A comparative study on electrically evoked responses of retinal ganglion cells in distinct retinal areas by computational model

Qiu, Shirong; Li, Xinxin; Li, Xue; Li, Liming

doi:10.1109/ner.2017.8008352

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“…Ion channels included a sodium current (I Na ), a calcium current (I Ca ), a leakage current (I L ), a delayed rectifier current (I DR ), a potassium type A current (I A ) and a calcium calcium-activated potassium current (I K, Ca ) based on tiger salamander RGCs (figure 2(C)) [48]. The detailed rate equation and parameter values of the ion channels can be found in previous works [49][50][51][52][53].…”

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An in-silico analysis of electrically evoked responses of midget and parasol retinal ganglion cells in different retinal regions

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Background: Visual outcomes provided by present retinal prostheses that primarily target retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) through epiretinal stimulation remain rudimentary, partly due to the limited knowledge of retinal responses under electrical stimulation. Better understanding of how different retinal regions can be quantitatively controlled with high spatial accuracy, will be beneficial to the design of micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) and stimulation strategies for next-generation wide-view, high-resolution epiretinal implants. Methods: A computational model was developed to assess neural activity at different eccentricities (2 mm and 5 mm) within the human retina. This model included midget and parasol RGCs with anatomically accurate cell distribution and cell-specific morphological information. We then performed in silico investigations of region-specific RGC responses to epiretinal electrical stimulation using varied electrode sizes (5 µm – 210 µm diameter), emulating both commercialized retinal implants and recently-developed prototype devices. Results: Our model of epiretinal stimulation predicted RGC population excitation analogous to the complex percepts reported in human subjects. Following this, our simulations suggest that midget and parasol RGCs have characteristic regional differences in excitation under preferred electrode sizes. Relatively central (2 mm) regions demonstrated higher number of excited RGCs but lower overall activated receptive field (RF) areas under the same stimulus amplitudes (two-way ANOVA, p < 0.05). Furthermore, the activated RGC numbers per unit active RF area (number-RF ratio) were significantly higher in central than in peripheral regions, and higher in the midget than in the parasol population under all tested electrode sizes (two-way ANOVA, p < 0.05). Our simulations also suggested that smaller electrodes exhibit a higher range of controllable stimulation parameters to achieve pre-defined performance of RGC excitation. ..

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An in-silico analysis of electrically evoked responses of midget and parasol retinal ganglion cells in different retinal regions

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“…The electrode tissue interface was modelled based on previous neural stimulation modelling works [29][30][31][32][33][34]. A multi-layered retina model was implemented in COMSOL Multiphysics 4.4 (COMSOL, Inc. Palo Alto, CA, USA).…”

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Creation of virtual channels in the retina using synchronous and asynchronous stimulation—a modelling study

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Objective. The spatial resolution of an implantable neural stimulator can be improved by creation of virtual channels (VCs). VCs are commonly achieved through synchronized stimulation of multiple electrodes. It remains unknown whether asynchronous stimulation is able to generate comparable VC performance in retinal stimulation, and how VC can be optimized by re-designing stimulation settings. This study begins with exploring the feasibility of creating VCs using synchronous and asynchronous epiretinal stimulation, and ending with predicting the possible VC performance with a thorough exploration of stimulation parameter space. Approach. A computational model of epiretinal dual-electrode stimulation is developed to simulate the neural activity of a population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) under both synchronous and asynchronous stimulation conditions. The interaction between the electrode and RGCs under a range of stimulation parameters are simulated. Main results. Our simulation based on direct RGC activation suggests that VCs can be created using asynchronous stimulation. Two VC performance measures: 1) linearity in the change in centroid location of activated RGC populations, and 2) consistency in the size of activated RGC populations, have comparable performance under asynchronous and synchronous stimulation with appropriately selected stimulation parameters. Significance. Our findings support the possibility of creating VCs by directly activating RGCs under synchronous and asynchronous stimulation conditions. This study establishes the fundamental capability of VC creation based on temporal interactions within the RGC population alone and does not include the effects of potential indirect activation of any surviving inner retinal network neurons. Our results provide theoretical evidence for designing next-generation retinal prosthesis with higher spatial resolution.

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Generating Conditions of Focused Virtual Channels Under Simultaneous Electrical Stimulation of Epiretinal Prostheses: A Modeling Study

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et al. 2019

2019 12th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (CISP-BMEI)

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A comparative study on electrically evoked responses of retinal ganglion cells in distinct retinal areas by computational model

Cited by 4 publications

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An in-silico analysis of electrically evoked responses of midget and parasol retinal ganglion cells in different retinal regions

An in-silico analysis of electrically evoked responses of midget and parasol retinal ganglion cells in different retinal regions

Creation of virtual channels in the retina using synchronous and asynchronous stimulation—a modelling study

Generating Conditions of Focused Virtual Channels Under Simultaneous Electrical Stimulation of Epiretinal Prostheses: A Modeling Study

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