Key Points
- The fifth NYC Neuromodulation Conference was held July 31 – August 4, 2024 in New York City.
- Fourteen presentations and posters showcased focused ultrasound neuromodulation.
- BrainSonix sponsored a workshop on transcranial focused ultrasound.
The 2024 NYC Neuromodulation Conference took place July 31 – August 4 at the City College of New York. The meeting brought together hundreds of researchers, clinicians, and engineers to discuss the latest clinical findings and technical advances in neuromodulation.
Focused ultrasound was discussed in three invited talks and five posters chosen for oral highlights. In addition, a special session titled “Brain, spine, and bioelectric ultrasound” featured four focused ultrasound talks. Two more posters included focused ultrasound research as well. The research presented covered various applications of focused ultrasound neuromodulation including pain, depression, immune modulation, and pulmonary hypertension.
Focused Ultrasound Presentations
- Precision neuromodulation of autonomic circuits presented by Stavros Zanos, MD, PhD
- Vagus nerve modulation of a B cell response to antigen presented by Betty Diamond, MD
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUS) enhances bio-integration of microelectrodes presented by Takashi Koza, PhD
- Why transcranial ultrasound? presented by Vince Clark, PhD
- Transcranial focused ultrasound – cell-type selectivity and capability to enable bidirectional BCI presented by Bin He, PhD
- Ultrasound for inflammation and pain presented by Stavros Zanos, MD
- Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of cortical and subcortical brain structures presented by Elisa Konofagou, PhD
- Trans-spinal low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation for the treatment of chronic pain presented by Weiguo Song
- Functional ultrasound (fUS) reveals neurovascular response coupled with motor response evoked by focused ultrasound (FUS) neuromodulation in mice presented by Seongyeon Kim
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound stimulation (LIPUS) modulates microglial activation following intracortical microelectrode implantation presented by Vanshika Singh
- Noninvasive deep brain stimulation presented by Jan Kubanek
- Focused ultrasound neuromodulation of the spleen ameliorates experimental pulmonary hypertension by specific alterations of immune cell populations in the blood and lungs presented by Alexandra Bekiaridou
Focused Ultrasound Posters
- Characterization of ultrasound neuromodulation using an in vitro neuroglial model presented by Laura Nuttin
- Safety and tolerability of repetitive low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in a patient with reatment-refractory depression: a first-case report presented by Gustavo dos Santos Alves Maria
Industry Participation
BrainSonix sponsored a Morning Workshop, titled “Getting started with tFUS, from the basics to common challenges.”
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