Focused ultrasound stimulation on human language-related acupoints modulates brain activity in cortical language processing regions

Abstract

Non-invasive neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS or tACS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), provide opportunities for modulating regional brain activity through either increasing or decreasing of human brain excitability, rendering a wide range of therapeutic applications potentially helpful to the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as the promotion of brain functions in healthy individuals (1). However, these techniques have limited spatial specificity and …