Ultrasonic neuromodulation

O Naor, S Krupa, S Shoham - Journal of neural engineering, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Ultrasonic waves can be non-invasively steered and focused into mm-scale regions across
the human body and brain, and their application in generating controlled artificial …

An emerging era: conformable ultrasound electronics

L Zhang, W Du, JH Kim, CC Yu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conformable electronics are regarded as the next generation of personal healthcare
monitoring and remote diagnosis devices. In recent years, piezoelectric‐based conformable …

Intrinsic functional neuron-type selectivity of transcranial focused ultrasound neuromodulation

K Yu, X Niu, E Krook-Magnuson, B He - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is a promising neuromodulation technique, but its
mechanisms remain unclear. We hypothesize that if tFUS parameters exhibit distinct …

Reversible neuroinhibition by focused ultrasound is mediated by a thermal mechanism

DP Darrow, P O'Brien, TJ Richner, TI Netoff, ES Ebbini - Brain stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) at low intensities has been reported to
directly evoke responses and reversibly inhibit function in the central nervous system. While …

Ultrasound for the brain: a review of physical and engineering principles, and clinical applications

W Qiu, A Bouakaz, EE Konofagou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of new ultrasound technologies has improved our understanding of the
brain functions and offered new opportunities for the treatment of brain diseases. Ultrasound …

Noninvasive ultrasonic neuromodulation in freely moving mice

G Li, W Qiu, Z Zhang, Q Jiang, M Su… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neuromodulation is a fundamental method for obtaining basic information about neuronal
circuits for use in treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Ultrasound …

Implementation of a skull-conformal phased array for transcranial focused ultrasound therapy

C Adams, RM Jones, SD Yang, WM Kan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: To implement a skull-conformal phased array for ultrasound-guided transcranial
focused ultrasound therapy with improved patient comfort. Methods: Using patient-specific …

Transcranial low-intensity pulsed ultrasound modulates structural and functional synaptic plasticity in rat hippocampus

X Huang, Z Lin, K Wang, X Liu, W Zhou… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Plasticity of synaptic structure and function play an essential role in neuronal development,
cognitive functions, and degenerative diseases. Recently, low-intensity pulsed ultrasound …

Imaging-guided dual-target neuromodulation of the mouse brain using array ultrasound

G Li, W Qiu, J Hong, Q Jiang, M Su… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Neuromodulation is an important method for investigating neural circuits and treating
neurological and psychiatric disorders. Multiple-target neuromodulation is considered an …

A dual-mode 2D matrix array for ultrasound image-guided noninvasive therapy

Z Zhang, R Liu, G Li, M Su, F Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Focused ultrasound (FUS) lacks reliable real-time image guidance, which hinders the
development of non-invasive ultrasound treatment in many important clinical applications. A …