Transcranial pulsed ultrasound regulatesbody temperature in mice

Background: It has been confirmed that ultrasound can penetrate the skull and excite or inhibit neuronal activity in brain slices, rodents and nonhuman primates. The regulation of body temperature is one of the most critical functions of the nervous system. However, whether transcranial pulsed ultrasound can regulate body temperature in mice has not been studied. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the effect of ultrasound stimulation of the ventral part of the lateral preoptic nucleus (vLPO) on regulation of body temperature in mice.

Source: BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation - January 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: T. Guo, L. Qi, L. Niu, L. Meng, H. Zheng Source Type: research