Local and distant cortical responses to single pulse intracranial stimulation in the human brain are differentially modulated by specific stimulation parameters
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Electrical neuromodulation via direct electrical stimulation (DES) is an increasingly common therapy for a wide variety of neuropsychiatric diseases. Unfortunately, therapeutic efficacy is inconsistent, likely due to our limited understanding of the relationship between the massive stimulation parameter space and brain tissue responses. OBJECTIVE: To better understand how different parameters induce varied neural responses, we systematically examined single pulse-induced cortico-cortico evoked potentials (CCEP) as a function of stimulation amplitude, duration, brain region, and whether grey or white matter was stimulated. METHODS: We measured voltage peak amplitudes and area under the curve (AUC) of intracranially recorded stimulation responses as a function of distance from the stimulation site, pulse width, current injected, location relative to grey and white matter, and brain region stimulated (N = 52, n = 719 stimulation sites). RESULTS: Increasing stimulation pulse width increased responses near the stimulation location. Increasing stimulation amplitude (current) increased both evoked amplitudes and AUC nonlinearly. Locally (<15 mm), stimulation at the boundary between grey and white matter induced larger responses. In contrast, for distant sites (>15 mm), white matter stimulation consistently produced larger responses than stimulation in or near grey matter. The stimulation location-response curves followed different trends for cingulate, lateral frontal, and lateral temporal cortical stimulation. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that a stronger local response may require stimulation in the grey-white boundary while stimulation in the white matter could be needed for network activation. Thus, stimulation parameters tailored for a specific anatomical-functional outcome may be key to advancing neuromodulatory therapy.
Source: Brain stimulation
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,550
Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Electricity, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Eye Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Army Research Office
Awards: Multi-Site Non-Invasive Magnetothermal Excitation and Inhibition of Deep Brain Structures, Striatal Deep Brain Stimulation for Learning Enhancement, G222768804, Neurocircuitry Underlying DBS Effects in OCD: A Window Into Mechanisms of Action, G2351926260, G3466287845, A GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND RELATED SCIENCES, Neostriatum in Learning and Memory, G5163636113, G5783478630, G6114303695, Seizure focus delineation using spontaneous and stimulus evoked EEG features, G6808984258, Combined Cortical and Subcortical Recording and Stimulation as a Circuit-Oriented Treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, G7452299184, Synchronizing a Fear Regulation Circuit By Temporally Patterned Closed-LoopNeurostimulation, Integrated Biophysical and Neural Model of Electrical Stimulation Effects, G9000017007
OpenAlex ID: W4214900398