A SEMINAR REPORT ON

1
“STIMULATED DEEP BRAIN
SYSTEM”

SESSION: 2017-2018
 
Presented By:
 
AISHWARYA SINGH
B. Tech 3rd. YEAR (ECE)
Roll no. 2015041007
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, GORAKHPUR, UTTAR PRADESH
OUTLINE
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 Introduction

 Limitations Of DBS System

 Smart DBS Architecture and Design

 Advantages

 Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
What is Deep Brain Stimulation?
• DEEP Brain Stimulation
(DBS) is a surgical
procedure used to stimulate
specific brain regions with
electrical signals to treat
neurological disorders such
as Parkinson’s disease (PD)
or dystonia
• Electrical probe implanted in
brain
• Does not damage healthy
tissue
LIMITATIONS OF DBS
SYSTEM
 Current DBS electrode cannot synthesize and generate
arbitrary stimulating waveforms.
 Current DBS devices are not considered to be “smart”
because they are not connected to the Internet.
 They has not yet been able to take the advantage of
powerful distributive computation.
 The communication backbone of the existing systems
completely relies on the active communication technologies.
SDBS ARCHITECTURE
 It consists of brain-implantable smart electrodes and a
wireless connected external controller.
 The electrodes operate as completely autonomous
electronic implants capable of sensing and recording neural
activities in real time.
 SDBS DESIGNING
 The complete SDBS electrode design has two primary
building blocks: An analog front end and A digital core.
 The Analog Front End contains the antenna, matching
network, modulation/demodulation circuitries, and signal
conditioning block.
 Digital Core includes the crafting and implementation of the
communication protocol standard, the neural activity
recording and processing module, the stimulation waveform
generation module, and their intercommunication protocols. 
 Stimulating Waveform Generation
Module

 Two different schemes to generate stimulation waveforms: one based on a

command and the other on arbitrarily sampled data from the brain.
 Based on arbitrarily sampled data from the brain: Stimulation
waveforms are generated directly from the instantaneous amplitude
samples transmitted by the external controller.
Based on Command:  A command decoder interprets
commands sent by the external controller and passes
waveform parameters (amplitude, frequency, and stimulation
duration) to the command base.
DATA SECURITY
MODEL
 Traditional DBS-implemented devices can be maliciously
programed by unauthorized users or intruders due to their
lack of security measures. 
 The security measures implemented in SDBS are as
follows:
 1. External controller identity verification.
 2. Firmware-level data encryption or decryption.
10 SDBS TESTING AND
EVALUATION
To verify the technical feasibility of the proposed SDBS
electrode, we built a complete SDBS prototype system in
the laboratory and further tested and evaluated the
prototype system.
 ADVANTAGES
 The new smart device should be internet-connected, and
capable to stimulate and record data simultaneously with
strong two-way communication capability.
 In addition, the new DBS electrode should be fully passive
and wirelessly chargeable device with no or very minimal
side effect.
 SDBS should be “smart” with powerful computing resources
to evaluate the brain stimulation in real time.
CONCLUSION

SDBS can be used as a general platform to implement fully

adaptive closed-loop DBS. Furthermore, the SDBS electrode is
ready to be fabricated into a single implantable integrated-
circuit chip to greatly enhance its reliability, security, low-power
survivability, and integration level. The new device could
become the next-generation standard Internet-connected smart
brain-machine interface device for future brain research.
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