On the Stimulation Artifact Reduction during Electrophysiological Recording of Compound Nerve Action Potentials
R. Panskus (Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM, TU Delft - Bio-Electronics)
L.F.M. Holzapfel (Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM)
W.A. Serdijn (TU Delft - Bio-Electronics, Erasmus MC)
Vasiliki Giagka (TU Delft - Bio-Electronics, Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM)
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Abstract
Recording neuronal activity triggered by electrical impulses is a powerful tool in neuroscience research and neural engineering. It is often applied in acute electrophysiological experimental settings to record compound nerve action potentials. However, the elicited neural response is often distorted by electrical stimulus artifacts, complicating subsequent analysis. In this work, we present a model to better understand the effect of the selected amplifier configuration and the location of the ground electrode in a practical electrophysiological nerve setup. Simulation results show that the stimulus artifact can be reduced by more than an order of magnitude if the placement of the ground electrode, its impedance, and the amplifier configuration are optimized. We experimentally demonstrate the effects in three different settings, in-vivo and in-vitro.