?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Design+Considerations+for+Ground+Referencing+in+Multi+-+Module+Neural+Implants&rft.creator=Haci%2C+D&rft.creator=Liu%2C+Y&rft.creator=Ghoreishizadeh%2C+SS&rft.creator=Constandinou%2C+TG&rft.description=Implantable+neural+interfaces+have+evolved+in+the+past+decades+from+stimulation-only+devices+to+closed-loop+recording+and+stimulation+systems%2C+allowing+both+for+more+targeted+therapeutic+techniques+and+more+advanced+prosthetic+implants.+Emerging+applications+require+multi-module+active+implantable+devices+with+intrabody+power+and+data+transmission.+This+distributed+approach+poses+a+new+set+of+challenges+related+to+inter-module+connectivity%2C+functional+reliability+and+patient+safety.+This+paper+addresses+the+ground+referencing+challenge+in+active+multi-implant+systems%2C+with+a+particular+focus+on+neural+recording+devices.+Three+different+grounding+schemes+(passive%2C+drive%2C+and+sense)+are+presented+and+evaluated+in+terms+of+both+recording+reliability+and+patient+safety.+Considerations+on+the+practical+implementation+of+body+potential+referencing+circuitry+are+finally+discussed%2C+with+a+detailed+analysis+of+their+impact+on+the+recording+performance.&rft.subject=Electrodes%0D%0A%2C%0D%0AElectric+potential%0D%0A%2C%0D%0ASafety%0D%0A%2C%0D%0ARails%0D%0A%2C%0D%0ANeural+implants%0D%0A%2C%0D%0AReliability&rft.publisher=IEEE&rft.date=2018-12-24&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++2018+IEEE+Biomedical+Circuits+and+Systems+Conference+(BioCAS).++++IEEE+(2018)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10068773%2F1%2FBioCAS_2018___Dorian__Grounding_.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10068773%2F&rft.rights=open