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ArticleHeliyon2023

Stem cell-derived brain organoids for controlled studies of transcranial neuromodulation.

Jan Kubanek, Matthew Wilson, Richard D Rabbitt, Celeste J Armstrong, Alexander J Farley, H M Arif Ullah, Alex Shcheglovitov

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jan KubanekUniversity of Utah, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 36 South Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
Matthew WilsonUniversity of Utah, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 36 South Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
Richard D RabbittUniversity of Utah, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 36 South Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
Celeste J ArmstrongUniversity of Utah, Department of Neurobiology, 20 South 2030 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
Alexander J FarleyUniversity of Utah, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 36 South Wasatch Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
H M Arif UllahUniversity of Utah, Department of Neurobiology, 20 South 2030 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
Alex ShcheglovitovUniversity of Utah, Department of Neurobiology, 20 South 2030 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States of America.
University of Utah · US

Funding

Assembly and characterization of human cortico-striatal neural networksR01NS123849 · NINDS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SHCHEGLOVITOV, OLEKSANDR · 2021 to 2025
$2.6M
Cellular and molecular mechanisms disrupted in 22q13 deletion syndrome and autismR01MH113670 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SHCHEGLOVITOV, OLEKSANDR · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Ultrasonic Neuromodulation: From Mechanism To Optimal ApplicationR00NS100986 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI KUBANEK, JAN · 2019 to 2021
$729k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH113670NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS100986NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS123849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial neuromodulation methods have the potential to diagnose and treat brain disorders at their neural source in a personalized manner. However, it has been difficult to investigate the direct effects of transcranial neuromodulation on neurons in human brain tissue. Here, we show that human brain organoids provide a detailed and artifact-free window into neuromodulation-evoked electrophysiological effects. We derived human cortical organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells and implanted 32-channel electrode arrays. Each organoid was positioned in the center of the human skull and subjected to low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound. We found that ultrasonic stimuli modulated network activity in the gamma and delta ranges of the frequency spectrum. The effects on the neural networks were a function of the ultrasound stimulation frequency. High gamma activity remained elevated for at least 20 minutes following stimulation offset. This approach is expected to provide controlled studies of the effects of ultrasound and other transcranial neuromodulation modalities on human brain tissue.

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DurableFocused ultrasoundIntracranialRecordingsRhythmsSkull

Identifiers

PMID37576248
PMCPMC10412769
OpenAlexW4385267055

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