arXiv:2410.10694q-bio.NCcs.LG2024-10被引 2

无需切分神经,用微电极阵列分离单肌群中的多路神经信号。

Separation of Neural Drives to Muscles from Transferred Polyfunctional Nerves using Implanted Micro-electrode Arrays

  • 在再支配肌肉中植入高密度微电极,通过数学分离技术解析混合信号。
  • 实验显示单个肌肉可提取多组独立神经指令,对应不同动作意图。
  • 适用于假肢精准控制,也为神经编码机制研究提供新方法。

截肢后残余外周神经仍保留肢体功能的神经信号。靶向肌肉再支配(TMR)可将这些信号引导至备用肌肉,通过肌电图(EMG)恢复神经信息。然而,从转移神经传入肌肉的多路信号难以分离,混合的肌电信号使动作解读复杂。为解决此问题,再生性周围神经接口(RPNIs)通过手术将神经分束,分别再支配特定肌移植物,实现神经源隔离。本文提出一种新型生物接口:结合多价神经的TMR手术与单一再支配肌肉内植入的高密度微电极阵列。无需术中识别神经束,仅依靠微电极阵列的高时空分辨能力及数学源分离方法,即可分离所有导入同一肌肉的神经信号。我们在志愿者执行幻肢任务时,从四个再支配肌肉记录了肌电信号。信号分解揭示了与不同功能任务相关的独立运动单元集群。值得注意的是,该方法可在单一再支配肌肉中提取多个神经命令,避免了手术分束。该方法不仅有望提升假肢控制精度,还揭示了TMR后运动神经元协同机制,为中枢神经系统如何编码再支配后的运动提供了新见解。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Following limb amputation, neural signals for limb functions persist in the residual peripheral nerves. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) allows to redirected these signals into spare muscles to recover the neural information through electromyography (EMG). However, a significant challenge arises in separating distinct neural commands redirected from the transferred nerves to the muscles. Disentangling overlapping signals from EMG recordings remains complex, as they can contain mixed neural information that complicates limb function interpretation. To address this challenge, Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interfaces (RPNIs) surgically partition the nerve into individual fascicles that reinnervate specific muscle grafts, isolating distinct neural sources for more precise control and interpretation of EMG signals. We introduce a novel biointerface that combines TMR surgery of polyvalent nerves with a high-density micro-electrode array implanted at a single site within a reinnervated muscle. Instead of surgically identifying distinct nerve fascicles, our approach separates all neural signals that are re-directed into a single muscle, using the high spatio-temporal selectivity of the micro-electrode array and mathematical source separation methods. We recorded EMG signals from four reinnervated muscles while volunteers performed phantom limb tasks. The decomposition of these signals into motor unit activity revealed distinct clusters of motor neurons associated with diverse functional tasks. Notably, our method enabled the extraction of multiple neural commands within a single reinnervated muscle, eliminating the need for surgical nerve division. This approach not only has the potential of enhancing prosthesis control but also uncovers mechanisms of motor neuron synergies following TMR, providing valuable insights into how the central nervous system encodes movement after reinnervation.

神经接口肌电控制假肢信号分离

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