Intramuscular microelectrode arrays enable highly-accurate neural decoding of hand movements

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Main Authors: Grison, Agnese, Pereda, Jaime Ibanez, Muceli, Silvia, Kundu, Aritra, Baracat, Farah, Indiveri, Giacomo, Donati, Elisa, Farina, Dario
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author Grison, Agnese
Pereda, Jaime Ibanez
Muceli, Silvia
Kundu, Aritra
Baracat, Farah
Indiveri, Giacomo
Donati, Elisa
Farina, Dario
author_facet Grison, Agnese
Pereda, Jaime Ibanez
Muceli, Silvia
Kundu, Aritra
Baracat, Farah
Indiveri, Giacomo
Donati, Elisa
Farina, Dario
contents Decoding the activity of the nervous system is a critical challenge in neuroscience and neural interfacing. In this study, we present a neuromuscular recording system that enables large-scale sampling of muscle activity using microelectrode arrays with over 100 channels embedded in forearm muscles. These arrays captured intramuscular high-density signals that were decoded into patterns of activation of spinal motoneurons. In two healthy participants, we recorded high-density intramuscular activity during single- and multi-digit contractions, revealing distinct motoneuron recruitment patterns specific to each task. Based on these patterns, we achieved perfect classification accuracy (100%) for 12 single- and multi-digit tasks and over 96% accuracy for up to 16 tasks, significantly outperforming state-of-the-art EMG classification methods. This intramuscular high-density system and classification method represent an advancement in neural interfacing, with the potential to improve human-computer interaction and the control of assistive technologies, particularly for replacing or restoring impaired motor function.
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spellingShingle Intramuscular microelectrode arrays enable highly-accurate neural decoding of hand movements
Grison, Agnese
Pereda, Jaime Ibanez
Muceli, Silvia
Kundu, Aritra
Baracat, Farah
Indiveri, Giacomo
Donati, Elisa
Farina, Dario
Neurons and Cognition
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
Signal Processing
Decoding the activity of the nervous system is a critical challenge in neuroscience and neural interfacing. In this study, we present a neuromuscular recording system that enables large-scale sampling of muscle activity using microelectrode arrays with over 100 channels embedded in forearm muscles. These arrays captured intramuscular high-density signals that were decoded into patterns of activation of spinal motoneurons. In two healthy participants, we recorded high-density intramuscular activity during single- and multi-digit contractions, revealing distinct motoneuron recruitment patterns specific to each task. Based on these patterns, we achieved perfect classification accuracy (100%) for 12 single- and multi-digit tasks and over 96% accuracy for up to 16 tasks, significantly outperforming state-of-the-art EMG classification methods. This intramuscular high-density system and classification method represent an advancement in neural interfacing, with the potential to improve human-computer interaction and the control of assistive technologies, particularly for replacing or restoring impaired motor function.
title Intramuscular microelectrode arrays enable highly-accurate neural decoding of hand movements
topic Neurons and Cognition
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11016