Background/Objective: The traditional method of stimulating neural activity has been based
on electrical methods and remains the gold standard to date despite inherent limitations. We …

A new method for in vivo neural activation using low-intensity, pulsed infrared light exhibits
advantages over standard electrical means by providing contact-free, spatially selective …

Low-intensity, pulsed infrared light provides a novel nerve stimulation modality that avoids
the limitations of traditional electrical methods such as necessity of contact, presence of a …

For more than a century, the traditional method of stimulating neural activity has been based
on electrical methods, and it remains the gold standard to date. We report a technological …

Abstract Analysis and control of neural circuitry requires the ability to selectively activate or
inhibit neurons. Previous work showed that infrared laser light selectively excited neural …

A novel method for damage-free, artifact-free stimulation of neural tissue using pulsed, low-
energy infrared laser light is presented. Optical stimulation elicits compound nerve and …

Neural stimulation is the process of activating neurons using an external source to evoke
action potential propagation down an axon. Electrical, chemical, thermal, optical, and …

Transient electrical impulses are conventionally used to elicit physiological responses in
excitable tissues. While electrical stimulation has many advantages, it requires an electrode …

Neuronal responses to infrared neural stimulation (INS) are explored at the single cell level
using patch-clamp electrophysiology. We examined membrane and synaptic responses of …

Since lasers were first used in medicine and biomedical related research there have been a
variety of documented effects following the irradiation of neural tissues. The first systematic …