Table 1.
Neuromodulation Methods |
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Electrical | Chemical | Electrochemical | Optogenetics | EIM | ||
Properties | Real time | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Real-life applicability | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Selective stimulation/blocking of large/small axons | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Stimulation of single neuron | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Latency (delay) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Side effects | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
High-power consumption | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
High temporal resolution | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |