Publications de Théo Lemaire | EPFL Graph Search

A modeling framework to understand and optimize ultrasound neuromodulation

Over the last decade, Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (LIFUS) has emerged as an attractive technology to modulate the activity of deep neural targets without invasive procedures. However, the underlying mechanisms by which ultrasonic waves can ...

EPFL2021

MorphoSONIC: A morphologically structured intramembrane cavitation model reveals fiber-specific neuromodulation by ultrasound

Silvestro Micera, Esra Neufeld, Elena Vicari, Théo Lemaire

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation (LIFUS) holds promise for the remote modulation of neural activity, but an incomplete mechanistic characterization hinders its clinical maturation. Here we developed a computational framework to model intramembr ...

CELL PRESS2021

Ultrasound Stimulations Induce Prolonged Depolarization and Fast Action Potentials in Leech Neurons

Silvestro Micera, Théo Lemaire

Objective: Ultrasound (US) stimulation carries the promise of a selective, reversible, and non-invasive modulation of neural activity without the need for genetic manipulation of neural structures. However, the mechanisms of US-induced generation of action ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2020

Understanding ultrasound neuromodulation using a computationally efficient and interpretable model of intramembrane cavitation

Silvestro Micera, Théo Lemaire, Esra Neufeld

Objective. Low-intensity focused ultrasound stimulation (LIFUS) emerges as an attracting technology for noninvasive modulation of neural circuits, yet the underlying action mechanisms remain unclear. The neuronal intramembrane cavitation excitation (NICE) ...

2019