Led by: Dr David Atalli, University of Paris
University of Plymouth lead:Professor Elsa Fouragnan
Partners: Drexel University, Philadelphia, Universite Lyon; Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Sciences, USA; University of Toronto, Canada; Krembil Research Institute, Canada; Harvard Medical School, USA; Imperial College London; University of Oxford; Radboud University, The Netherlands; Stanford University, USA.
2023
Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) has been shown to be safe and effective for non-invasive superficial and deep brain stimulation. The safety of this relies on estimating the ‘acoustic attenuation’ of the skull – the energy loss occurring at the depth of ultrasound stimulation. This research addresses the mechanical bioeffects of TUS and aims to fill the gap in international guidelines for estimating the impact of the skull bone.