ArticleClinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2026
Localizing beta synchronous neurons in the STN using directional DBS recordings and patient-specific biophysical models.
Article in Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveLocal field potentials (LFPs) exhibit abnormally elevated beta-band power in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). To better understand these signals, we coupled advanced biophysical models with experimental LFP recordings to characterize the neural sources underlying beta oscillations in PD patients.
methodsPatient-specific biophysical models simulated LFPs with detailed representation of the directional DBS electrodes in the local neuroanatomy, as well as the ionic currents generated by STN neural activity. We then used the models to perform source localization of a beta synchronous volume of STN neurons in each patient. We also compared the utility of various referencing schemes for source localization.
resultsThe beta synchronous volumes typically localized to the posterior STN. We also identified a novel vertical-directional bipolar referencing scheme that demonstrated superior source localization.
conclusionsOur results support the hypothesis that beta synchronous STN neurons cluster into distinct focal areas, as opposed to being uniformly distributed throughout the nucleus. SIGNIFICANCE: This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that patient-specific models characterizing the spatiotemporal characteristics of beta oscillations in the STN can be used to define a patient-specific target volume for DBS therapy.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.