ReviewNeurophotonics2014
Infrared neural stimulation: a new stimulation tool for central nervous system applications.
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- Integrating neural decoding, memristive materials, and adaptive control frameworks for next-generation hippocampal memory prosthetics.iScience · 2026Review
- Optical induction of auditory perception via cochlear stimulation in Mongolian gerbils without genetic modification.iScience · 2026Article
- FLIM quantification of temperature-dependent enzyme-NADH binding dynamics.Biomedical optics express · 2026Article
- "Tone-Arm" Neuromodulation MEMS Microcoil for In Vivo Imaging.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- A large-scale optogenetic neurophysiology platform for improving accessibility in non-human primate behavioral experiments.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Electrophysiological Response of the Non-Anesthetized Primate Brain to Minimally Invasive Local Infrared Neural Stimulation in Chronic Experiments.Brain topography · 2025Article
- A large-scale optogenetic neurophysiology platform for improving accessibility in non-human primate behavioral experiments.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Infrared Laser Stimulation of Purkinje Cells Primarily Depends on TRP Channel Activation.Neuroscience bulletin · 2025Article
- Brainwide mesoscale functional networks revealed by focal infrared neural stimulation of the amygdala.National science review · 2025Article
- Selective activation of mesoscale functional circuits via multichannel infrared stimulation of cortical columns in ultra-high-field 7T MRI.Cell reports methods · 2025Article
- Near-infrared light induces neurogenesis and modulates anxiety-like behavior.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
- A novel interface for cortical columnar neuromodulation with multipoint infrared neural stimulation.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- Modulation of neuronal dynamics by sustained and activity-dependent continuous-wave near-infrared laser stimulation.Neurophotonics · 2024Article
- Two-photon imaging of excitatory and inhibitory neural response to infrared neural stimulation.Neurophotonics · 2024Article
- Terahertz Wave Alleviates Comorbidity Anxiety in Pain by Reducing the Binding Capacity of Nanostructured Glutamate Molecules to GluA2.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Stem cell-derived brain organoids for controlled studies of transcranial neuromodulation.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Neural modulation with photothermally active nanomaterials.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2023Article
- Infrared light elicits endothelium-dependent vasodilation in isolated occipital arteries of the rat via soluble guanylyl cyclase-dependent mechanisms.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Epidural combined optical and electrical stimulation induces high-specificity activation of target muscles in spinal cord injured rats.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
The traditional approach to modulating brain function (in both clinical and basic science applications) is to tap into the neural circuitry using electrical currents applied via implanted electrodes. However, it suffers from a number of problems, including the risk of tissue trauma, poor spatial specificity, and the inability to selectively stimulate neuronal subtypes. About a decade ago, optical alternatives to electrical stimulation started to emerge in order to address the shortcomings of electrical stimulation. We describe the use of one optical stimulation technique, infrared neural stimulation (INS), during which short (of the order of a millisecond) pulses of infrared light are delivered to the neural tissue. Very focal stimulation is achieved via a thermal mechanism and stimulation location can be quickly adjusted by redirecting the light. After describing some of the work done in the peripheral nervous system, we focus on the use of INS in the central nervous system to investigate functional connectivity in the visual and somatosensory areas, target specific functional domains, and influence behavior of an awake nonhuman primate. We conclude with a positive outlook for INS as a tool for safe and precise targeted brain stimulation.
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