SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NEURAL STIMULATION WITH AN ASYNCHRONOUS STOCHASTIC STRATEGY

The present invention provides methods and systems for selecting one or more channels of a neural implant to stimulate. A channel selection unit is configured to asynchronously and stochastically select the winning channel or channels based, in part, on the richness of the input sensory environment. Thereafter, the channel selection unit reduces the likelihood that the selected channel or channels will be selected again for a period of time.