David J. MISHELEVICH,Tomo SATO,William J. TYLER,Daniel Z. WETMORE
申请号:
US13426424
公开号:
US20120283502A1
申请日:
2012.03.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
Disclosed are methods and systems and methods for non-invasive neuromodulation using ultrasound to treat depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders. Also disclosed are methods and systems and methods for non-invasive neuromodulation using ultrasound to affect the mood or emotional state of a subject or user. The neuromodulation can produce acute or long-term effects. The latter occur through Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) or Long-Term Depression (LTD) via training. Included is control of direction of the energy emission, intensity, frequency, pulse duration, and phase/intensity relationships to targeting and accomplishing up regulation and/or down regulation.