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Non-invasive Ultrasound Neuromodulation

​Congratulations! Your work was one of our top cited articles in recent publication history (2018 and 2019)! 

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​​Here we targeted single-element transcranial focused ultrasound to the thalamus, a deep brain region shown above. tFUS is uniquely able to modulate deep brain regions due to its high spatial resolution.  In the present study, tFUS was targeted at unilateral thalamus and was shown to inhibit the amplitude of the P14 SEP as compared to sham. These results were accompanied by alpha and beta power attenuation as well as time‐locked gamma power inhibition. Furthermore, participants performed significantly worse than chance on a discrimination task during tFUS stimulation.  ​Click here for the full article.
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Our paper in Nature Neuroscience proposes a new tool for non-invasive neuromodulation of the brain using acoustic energy.  Ultrasound confers high spatial resolution with deep focal lengths allowing for modulation anywhere in the brain with high specificity. 
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​University of Virginia

​Department of Neurosurgery

Graduate Program in Neuroscience

Biomedical Science Graduate Program
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Brain Institute

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