Brain circuits for pain and its treatment

N Mercer Lindsay, C Chen, G Gilam… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Pain is a multidimensional experience with sensory-discriminative, affective-motivational,
and cognitive-evaluative components. Pain aversiveness is one principal cause of suffering …

Neuromorphic hardware for somatosensory neuroprostheses

E Donati, G Valle - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
In individuals with sensory-motor impairments, missing limb functions can be restored using
neuroprosthetic devices that directly interface with the nervous system. However, restoring …

Low-threshold, high-resolution, chronically stable intracortical microstimulation by ultraflexible electrodes

R Lycke, R Kim, P Zolotavin, J Montes, Y Sun… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) enables applications ranging from neuroprosthetics to
causal circuit manipulations. However, the resolution, efficacy, and chronic stability of …

Activity-dependent recruitment of inhibition and excitation in the awake mammalian cortex during electrical stimulation

MC Dadarlat, YJ Sun, MP Stryker - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Electrical stimulation is an effective tool for mapping and altering brain connectivity, with
applications ranging from treating pharmacology-resistant neurological disorders to …

In vivo spatiotemporal dynamics of astrocyte reactivity following neural electrode implantation

SP Savya, F Li, S Lam, SM Wellman, KC Stieger… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Brain computer interfaces (BCIs), including penetrating microelectrode arrays, enable both
recording and stimulation of neural cells. However, device implantation inevitably causes …

Dynamic amplitude modulation of microstimulation evokes biomimetic onset and offset transients and reduces depression of evoked calcium responses in sensory …

C Hughes, T Kozai - Brain stimulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) is an emerging approach to restore
sensation to people with neurological injury or disease. Biomimetic microstimulation, or …

Neural plasticity in sensorimotor brain–machine interfaces

MC Dadarlat, RA Canfield… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) aim to treat sensorimotor neurological disorders by
creating artificial motor and/or sensory pathways. Introducing artificial pathways creates new …

Cell-specific alterations in autophagy-lysosomal activity near the chronically implanted microelectrodes

K Chen, CG Padilla, K Kiselyov, TDY Kozai - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Intracortical microelectrodes that can record and stimulate brain activity have become a
valuable technique for basic science research and clinical applications. However, long-term …

Activation and depression of neural and hemodynamic responses induced by the intracortical microstimulation and visual stimulation in the mouse visual cortex

N Suematsu, AL Vazquez… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) can be an effective method for restoring
sensory perception in contemporary brain–machine interfaces. However, the mechanisms …

Intracortical microstimulation pulse waveform and frequency recruits distinct spatiotemporal patterns of cortical neuron and neuropil activation

KC Stieger, JR Eles, KA Ludwig… - Journal of neural …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Neural prosthetics often use intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) for sensory
restoration. To restore natural and functional feedback, we must first understand how …