ePoster · Computational Neuroscience
Integrating morphologically realistic cortical cells into the intramembrane cavitation mechanism
Joaquín Gázquez, Thomas Tarnaud, Wout Joseph, Emmeric Tanghe · Bernstein Conference 2024
Low-intensity ultrasound neuromodulation is a rapidly emerging technology due to its non-invasiveness and millimeter-scale precision. Despite numerous experimental settings demonstrating that ultrasonic waves can modulate the neural activity in different brain areas, the interaction between the ultrasonic source and the neuronal tissue is still not fully understood. Several underlying mechanisms have already been proposed to partially explain the interaction between ultrasound and neurons, including mechanosensitivity, flexoelectricity, membrane displacement, and thermodynamic effects. Unders