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Kenneth W. Horch

Kenneth W. Horch

Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering
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B.S. Lehigh University
Ph.D. Yale University

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Neuroprosthetics


Selected Publications

Horch K, Salmon M, Frequency response characteristics of isolated retinas from hatchling leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea L.) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta L.) sea turtles. J Neurosci Methods 2009 Apr 15;178(2):276-83

Gwilliam JC, Horch K, A charge-balanced pulse generator for nerve stimulation applications. J Neurosci Methods 2008 Feb 15;168(1):146-50

Olree KS, Horch KW, Assessing the numerical accuracy of the impedance method. Bioelectromagnetics 2007 Sep;28(6):454-62

Olree KS, Horch KW, Differential activation and block of peripheral nerve fibers by magnetic fields. Muscle Nerve 2006 Aug;34(2):189-96

Snow S, Jacobsen SC, Wells DL, Horch KW, Microfabricated cylindrical multielectrodes for neural stimulation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2006 Feb;53(2):320-6

Snow S, Horch KW, Mushahwar VK, Intraspinal microstimulation using cylindrical multielectrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2006 Feb;53(2):311-9

Tuday EC, Olree KS, Horch KW, Differential activation of nerve fibers with magnetic stimulation in humans. BMC Neurosci 2006 Jul 24;7():58

Dhillon GS, Horch K , Direct neural sensory feedback and control of a prosthetic arm. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2005 Dec;13(4):468-72

Dhillon GS, Krüger TB, Sandhu JS, Horch KW, Effects of short-term training on sensory and motor function in severed nerves of long-term human amputees. J Neurophysiol 2005 May;93(5):2625-33

Lawrence SM, Dhillon GS, Jensen W, Yoshida K, Horch KW, Acute peripheral nerve recording characteristics of polymer-based longitudinal intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2004 Sep;12(3):345-8

Dhillon GS, Lawrence SM, Hutchinson DT, Horch KW, Residual function in peripheral nerve stumps of amputees: implications for neural control of artificial limbs. J Hand Surg Am 2004 Jul;29(4):605-15; discussion 616-8

Christensen DA, Horch KW, Experience with the first three years of an accelerated dual-degree program in biomedical engineering. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2004;7():5149-51

Lawrence SM, Dhillon GS, Horch KW, Fabrication and characteristics of an implantable, polymer-based, intrafascicular electrode. J Neurosci Methods 2003 Dec 30;131(1-2):9-26

Horch K, Salmon M, Forward , Evidence for a two pigment visual system in the fiddler crab, Uca thayeri. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2002 Jul;188(6):493-9

Lawrence SM, Larsen JO, Horch KW, Riso R, Sinkjaer T, Long-term biocompatibility of implanted polymer-based intrafascicular electrodes. J Biomed Mater Res 2002;63(5):501-6

Biggs J, Cha K, Horch , Electrical resistivity of the upper arm and leg yields good estimates of whole body fat. Physiol Meas 2001 May;22(2):365-76

Popper AN, Salmon M, Horch K , Acoustic detection and communication by decapod crustaceans. J Comp Physiol [A] 2001 Mar;187(2):83-9

Mushahwar VK, Horch KW, Muscle recruitment through electrical stimulation of the lumbo-sacral spinal cord. IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng 2000 Mar;8(1):22-9

Mushahwar VK, Horch KW, Selective activation of muscle groups in the feline hindlimb through electrical microstimulation of the ventral lumbo-sacral spinal cord. IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng 2000 Mar;8(1):11-21

Biggs J, Horch , A three-dimensional kinematic model of the human long finger and the muscles that actuate it. Med Eng Phys 1999 Nov;21(9):625-39

Biggs J, Horch K, Clark F , Extrinsic muscles of the hand signal fingertip location more precisely than they signal the angles of individual finger joints. Exp Brain Res 1999 Apr;125(3):221-30

Malmstrom JA, McNaughton TG, Horch KW, Recording properties and biocompatibility of chronically implanted polymer-based intrafascicular electrodes. Ann Biomed Eng 1998 Nov-Dec;26(6):1055-64

Biggs J, Horch , Biomechanical model predicts directional tuning of spindles in finger muscles facilitates precision pinch and power grasp. Somatosens Mot Res 1999;16(3):251-62

Mushahwar VK, Horch KW, Proposed specifications for a lumbar spinal cord electrode array for control of lower extremities in paraplegia. IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng 1997 Sep;5(3):237-43

Mirfakhraei K, Horch , Recognition of temporally changing action potentials in multiunit neural recordings. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1997 Feb;44(2):123-31

McNaughton TG, Horch KW, Metallized polymer fibers as leadwires and intrafascicular microelectrodes. J Neurosci Methods 1996 Dec;70(1):103-10

Yoshida K, Horch , Closed-loop control of ankle position using muscle afferent feedback with functional neuromuscular stimulation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1996 Feb;43(2):167-76

McNaughton TG, Horch KW, Action potential classification with dual channel intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1994 Jul;41(7):609-16

Yoshida K, Horch , Reduced fatigue in electrically stimulated muscle using dual channel intrafascicular electrodes with interleaved stimulation. Ann Biomed Eng 1993 Nov-Dec;21(6):709-14

Mirfakhraei K, Horch , Classification of action potentials in multi-unit intrafascicular recordings using neural network pattern-recognition techniques. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1994 Jan;41(1):89-91

Schmidt S, Horch K, Normann , Biocompatibility of silicon-based electrode arrays implanted in feline cortical tissue. J Biomed Mater Res 1993 Nov;27(11):1393-9

Jimenez S, Hardy MA, Horch K, Jabaley , A study of sensory recovery following carpal tunnel release. J Hand Ther 1993 Apr-Jun;6(2):124-9

Yoshida K, Horch , Selective stimulation of peripheral nerve fibers using dual intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1993 May;40(5):492-4

Goodall EV, Horch KW, McNaughton TG, Lybbert CM, Analysis of single-unit firing patterns in multi-unit intrafascicular recordings. Med Biol Eng Comput 1993 May;31(3):257-67

Horch K, Hardy M, Jimenez S, Jabaley , An Automated Tactile Tester for evaluation of cutaneous sensibility. J Hand Surg [Am] 1992 Sep;17(5):829-37

Hardy M, Jimenez S, Jabaley M, Horch , Evaluation of nerve compression with the Automated Tactile Tester. J Hand Surg [Am] 1992 Sep;17(5):838-42

Cha K, Horch KW, Normann RA, Mobility performance with a pixelized vision system. Vision Res 1992 Jul;32(7):1367-72

Cha K, Horch KW, Normann RA, Boman DK, Reading speed with a pixelized vision system. J Opt Soc Am A 1992 May;9(5):673-7

Goodall EV, Horch KW, Separation of action potentials in multiunit intrafascicular recordings. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1992 Mar;39(3):289-95

Cha K, Horch K, Normann R , Simulation of a phosphene-based visual field: visual acuity in a pixelized vision system. Ann Biomed Eng 1992;20(4):439-49

Goodall EV, Lefurge TM, Horch KW, Information contained in sensory nerve recordings made with intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1991 Sep;38(9):846-50

Campbell PK, Jones KE, Huber RJ, Horch KW, Normann RA, A silicon-based, three-dimensional neural interface: manufacturing processes for an intracortical electrode array. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1991 Aug;38(8):758-68

Nannini N, Horch , Muscle recruitment with intrafascicular electrodes. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1991 Aug;38(8):769-76

Horch , Coding of vibrotactile stimulus frequency by Pacinian corpuscle afferents. J Acoust Soc Am 1991 Jun;89(6):2827-36

Lefurge T, Goodall E, Horch K, Stensaas L, Schoenberg , Chronically implanted intrafascicular recording electrodes. Ann Biomed Eng 1991;19(2):197-207

Campbell PK, Normann RA, Horch KW, Stensaas SS, A chronic intracortical electrode array: preliminary results. J Biomed Mater Res 1989 Aug;23(A2 Suppl):245-59

Malagodi MS, Horch KW, Schoenberg AA, An intrafascicular electrode for recording of action potentials in peripheral nerves. Ann Biomed Eng 1989;17(4):397-410

Stensaas LJ, Partlow LM, Burgess PR, Horch K , Inhibition of regeneration: the ultrastructure of reactive astrocytes and abortive axon terminals in the transition zone of the dorsal root. Prog Brain Res 1987;71():457-68

Koerber HR, Horch K , Axonotmesis as treatment for neurotmesis. Exp Neurol 1985 May;88(2):316-26

Horch KW, Tuckett RP, Burgess P , Rapid displacements of the skin lack clear positional information. Brain Res 1984 Sep 10;309(2):382-3

Poulos DA, Mei J, Horch KW, Tuckett RP, Wei JY, Cornwall MC, Burgess P , The neural signal for the intensity of a tactile stimulus. J Neurosci 1984 Aug;4(8):2016-24

Mei J, Tuckett RP, Poulos DA, Horch KW, Wei JY, Burgess P , The neural signal for skin indentation depth. II. Steady indentations. J Neurosci 1983 Dec;3(12):2652-9

English KB, Kavka-Van Norman D, Horch , Effects of chronic denervation in type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors (Haarscheiben). Anat Rec 1983 Sep;207(1):79-88

Burgess PR, Mei J, Tuckett RP, Horch KW, Ballinger CM, Poulos D , The neural signal for skin indentation depth. I. Changing indentations. J Neurosci 1983 Aug;3(8):1572-85

Burgess PR, Horch KW, Tuckett R , Boring's formulation: a scheme for identifying functional neuron groups in a sensory system. Fed Proc 1983 Jun;42(9):2521-7

Gibby WA, Koerber HR, Horch K , A quantitative evaluation of suture and tubulization nerve repair techniques. J Neurosurg 1983 Apr;58(4):574-9

Horch , The influence of mechanoreceptor structures on regenerating sensory axons after cutaneous nerve transection in the cat. Neurosci Lett 1982 Oct 23;32(3):281-4

Horch , Absence of functional collateral sprouting of mechanoreceptor axons into denervated areas of mammalian skin. Exp Neurol 1981 Oct;74(1):313-7

Horch KW, Lisney S , Changes in primary afferent depolarization of sensory neurones during peripheral nerve regeneration in the cat. J Physiol 1981;313():287-99

Horch KW, Lisney S , On the number and nature of regenerating myelinated axons after lesions of cutaneous nerves in the cat. J Physiol 1981;313():275-86

Horch , Guidance of regrowing sensory axons after cutaneous nerve lesions in the cat. J Neurophysiol 1979 Sep;42(5):1437-49

Clark FJ, Horch KW, Bach SM, Larson G , Contributions of cutaneous and joint receptors to static knee-position sense in man. J Neurophysiol 1979 May;42(3):877-88

Burgess PR, Horch K , The distinction between the short and intermediate ascending pathways in the fasciculus gracilis of the cat. Brain Res 1978 Aug 11;151(3):579-80

Horch , Central responses of cutaneous sensory neurons to peripheral nerve crush in the cat. Brain Res 1978 Aug 11;151(3):581-6

Tuckett RP, Horch KW, Burgess P , Response of cutaneous hair and field mechanoreceptors in cat to threshold stimuli. J Neurophysiol 1978 Jan;41(1):138-49

Horch KW, Tuckett RP, Burgess P , A key to the classification of cutaneous mechanoreceptors. J Invest Dermatol 1977 Jul;69(1):75-82

Horch K , Ascending collaterals of cutaneous neurons in the fasciculus gracilis of the cat during peripheral nerve regeneration. Brain Res 1976 Nov 19;117(1):19-32

Horch KW, Burgess PR, Whitehorn , Ascending collaterals of cutaneous neurons in the fasciculus gracilis of the cat. Brain Res 1976 Nov 19;117(1):1-17

Horch KW, Clark FJ, Burgess P , Awareness of knee joint angle under static conditions. J Neurophysiol 1975 Nov;38(6):1436-47

Horch KW, Burgess P , Effect of activation and adaptation on the sensitivity of slowly adapting cutaneous mechanoreceptors. Brain Res 1975 Nov 7;98(1):109-18

Horch , Barth's myochordotonal organ as an acoustic sensor in the ghost crab, Ocypode. Experientia 1974 Jun 15;30(6):630-1

Horch KW, Whitehorn D, Burgess P , Impulse generation in type I cutaneous mechanoreceptors. J Neurophysiol 1974 Mar;37(2):267-81

Burgess PR, English KB, Horch KW, Stensaas L , Patterning in the regeneration of type I cutaneous receptors. J Physiol 1974 Jan;236(1):57-82

Burgess PR, Horch K , Specific regeneration of cutaneous fibers in the cat. J Neurophysiol 1973 Jan;36(1):101-14

Horch K, Salmon , Responses of the ghost crab, Ocypode, to acoustic stimuli. Z Tierpsychol 1972 Jan;30(1):1-13

Waterman TH, Horch K , Mechanism of polarized light perception. Science 1966 Oct 28;154(748):467-75