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Background <p>Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) has limited spatial focus and depth penetration, constraining its therapeutic efficacy. Intersectional Short-Pulse (ISP) stimulation was developed to overcome these limitations by delivering rapidly switching pulses that can be temporally integrated by neuronal membranes. Here, we aimed to establish the biophysical basis of ISP-induced temporal summation and to test whether this mechanism enables effective brain modulation in vivo.</p> Methods <p>We combined finite-element modeling, cadaver measurements (<i>n</i> = 2 human cadavers), and biophysically realistic NEURON simulations to characterize the spatial and temporal properties of ISP-induced electric fields. In vivo whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed in the rat somatosensory cortex (female Wistar rat) to test the membrane-level integration of sequential electric field pulses. Functional efficacy was evaluated using closed-loop ISP stimulation in a hippocampal kindling model of temporal lobe epilepsy in male Long–Evans rats (<i>n</i> = 11 animals, &gt;500 induced seizures analyzed across conditions).</p> Results <p>Here we show that neurons integrate sequential ISP pulses in a non-vectorial, temporally accumulative manner, consistent with membrane-level charge integration rather than extracellular field superposition. ISP and conventional TES simulations produced similar instantaneous field magnitudes, but ISP stimulation resulted in more uniform neuronal excitability across brain depths. Closed-loop ISP stimulation significantly outperformed conventional TES in reducing seizure duration and severity. ISP reduced hippocampal seizure duration by 45% and 35% compared to SHAM stimulation and conventional TES, and significantly reduced motor seizure severity.</p> Conclusions <p>ISP stimulation provides a non-invasive neuromodulation approach that enhances deep brain engagement through rapid, temporally structured pulse sequences. These findings demonstrate effective seizure suppression in a rodent model and support the translational potential of ISP for disorders involving pathological neural dynamics.</p>

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Non-vectorial integration of intersectional short-pulse stimulation enables enhanced deep brain modulation and effective seizure control

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    2026年4月21日

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  • Tamás Földi,
  • Miklos Szoboszlay,
  • Zoltán Chadaide,
  • Bence Radics,
  • Bálint Horváth,
  • Endre Vecsernyés,
  • István Langó,
  • Péter Ráfi,
  • Andrea Pejin,
  • Lívia Barcsai,
  • Gábor Kozák,
  • Nóra Forgó,
  • Kristóf Furuglyás,
  • Olivér Nagy,
  • Anett J. Nagy,
  • Tamás Laszlovszky,
  • Zoltán Somogyvári,
  • Magor L. Lőrincz,
  • Orrin Devinsky,
  • Antal Berényi

摘要

Background

Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) has limited spatial focus and depth penetration, constraining its therapeutic efficacy. Intersectional Short-Pulse (ISP) stimulation was developed to overcome these limitations by delivering rapidly switching pulses that can be temporally integrated by neuronal membranes. Here, we aimed to establish the biophysical basis of ISP-induced temporal summation and to test whether this mechanism enables effective brain modulation in vivo.

Methods

We combined finite-element modeling, cadaver measurements (n = 2 human cadavers), and biophysically realistic NEURON simulations to characterize the spatial and temporal properties of ISP-induced electric fields. In vivo whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed in the rat somatosensory cortex (female Wistar rat) to test the membrane-level integration of sequential electric field pulses. Functional efficacy was evaluated using closed-loop ISP stimulation in a hippocampal kindling model of temporal lobe epilepsy in male Long–Evans rats (n = 11 animals, >500 induced seizures analyzed across conditions).

Results

Here we show that neurons integrate sequential ISP pulses in a non-vectorial, temporally accumulative manner, consistent with membrane-level charge integration rather than extracellular field superposition. ISP and conventional TES simulations produced similar instantaneous field magnitudes, but ISP stimulation resulted in more uniform neuronal excitability across brain depths. Closed-loop ISP stimulation significantly outperformed conventional TES in reducing seizure duration and severity. ISP reduced hippocampal seizure duration by 45% and 35% compared to SHAM stimulation and conventional TES, and significantly reduced motor seizure severity.

Conclusions

ISP stimulation provides a non-invasive neuromodulation approach that enhances deep brain engagement through rapid, temporally structured pulse sequences. These findings demonstrate effective seizure suppression in a rodent model and support the translational potential of ISP for disorders involving pathological neural dynamics.