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16 December 2013 Near-infrared stimulation on globus pallidus and subthalamus
Minsu Yoo, Ho Koo, Minsun Kim, Hyoung-Ihl Kim, Sohee Kim
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 18, Issue 12, 128005 (December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.12.128005
Abstract
Near-infrared stimulation (NIS) is an emerging technique used to evoke action potentials in nervous systems. Its efficacy of evoking action potentials has been demonstrated in different nerve tissues. However, few studies have been performed using NIS to stimulate the deep brain structures, such as globus pallidus (GP) and subthalamic nucleus (STN). Male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly divided into GP stimulation group (n=11 ) and STN stimulation group (n=6 ). After introducing optrodes stereotaxically into the GP or STN, we stimulated neural tissue for 2 min with continuous near-infrared light of 808 nm while varying the radiant exposure from 40 to 10 mW. The effects were investigated with extracellular recordings and the temperature rises at the stimulation site were also measured. NIS was found to elicit excitatory responses in eight out of 11 cases (73%) and inhibitory responses in three cases in the GP stimulation group, whereas it predominantly evoked inhibitory responses in seven out of eight cases (87.5%) and an excitatory response in one case in STN stimulation group. Only radiation above 20 mW, accompanying temperature increases of more than 2°C, elicited a statistically significant neural response (p<0.05 ). The responsiveness to NIS was linearly dependent on the power of radiation exposure.
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Minsu Yoo, Ho Koo, Minsun Kim, Hyoung-Ihl Kim, and Sohee Kim "Near-infrared stimulation on globus pallidus and subthalamus," Journal of Biomedical Optics 18(12), 128005 (16 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.12.128005
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KEYWORDS
Neurons
Temperature metrology
Tissues
Modulation
Brain
Optical fibers
Tissue optics
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