now migrated to WordPress. This rather smooth handover has been completed yesterday and has resulted in a new look, but most importantly, a better user interface. Please try it out for yourself! I look forward to seeing your fine contributions coming in. Also if you have suggestions for the look and feel of the weblog, please do not hesitate to contact me.

As a noteworthy fact, this month one of our contributions reached 10,000+ views.

Best regards,

Wouter

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First implantation of a vestibular implant

Posted on 14/09/2012 by | Leave a comment

Today it was reported in ‘De Volkskrant’ that doctors of Maastricht University Medical Center have succeeded in, for the first time ever, implanting an artificial balance organ, a vestibular implant, in two patients. A vestibular implant is more or less a cochlear implant that relays information on orientation and accelleration onto the hair cells in the vestibula, the small organ attached to the cochlea that assists in preserving balance. According to Prof. Robert Stokroos of UMCM, the first measurements after the surgery showed positive results. Very important, as far as I understand, will be whether the vestibular implant will allow for perfect integration of the balance information delivered by the implant and the balance perceived by the eyes.

Despite all this, I believe we have exciting times ahead for the application of novel neurostimulating devices.

Wouter

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Posted in Brain-Machine Interfaces, Electronics, Understanding the Brain