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Journals

  • M Muralidharan, T Guo, D Tsai, S Fried, S Dokos, J Morley, N H Lovell, M Shivdasani, Neural activity of retinal ganglion cells under continuous, dynamically-modulated high frequency electrical stimulation, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2024 (21) 015001 [pubmed].

  • Y Xie, P Qin, T Guo, A Al Abed, N Lovell, D Tsai, Modulating individual axons and axonal populations in the peripheral nerve using transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrodes, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2023 (20) 046032 [pubmed].

  • C C Nguyen, M T Thai, T T Hoang, J Davies, P T Phan, K Zhu, L Wu, M A Brodie, D Tsai, Q P Ha, H-P Phan, N H Lovell, T N Do, Development of a soft robotic catheter for vascular intervention surgery, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 2023 (357) 114380.

  • C C Nguyen, S Wong, M T Thai, T T Hoang, P T Phan, J Davies, L Wu, D Tsai, H-P Phan, N H Lovell, T N Do, Teleoperated Surgical Robotic Systems and Their Human-Machine Interfaces, Advanced Sensor Research, 2023 (2) 2200036 [pubmed].

  • K Ly, T Guo, D Tsai, M Muralidharan, M N. Shivdasani, N Lovell, S Dokos, Simulating the impact of photoreceptor loss and inner retinal network changes on electrical activity of the retina, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2022 (12) 065002 [pubmed].

  • M L Italiano, T Guo, N H Lovell, D Tsai, Improving the spatial resolution of artificial vision using midget retinal ganglion cell populations modeled at the human fovea, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2022(19) 035002 [pubmed].

  • M Muralidharan, T Guo, M Shivdasani, D Tsai, S Fried, L Li, S Dokos, J Morley, N H Lovell, Neural activity of functionally different retinal ganglion cells can be robustly modulated by high-rate electrical pulse trains, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2020(17), 045013 [pubmed].

  • T Guo, D Tsai , C YYang, A A Abed, P Twyford, S I Fried, J W Morely, G J Suaning, S Dokos, N H Lovell, Mediating retinal ganglion cell spike rates using high-frequency electrical stimulation, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019(13) Article 413. [pubmed].

  • C Y Yang, D Tsai, T Guo, S Dokos, G J Suaning, J W Morley, N H Lovell, Differential electrical responses in retinal ganglion cell subtypes: effects of synaptic blockade and stimulating electrode location, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2018(15) 046020. [pubmed].

  • T Guo, C Y Yang, D Tsai, M Muralidharan, G J Suaning, J W Morley, S Dokos, N H Lovell, Closed-loop efficient searching of optimal electrical stimulation parameters for preferential excitation of retinal ganglion cells, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018(12) Article 168. [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, R Yuste, K L Shepard, Statistically reconstructed multiplexing for very dense, high-channel-count acquisition systems, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems. 2018(12) 13-23, DOI: 10.1109/TBCAS.2017.2750484.

  • D Tsai, D Sawyer, A Bradd, R Yuste, K L Shepard, A very large-scale microelectrode array for cellular-resolution electrophysiology, Nature Communications, 2017(8) 1802. [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Survey of electrically evoked responses in the retina - stimulus preferences and oscillation among neurons, Scientific Report, 2017(7) 13802 1. [pubmed].

  • K Jayant, J Hirtz, I J Plante, D Tsai, W De Boer, A Semonche, D Peterka, J Owen, O Sahin, K Shepard, R Yuste, Targeted intracellular voltage recordings from dendritic spines using quantum-dot coated nanopipettes, Nature Nanotechnology, 2017(12) 335-3342. [pubmed].

  • T Guo, D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, T Kameneva, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Electrical Activity of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells: A Modelling Study, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2016(13) 025005. [pubmed].

  • J Choi, E Aklimi, C Shi, D Tsai, H Krishnaswamy, K L Shepard, Matching the power, voltage, and size of biological systems: a nW-scale, 0.023-mm3 pulsed 33-GHz radio transmitter operating from a 5kT/q-supply voltage, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, 2015(62) 1950–1958. [IEEE Explore].

  • T Guo, D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Understanding the retina: a review of computational models of the retina from the single-cell to network level, Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 2014(42) 419-436. [pubmed].

  • P B Matteucci, S C Chen, D Tsai, C W Dodds, S Dokos, J W Morley, N H Lovell, G J Suaning, Current steering in retinal stimulation via a quasimonopolar stimulation paradigm, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2013(54) 4307-4320. [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, S C Chen, D A Protti, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Responses of retinal ganglion cells to extracellular electrical stimulation from single cell to population: model-based analysis, PLoS ONE, 2012(7) e53357. [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Frequency–dependent reduction of voltage-gated sodium channels modulates retinal ganglion cell response rate to electrical stimulation, Journal of Neural Engineering, 2011(8) 066007, (featured article). [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Direct Activation and Temporal Response Properties of Rabbit Retinal Ganglion Cells Following Subretinal Stimulation, Journal of Neurophysiology, 2009(102) 2982–2993 (cover article). [pubmed].

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, A wearable real–time image processor for a vision prosthesis, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 2009(95) 258–269. [pubmed].


Peer reviewed proceedings

  • M Italiano, J-I Lee, T Guo, D Tsai, S Fried, N H Lovell, M Shivdasani, A Generic Technique to Remove a Variety of Electrical Stimulation Artifacts and Detect Stimulus-Embedded Neural Activity, Proceedings of the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2024 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • R Wang, K Ly, J Li, M L Italiano, M N Shivdasani, D Tsai, N H Lovell, S Dokos, T Guo, Probing the Impact of Inner Retinal Network Changes on Subretinal Electrical Stimulation Responses, Proceedings of the 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2024 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • M Bissannagari, K Dwivedi, L Fraser, M S U Islam, D Kim, J Meggs, N H Lovell, H Kang, D Tsai, Soft, Transparent Neurotechnology for Minimally Invasive Brain Surface Recordings and Stimulation, Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2023 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • A Woods, C C Nguyen, M Saif Ul Islam, N H Lovell, T N Do, D Tsai, Towards a single-use, low-cost endoscope for gastroenterological diagnostics, Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2023 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • P Qin, Q Lin, X Yuyang, Y-C Chang, S Zanos, H Wang, S C Payne, M N Shivdasani, D Tsai, N H Lovell, S Dokos, T Guo, Modulating functionally- distinct vagus nerve fibers using microelectrodes and kilohertz frequency electrical stimulation, Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2023 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • K Ly, N H Lovell, M Muralidharan, M Italiano, D Tsai, M N Shivdasani, T Guo, S Dokos, The direct influence of retinal degeneration on electrical stimulation efficacy: Significant implications for retinal prostheses, Proceedings of the 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2023 (accepted; 4 pages).

  • L W Sy, T T Hoang, M Bussu, M T Thai, P T Phan, H Low, D Tsai, M Brodie, N Lovell, T N Do, M-SAM: Miniature and Soft Artificial Muscle-Driven Wearable Robotic Fabric Sleeve for Upper Limb Augmentation, Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft).

  • M Muralidharan, T Guo, M N Shivdasani, D Tsai, S Fried, M Cameron, J W Morley, S Dokos, N H Lovell, Towards Controlling Functionally-Distinct Retinal Ganglion Cells In Degenerate Retina, Proceedings of the 43th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2020 2248-2251 (4 pages).

  • Q Lin, M N Shivdasani, D Tsai, Y-C Chang, N Jayaprakash, S Zanos, N H Lovell, S Dokos, T Guo, A Computational model of functionally-distinct cervical vagus nerve fibers, Proceedings of the 43th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2020, DOI: 2248-2251 (4 pages).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, M Muralidharan, L Li, G Suaning, J W Morley, S Dokos, N H Lovell, Computational models and tools for developing sophisticated stimulation strategies for retinal neuroprostheses, Proceedings of the 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2018 2248-2251 (4 pages).

  • T Guo, A Barriga-Rivera, G Suaning, D Tsai, S Dokos, J W Morley, N H. Lovell, Mimicking natural neural encoding through retinal electrostimulation, Proceedings of the 8th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2017 284-287 (4 pages).

  • D Tsai, E John, T Chari, R Yuste, K L Shepard, High-channel-count, high-density microelectrode array for closed-loop investigation of neuronal networks, Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2015 (4 pages). (Best 10 papers, with JBHI invitation).

  • C Yang, A Woolley, D Tsai, G J Suaning, J W Morley, N H Lovell, Calcium imaging of retinal ganglion cell dendritic responses to extracellular microelectrode stimulation, Proceedings of the 7th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2015 (4 pages).

  • T Guo, N H Lovell, D Tsai, P Twyford, S Fried, J W Morley, G J Suaning, S Dokos, Optimizing retinal ganglion cell responses to high-frequency electrical stimulation strategies for preferential neuronal excitation, Proceedings of the 7th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2015 (4 pages).

  • S Bai, T Guo, D Tsai, J W Morley, G J, Suaning, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Influence of retinal ganglion cell morphology on neuronal response properties: a simulation study, Proceedings of the 7th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2015 (4 pages).

  • J Choi, E Aklimi, J Roseman, D Tsai, H Krishnaswamy, K L Shepard, Matching the power density and potentials of biological systems: a 3.1-nW, 130-mV, 0.023-mm3 pulsed 33-GHz radio transmitter in 32-nm SOI CMOS, Proceedings of the IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2014.

  • T Guo, N H Lovell, D Tsai, P. Twyford, S. Fried, J W Morley, G J Suaning, S Dokos, Selective activation of ON and OFF retinal ganglion cells to high-frequency electrical stimulation: A computational modeling study, Proceedings of the 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2014 (4 pages). (Student paper competition Asia-Pacific finalist).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Cell-specific modeling of retinal ganglion cell electrical activity, Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2013 accepted (4 pages) (Student paper competition finalist).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, S. Sovilj, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Influence of active dendrites on firing patterns in a retinal ganglion cell model, Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2013 accepted (4 pages).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Influence of cell morphology in a computational model of ON and OFF retinal ganglion cells, Proceedings of the 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2013 accepted (4 pages).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, N H Lovell, S Dokos, Modeling Normal and Rebound excitation in Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells, Proceedings of the 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2012 (4 pages).

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Responses of starburst amacrine cells to prosthetic stimulation of the retina, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2011 (4 pages).

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Sodium channel inactivation reduces retinal ganglion cell responsiveness to repetitive prosthetic stimulation, The 5th international IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, 2011 (4 pages).

  • G J Suaning, S Kisban, S C Chen, P J Byrnes-Preston, C Dodds, D Tsai, P Matteucci, S Herwik, J W Morley, N H Lovell, O Paul, T Stieglitz, P Ruther, Discrete cortical responses from multi-site supra-choroidal electrical stimulation in the feline retina, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Buenos Aires, 2010 (4 pages).

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Direct Activation of Retinal Ganglion Cells with Subretinal Stimulation, Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2009 (4 pages).

Conferences

  • M Bissannagari, K Dwivedi, L Fraser, M S U Islam, D Kim, J Meggs, N H Lovell, H Kang, D Tsai, Soft, Transparent Neurotechnology for Minimally Invasive Brain Surface Recordings and Stimulation, Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Scientific Meeting Conference 2023, Brisbane, Australia.

  • Y Xie, P Qin, T Guo, A Al Abed, S Dokos, N Lovell, D Tsai, SENSE - an automated compu- tational nerve model development pipeline for neural engineering, Society for Neuroscience, Neuroscience 2023, Washington DC, USA.

  • M Italiano, T Guo, N Lovell, D Tsai, Spatial resolution of retinal implants provided by electrical stimulation of midget retinal ganglion cells at the human fovea, Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Scientific Meeting Conference 2022, Melbourne, Australia.

  • Y Xie, P Qin, T Guo, A Al Abed, N Lovell, D Tsai, Automatic creation of accurate, efficient computational models for designing brain machine interfaces, Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Scientific Meeting Conference 2022, Melbourne, Australia.

  • D Londono Gomez, D Tsai, A Lennon, Mini Photovoltaic Cells Enabling Less Invasive Medical Implants with Longer Operating Life, 31st International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference 2021, Sydney Australia.

  • M Muralidharan, T Guo, M Shivdasani, D Tsai, S Dokos, J W Morley, N H Lovell, Con- trolling neuronal activity of retinal ganglion cells using dynamic frequency modulation, The 12th The Eye and the Chip World Research Congress 2021, Michigan USA.

  • K Ly, T Guo, M Muralidharan, D Tsai, M Shivdasani, N H Lovell, Socrates Doko, A generic model of neural retina for investigating retinal network response to electric stimulation, The 12th The Eye and the Chip World Research Congress 2021, Michigan USA.

  • R Huq, D Tsai, K L Shepard, An ultrathin flexible CMOS neural microelectrode array, Neuroscience 2019, Chicago IL, USA, 2019 (Nanosymposium).

  • T Guo, D Tsai, M N Shivdasani, T Wu, S Dokos, N H Lovell, Preferentially stimulating retinal ganglion cells using clinically-relevant electrode size and stimulation duration, Proceedings of the 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2019 (1 page, accepted).

  • M Muralidharan, T Guo, M N Shivdasani, D Tsai, S Dokos, J W Morley, N H Lovell, Quantitatively controlling functionally-distinct retinal ganglion cells using electrical stimulation, Proceedings of the 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, 2019 (1 page, accepted).

  • D Tsai, A Bradd, R. Yuste, K L Shepard, Large-scale microelectrode array for closed-loop cellular-resolution electrophysiology of the retina, Neuroscience 2017, Washington DC, USA, 2017.

  • D Tsai, K Shepard, CMOS Neuroprobes, Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting 2017, Phoenix Arizona, Apr. 2017.

  • J W Morley, C-Y Yang, D Tsai, T Guo, G Suaning, S Dokos, N H Lovell, High Frequency Electrical Stimulation: the Effect of Spatial Location on Retinal Ganglion Cell Responses In Vitro, Neuroscience 2016, San Diego CA, USA, 2016.

  • K Jayant, J J Hirtz, I J-L Plante, D T Tsai, W D Boer, A Semonche, D Peterka, J S Owen, O Sahin, K L Shepard, R Yuste, Direct electrical recordings from dendritic spines using nano-pipettes, Neuroscience 2015, Chicago IL, USA, 2015.

  • D Tsai, E John, R Yuste, K L Shepard, Advancing the state-of-the-art in electrophysiology: pushing the limits on amplifier density, IEEE EMBS BRAIN Grand Challenges Conference, Washington DC, USA, 2014.

  • T Guo, D Tsai, G J Suaning, N H Lovell S Dokos, Influence of dendritic structure on retinal ganglion cell firing pattern: a modeling study, NeuroEng 2013: 6th Australian Workshop on Computational Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia (NeuroEng student prize).

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Temporal response profiles of amacrine cells following electrical stimulation of the retina, Neuroscience 2011, Washington DC, USA, 2011.

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Activation of voltage-gated ion channels in rabbit retinal ganglion cells following electrical stimulation of the retina, Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting 2011, Auckland New Zealand, 2011.

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Inactivation of sodium current modulates retinal ganglion cell response rate during high frequency stimulation, Neuroscience 2010, San Diego USA, 2010.

  • V Tatarinoff, D Tsai, How Deep is deep Enough? Australian and New Zealand Laboratory Animal Association Conference, 2010 (Best presentation award).

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Retinal ganglion cell responses following subretinal electrical stimulation in the isolated rabbit retina, Neuroscience 2009, Chicago USA, 2009.

Book

  • T Guo, M Shivdasani, D Tsai, L Ayton, D Rathbun, N Lovell Visual Prostheses, Handbook of Neuroengineering, Edited by Nitish V. Thakor, Springer, 2021.

Patents

  • K Shepard, D Tsai, H Kang, J Thimot, Flexible complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor probes for chronic, large-scale neural stimulation and recording. US Patent Office. Patent No. 10,799,705.

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Stimulation method for maintaining the responsiveness of electrically excitable cells to repeated electrical stimulation. US Patent Office. Patent No. 9,669,213 B2.

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Stimulation method for maintaining the responsiveness of electrically excitable cells to repeated electrical stimulation. Australian Patent Office. Patent No. 2012211030.

  • D Tsai, J W Morley, G J Suaning, N H Lovell, Stimulation method metal-oxide-semiconductor probes for chronic, large-scale neural stimulation and recording, US Patent Office, Pub No: WO/2017/035530.

  • D Tsai, Jonathan Terry, K Shepard, Fully implanted, wireless, flexible CMOS surface recording device for the brain, US Patent Office, Provisional Application.

  • D Tsai, K Shepard, Systems and methods for dense, high-channel-count, multichannel data acquisition, US Patent Office, Provisional Application.