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ArticleCommunications biology2026

High frequency electrical stimulation paces fast spiking interneurons and modulates cellular information processing.

Pierre Fabris, Eric Lowet, Krishnakanth Kondabolu, Yangyang Wang, Yuxin Zhou, Erynne San Antonio, Xue Han

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Pierre FabrisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Eric LowetDepartment of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical University Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-0639
Krishnakanth KondaboluDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Yangyang WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-4147
Yuxin ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Erynne San AntonioDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Xue HanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. xuehan@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-4609

Funding

Multidimensional Optimization of Voltage Indicators for In Vivo Neural Activity ImagingR01MH122971 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HAN, XUE · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
Voltage Imaging Analysis of Striatal Network Dynamics Related to Movement, Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain StimulationR01NS115797 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HAN, XUE · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Optical voltage imaging analysis of the cellular and network mechanisms of deep brain stimulationRF1NS129520 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HAN, XUE · 2022 to 2022
$2.0M
Optical Voltage Imaging Analysis of the Cellular and Network Mechanisms of Deep Brain StimulationR01NS129520 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Xue Han · 2025 to 2026
$1.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122971NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115797NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS129520NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS129520NSF | BIO | Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) 2002971-DIOSU.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 1RF1NS129520
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Abstract

High frequency intracranial electrical stimulation is routinely used in the clinic, but its therapeutic mechanisms are unclear. Since most neurons cannot follow fast inputs, high frequency neuromodulation is theorized to disrupt pathological dynamics, therefore creating functional informational lesion. However, fast spiking interneurons (FSIs) fire rapidly and thus may be differentially engaged by high frequency neuromodulation. To understand how intracranial electrical stimulation impacts FSIs and their ability to process inputs, we measured the real-time effect of stimulation using cellular voltage imaging in awake mice. We report that visual cortex FSIs, but not motor cortex ones, are reliably paced by high frequency 140 Hz stimulation, though suppressed by low frequency 40 Hz stimulation. Furthermore, 140 Hz stimulation powerfully reduces the amplitude of visual flicker-evoked FSI responses. Thus, high-frequency neuromodulation leads to brain-region dependent pacing of FSIs and modulates their cellular processing of inputs.

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Action PotentialsElectric StimulationInterneuronsVisual CortexAnimalsMaleMiceMotor Cortex

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PMID42386884
PMCPMC13686969

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