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NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH Volume 8, Issue 6, February 2013 doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.06.008 [; ] Shen XY, Wang ZG, Lv XY, Huang ZH. Microelectronic neural bridging of toad nerves to restore leg function. Neural Regen Res. 2013;8(6):546-553. Microelectronic neural bridging of toad nerves to restore leg function*****☆ 1, 2 2 3 2 Xiaoyan Shen , Zhigong Wang , Xiaoying Lv , Zonghao Huang 1 School of Electronic Information, Nantong University, Nantong 226007, Jiangsu Province, China 2 Institute of RF- OE-ICs, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, China 3 State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu Province, China Abstract The present study used a microelectronic neural bridge comprised of electrode arrays for neural Xiaoyan Shen☆, M.D., Associate professor. signal detection, functional electrical stimulation, and a microelectronic circuit including signal amplifying, processing, and functional electrical stimulation to bridge two separate nerves, and to Corresponding author: restore the lost function of one nerve. The left leg of one spinal toad was subjected to external Zhigong Wang, M.D., Professor, Institute of RF- mechanical stimulation and functional electrical stimulation driving. The function of the left leg of one OE-ICs, Southeast spinal toad was regenerated to the corresponding leg of another sp