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Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Focused Ultrasound Foundation

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Noninvasive deep brain stimulation advances

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Funding research and tracking clinical progress

Scientists studying the deep brain faced these limitations: transcranial magnetic stimulation reaches only 2-4 centimeters below the skull, functional MRI shows correlation not causation, and deep brain stimulation requires opening the skull. Transcranial focused ultrasound sends acoustic waves through intact bone to reach regions as small as a few millimeters—deeper and more precisely than any previous noninvasive method.

Updated May 27