Alexander Bystritsky;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Nathan McDannold;Seung-Schik Yoo
发明人:
Seung-Schik Yoo,Alexander Bystritsky,Nathan McDannold,Ferenc A. Jolesz
申请号：
US12707197
公开号：
US09592409B2
申请日:
2010.02.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A method for modifying neuronal activity in a subject with focused ultrasound pulses (“FUP”) is provided. Such a methods is applicable for research, treatment, and diagnosis of psychiatric, neurological, and neuroendocrine disorders whose biological mechanisms include neuronal circuits in the brain. The application of focused ultrasound pulses is generally via multiple ultrasound transducers that are housed in a cap worn by the subject. The application of FUP at different tone burst duration, total sonication duration, and pulse repetition frequency settings results in either the inducement of either an increase or decrease in neuronal activity.
