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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Kilohertz electrical stimulation evokes robust cellular responses like conventional frequencies but distinct population dynamics.

Cara R Ravasio, Krishnakanth Kondabolu, Samuel Zhou, Eric Lowet, Erynne San Antonio, Rebecca A Mount, Sukhneet K Bhogal, Xue Han

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Cara R RavasioDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Krishnakanth KondaboluDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Samuel ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6077-4743
Eric LowetDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9793-0639
Erynne San AntonioDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Rebecca A MountDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-1641
Sukhneet K BhogalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-1019-264X
Xue HanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. xuehan@bu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-4609

Funding

Training Program in Quantitative Biology & Physiology (QBP)T32GM145455 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI Darren Michael Roblyer · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
Voltage Imaging Analysis of Striatal Network Dynamics Related to Movement, Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain StimulationR01NS115797 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HAN, XUE · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Optical voltage imaging analysis of the cellular and network mechanisms of deep brain stimulationRF1NS129520 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI HAN, XUE · 2022 to 2022
$2.0M
Mechanistic study of the role of autism spectrum disorder risk genes in hippocampal CA1 population dynamics during learning and memoryF31MH123008 · NIMH · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI MOUNT, REBECCA · 2021 to 2023
$86k
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) 1R01NS115797Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) 1RF1NS129520Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) 5T32GM145455Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) F31MH123008National Science Foundation (NSF) 2002971-DINational Science Foundation (NSF) 2021324226National Science Foundation (NSF) CIF-1955981NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145455NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH123008NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115797NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS129520
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intracranial electrical kilohertz stimulation has recently been shown to achieve similar therapeutic benefit as conventional frequencies around 140 Hz. However, it is unknown how kilohertz stimulation influences neural activity in the mammalian brain. Using cellular calcium imaging in awake mice, we demonstrate that intracranial stimulation at 1 kHz evokes robust responses in many individual neurons, comparable to those induced by conventional 40 and 140 Hz stimulation in both the hippocampus and sensorimotor cortex. The evoked responses at the single-cell level are shaped by prominent network inhibition and critically depend on brain region. At the network level, all frequencies lead to pronounced population suppression except 1 kHz in the cortex, which evokes balanced excitatory and inhibitory population effects. Thus, kilohertz stimulation robustly modulates neural activity at both the single-neuron and population network levels through mechanisms distinct from conventional frequency stimulation, highlighting the clinical potential of intracranial kilohertz neuromodulation.

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Electric StimulationHippocampusNeuronsAnimalsCalciumMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSensorimotor CortexCalcium

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PMID39775118
PMCPMC11706954

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