Holographic transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation enhances stimulation efficacy by cooperatively recruiting distributed brain circuits
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Precision-targeted ultrasonic neuromodulation offers immense potential for studying brain function and treating neurological diseases. Yet, its application has been limited by challenges in achieving precise spatio-temporal control and monitoring of ultrasound effects on brain circuits. Here we show that transcranial ultrasound elicits direct and highly focal responses, which can be dynamically steered at spatio-temporal scales relevant for neural function. Furthermore, holographic transcranial ultrasound stimulation allows direct control of the stimulated volume and actively modulates local and mid-range network projections, effectively lowering the activation threshold by an order of magnitude. To better understand this previously unexplored excitability regime not fully explained by the conventional pressure–frequency dyad, we developed a dual modelling framework, where both an empirical and a mechanistic model were constructed to capture the intricacies of holographic transcranial ultrasound stimulation. These models achieve qualitative agreement with our experimental results, suggesting that these findings are predominantly driven by putative network interactions. Our results bring insight on the complex interaction mechanisms of ultrasound with neural tissue and highlight its potential for the noninvasive interfacing of distributed brain networks.
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