Tanscranial Ultrasonic Stimulation (TUS): Foundations
The goal of this course is to provide the audience with the knowledge required to design and perform transcranial ultrasonic stimulation (TUS) experiments
The goal of this course is to provide the audience with the knowledge required to design and perform transcranial ultrasonic stimulation (TUS) experiments. The course covers the applications, physics, biomechanisms, protocols and effects of ultrasound. Additionally, we separately discuss study design, confounds, personalised and precision stimulation for the technique, and the importance of simulations. At last, we provide demos on neuronavigation, coupling ultrasound, and performing a basic TUS experiment.
Lessons
Number of lessons: 7-
Benjamin Kop
TUS has two types of biophysical effects on tissues: mechanical and thermal. This lecture discusses these effects in the context of existing safety guidelines for biomedical ultrasound applications (mainly…
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Benjamin Kop
This lecture delves deeper into TUS protocols and effects. Specifically, it discuss the various parameters that encompass a protocol, and explains how the choice of parameters can influence the biophysical and…
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Benjamin Kop
This lecture focuses on common confounds in TUS research, and uses examples from the literature to demonstrate how the effects of such confounds could be misinterpreted as neuromodulatory effects. The goal of the…
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Julian Q. Kosciessa
Learning from experiences with inter-individual variability in outcomes in TMS and tES, personalized and precision stimulation has has been prioritized from the early stages of TUS research. The goal of this…
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Lennart Verhagen
In order to ensure that ultrasound is transmitted from the transducer to the head with minimal attenuation, it is important to couple the transducer to the head using aqueous gel or other appropriate materials.…
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Lennart Verhagen
This lecture delves deeper into the safety considerations for TUS. Data and experiences from the fields of deep brain stimulation and non-invasive electromagnetic stimulation are leveraged, in addition to animal…
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This lecture is a practical demonstration of transcranial ultrasonic stimulation and neuronavigation in humans. The goal of this lecture is to provide hands-on experience in conducting safe and valid basic TUS…