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 …

It has been demonstrated in recent years that pulsed, infrared laser light can be used to elicit
electrical responses in neural tissue, independent of any further modification of the target …

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 …

The traditional approach to modulating brain function (in both clinical and basic science
applications) is to tap into the neural circuitry using electrical currents applied via implanted …

Near-infrared light therapy is an emerging neurostimulation technology, but its cellular
mechanism of action remains unresolved. Using standard intracellular recording techniques …

Infrared light has been shown to activate peripheral nerves in vivo using pulsed laser light;
however, translation of infrared neural stimulation (INS) to the central nervous system …

Significance: We present a new optical method for modulating cortical activity in multiple
locations and across multiple time points with high spatial and temporal precision. Our …

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 …

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 …

This paper reviews the existing research on infrared neural stimulation, a means of
artificially stimulating neurons that has been proposed as an alternative to electrical …