A key role of the basal ganglia in pain and analgesia-insights gained through human functional imaging

D Borsook, J Upadhyay, EH Chudler… - Molecular …, 2010‏ - journals.sagepub.com
The basal ganglia (BG) are composed of several nuclei involved in neural processing
related to the execution of motor, cognitive and emotional activities. Preclinical and clinical …

Electrical stimulation protocols for hippocampal synaptic plasticity and neuronal hyper-excitability: are they effective or relevant?

BC Albensi, DR Oliver, J Toupin, G Odero - Experimental neurology, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission is a widely accepted model that
attempts to link synaptic plasticity with memory. LTP models are also now used in order to …

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation in severe obsessive–compulsive disorder

L Mallet, M Polosan, N Jaafari, N Baup… - … England Journal of …, 2008‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background Severe, refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling
condition. Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus, a procedure that is already validated for …

Systems and methods for tissue stimulation in medical treatment

MS John - US Patent 8,788,044, 2014‏ - Google Patents
Stimulation treatments for various medical disorders, such as neurological disorders,
comprise novel systems, strategies, and methods for providing TMS, electrical, magnetic …

Multiple-symptom medical treatment with roving-based neurostimulation

JS John - US Patent 8,825,166, 2014‏ - Google Patents
Stimulation treatments for various medical disorders com prise serially varying the
stimulation parameters, especially in order to treat multiple symptoms of a disorder. Roving …

Interfacing neurons with carbon nanotubes: electrical signal transfer and synaptic stimulation in cultured brain circuits

A Mazzatenta, M Giugliano, S Campidelli… - Journal of …, 2007‏ - jneurosci.org
The unique properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and the application of
nanotechnology to the nervous system may have a tremendous impact in the future …

The role of the subthalamic nucleus in response inhibition: evidence from deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease

NJ Ray, N Jenkinson, J Brittain, P Holland, C Joint… - Neuropsychologia, 2009‏ - Elsevier
We measured reaction times during a stop-signal task while patients with Parkinson's
disease were on and off unilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus …

A wireless implantable multichannel microstimulating system-on-a-chip with modular architecture

M Ghovanloo, K Najafi - IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems …, 2007‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 64-site wireless current microstimulator chip (Interestim-2B) and a prototype implant based
on the same chip have been developed for neural prosthetic applications. Modular …

Efficient four-coil wireless power transfer for deep brain stimulation

CL Yang, CK Chang, SY Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper demonstrates a closed-loop wireless power transfer (WPT) system for deep brain
stimulation-implanted biomedical applications. A novel two-layer PCB FR4 coil design is …

Subthalamic nucleus activity dissociates proactive and reactive inhibition in patients with Parkinson's disease

D Benis, O David, JP Lachaux, E Seigneuret, P Krack… - Neuroimage, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Models of action selection postulate the critical involvement of the subthalamic
nucleus (STN), especially in reactive inhibition processes when inappropriate responses to …