chapter 1 Introduction to neuroprosthetics -- chapter 2 Neuronal excitability: membrane ion channels -- chapter 3 Neuron modeling -- chapter 4 Stimulating neural activity -- chapter 5 Extracellular electrical stimulation of central neurons: quantitative studies -- chapter 6 Semiconductor-based implantable microsystems -- chapter 7 Silicon microelectrodes for extracellular recording -- chapter 8 Wavelet methods in biomedical signal processing -- chapter 9 Neuroprosthetic device design -- chapter 10 Implantable electronic otologic devices for hearing rehabilitation -- chapter 11 Visual neuroprostheses -- chapter 12 Motor prostheses -- chapter 13 Neurotechnology : microelectronics -- chapter 14 Molecular and nanoscale electronics.