Ultrasound technologies for imaging and modulating neural activity

C Rabut, S Yoo, RC Hurt, Z **, H Li, H Guo, B Ling… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Visualizing and perturbing neural activity on a brain-wide scale in model animals and
humans is a major goal of neuroscience technology development. Established electrical and …

A comprehensive review of advanced focused ultrasound (FUS) microbubbles-mediated treatment of Alzheimer's disease

N Rouhi, Z Chakeri, BG Nejad, M Rahimzadegan… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration, memory loss,
and cognitive impairment leading to dementia and death. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) …

Ectopic expression of a mechanosensitive channel confers spatiotemporal resolution to ultrasound stimulations of neurons for visual restoration

S Cadoni, C Demené, I Alcala, M Provansal… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Remote and precisely controlled activation of the brain is a fundamental challenge in the
development of brain–machine interfaces for neurological treatments. Low-frequency …

Vision restoration by optogenetic therapy and developments toward sonogenetic therapy

M Provansal, K Marazova, JA Sahel… - … vision science & …, 2022 - tvst.arvojournals.org
After revolutionizing neuroscience, optogenetic therapy has entered successfully in clinical
trials for restoring vision to blind people with degenerative eye diseases, such as retinitis …

Optogenetic and chemogenetic modulation of astroglial secretory phenotype

AB Salmina, YV Gorina, AI Erofeev… - Reviews in the …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Astrocytes play a major role in brain function and alterations in astrocyte function that
contribute to the pathogenesis of many brain disorders. The astrocytes are attractive cellular …

Ultrasound stimulation for non-invasive visual prostheses

JD Badadhe, H Roh, BC Lee, JH Kim… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, it is estimated there are more than 2.2 billion visually impaired people. Visual
diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound and sonogenetics: a new perspective for controlling cells with sound

SS Azadeh, P Lordifard, MH Soheilifar… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An important challenge in neurobiology is to stimulate a single neuron, especially in deep
areas of the brain. The optogenetics methods need a surgical operation to convey light …

Sonogenetic stimulation of the brain at a spatiotemporal resolution suitable for vision restoration

S Cadoni, C Demene, M Provansal, D Nguyen… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Remote, precisely controlled activation of the brain is a fundamental challenge in the
development of brain-machine interfaces providing feasible rehabilitation strategies for …

Biohybrid approaches to interface with the nervous system: the best of both worlds

B **a, C Sebesta, S Lee, V Nair, X Zhao… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Effective control and monitoring of the brain requires spatial, cell-type, molecular,
and temporal precision.•Many types of devices can be utilized for control of cellular …

Engineered Materials for Probing and Perturbing Brain Chemistry

AT Krasley, C Bulumulla, AG Beyene - Engineering Biomaterials for Neural …, 2022 - Springer
Neurons are the functional and structural building blocks of the brain and the nervous
system and they are programmed to receive and process sensory information from the …