Brain stimulation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Low-intensity
focused
ultrasound
(LIFU)
is
a
promising
form
of
non-invasive
neuromodulation
characterized
by
rich
parameter
space
that
includes
intensity,
duration,
duty
cycle
and
pulsing
strategy.
The
effect
interaction
these
parameters
to
affect
human
brain
activity
poorly
understood.
A
better
understanding
how
interact
critical
advance
LIFU
as
potential
therapeutic.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
18
Опубликована: Март 27, 2024
Ultrasound
is
highly
biopermeable
and
can
non-invasively
penetrate
deep
into
the
brain.
Stimulation
with
patterned
low-intensity
ultrasound
induce
sustained
inhibition
of
neural
activity
in
humans
animals,
potential
implications
for
research
therapeutics.
Although
mechanosensitive
channels
are
involved,
cellular
molecular
mechanisms
underlying
neuromodulation
by
remain
unknown.
To
investigate
mechanism
action
stimulation,
we
studied
effects
two
types
on
synaptic
transmission
network
using
whole-cell
recordings
primary
cultured
hippocampal
cells.
Single-shot
pulsed-wave
(PW)
or
continuous-wave
(CW)
had
no
effect
activity.
By
contrast,
although
repetitive
CW
stimulation
also
effect,
PW
persistently
reduced
spontaneous
recurrent
burst
firing.
This
inhibitory
was
dependent
extrasynaptic—but
not
synaptic—GABA
A
receptors,
abolished
under
astrocyte-free
conditions.
Pharmacological
activation
astrocytic
TRPA1
mimicked
increasing
tonic
GABA
current
induced
ambient
GABA.
blockade
ultrasound.
These
findings
suggest
that
used
our
study
does
have
a
direct
function
but
instead
exerts
its
neuromodulatory
through
modulation
levels
via
characteristics
TRPA1,
which
expressed
astrocytes.
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Май 24, 2024
Low-frequency
transcranial
ultrasound
stimulation
(TUS)
allows
to
alter
brain
functioning
with
a
high
spatial
resolution
and
reach
deep
targets.
However,
the
time-course
of
TUS
effects
remains
largely
unknown.
We
applied
on
three
targets
for
different
monkeys:
anterior
medial
prefrontal
cortex,
supplementary
motor
area
perigenual
cingulate
cortex.
For
each,
one
resting-state
fMRI
was
acquired
between
30
150
min
after
as
well
without
(control).
captured
seed-based
connectivity
changes
dynamically
an
individual
basis.
also
assessed
individuals
homogeneity
features
that
predicted
changes.
found
prompts
heterogenous
functional
alterations
yet
retain
certain
consistent
changes;
we
identified
6
time-courses
including
transient
long
duration
alterations;
notable
degree
accuracy
could
partially
be
predicted.
Altogether,
our
results
highlight
induces
heterogeneous
alterations.
On
more
technical
point,
emphasize
need
consider
over-time
rather
than
just
observed
during
snapshot;
inter-individual
variability
since
highly
from
another.
Brain stimulation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024
Low-intensity
focused
ultrasound
(LIFU)
is
a
promising
form
of
non-invasive
neuromodulation
characterized
by
rich
parameter
space
that
includes
intensity,
duration,
duty
cycle
and
pulsing
strategy.
The
effect
interaction
these
parameters
to
affect
human
brain
activity
poorly
understood.
A
better
understanding
how
interact
critical
advance
LIFU
as
potential
therapeutic.