Microelectrode array for an electrocorticogram

Abstract

A first plurality of images of a scene may be captured. Each image of the first plurality of images may be captured using a different TET. Based at least on the first plurality of images, a long TET, a short TET, and a TET sequence that includes the long TET and the short TET may be determined. A second plurality of images of the scene may be captured. The images in the second plurality of images may be captured sequentially in an image sequence using a sequence of TETs corresponding to the TET sequence. Based on one or more images in the image sequence, an output image may be constructed.

1 . A microelectrode array comprising a multiplicity of electrodes for electrically measuring brain waves and comprising an integrated optical stimulation unit for stimulating brain regions with optical signals, wherein the stimulation unit has one or a plurality of electrical light sources. 
     
     
         2 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the microelectrode array has a filmlike, thin substrate, wherein the electrodes are arranged in a manner distributed over the areal extent of the substrate on the surface of the substrate or in the substrate. 
     
     
         3 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the microelectrode array has a filmlike, thin substrate, wherein a multiplicity of electrical light sources of the stimulation unit are arranged in a manner distributed over the areal extent of the substrate on the surface of the substrate or in the substrate. 
     
     
         4 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the electrical light source or the electrical light sources is/are arranged according to a fixed, predefined scheme relative to the electrodes and is/are distributed over the areal extent of the substrate. 
     
     
         5 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises or consists of an at least partly transparent film material. 
     
     
         6 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein electrically conductive structures are formed on the surface of the substrate or in the substrate, said electrically conductive structures forming electrodes, electrical connection lines to the electrodes and/or electrical connection lines to the electrical light source or the electrical light sources. 
     
     
         7 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the microelectrode array has a sensor side, which is designed to be brought into contact with the brain surface of a living being to be examined, wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources are arranged at a greater distance from the sensor side than the electrodes. 
     
     
         8 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources is/are arranged as SMD components, as dies or as thin-film elements on the substrate or within the substrate. 
     
     
         9 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources is/are embodied as light emitting diodes, in particular as inorganic or organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). 
     
     
         10 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the microelectrode array has a sensor side which is designed to be brought into contact with the brain surface of a living being to be examined, wherein at least the sensor side of the microelectrode array is electrically and biologically passivated. 
     
     
         11 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrodes is/are integrated into the material of the substrate and the substrate, on a sensor side designed to be brought into contact with the brain surface of a living being to be examined, has openings leading to the integrated electrodes. 
     
     
         12 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrodes is/are embodied as ECoG electrodes. 
     
     
         13 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the microelectrode array has one or a plurality of stimulation electrodes for stimulating brain regions with electrical signals. 
     
     
         14 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein one or a plurality of electrodes for electrically measuring brain waves is/are simultaneously stimulation electrodes for stimulating brain regions with electrical signals. 
     
     
         15 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in each case one or a plurality of further electrical and/or electronic components, in particular sensor components, is/are arranged in relative proximity to one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources. 
     
     
         16 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein in each case one or a plurality of further electrical and/or electronic sensor components, each of which outputs an electrical sensor signal, is/are arranged in relative proximity to one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources in such a way that at least one physical variable influenced by the electrical light source or the electrical light sources is detectable by the respective sensor component. 
     
     
         17 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the electrical light sources have one or a plurality of sensor components assigned to the respective light source, each of which sensor components outputs an electrical sensor signal which is assignable to the influenced physical variable of a specific light source. 
     
     
         18 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the sensor components is/are embodied as temperature sensors. 
     
     
         19 . The microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein one, a plurality or all of the sensor components is/are embodied as light-sensitive sensors. 
     
     
         20 - 31 . (canceled) 
     
     
         32 . A device comprising a microelectrode array as claimed in  claim 1  and at least one electronic control device, wherein the electronic control device is coupled to one, a plurality or all of the electrical and/or electronic components of the microelectrode array. 
     
     
         33 - 35 . (canceled)