Perre LV, Chavez Cerda J, Verstraeten M, Raffoul R, Delbeke J, Tahry RE, Nonclercq A, Gorza SP. Heat accumulation during infrared stimulation impacts the response of ex vivo rat sciatic nerve.
ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023;
2023:1-4. [PMID:
38083348 DOI:
10.1109/embc40787.2023.10340444]
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Abstract
Infrared neural stimulation (INS) is a neuromodulation technique that involves short optical pulses delivered to the neural tissue, resulting in the initiation of action potentials. In this work, we studied the compound neural action potentials (CNAP) generated by INS in five ex vivo sciatic nerves. A 1470 nm laser emitting a sequence of 0.4 ms light pulses with a peak power of 10 W was used. A single 4 mJ stimulus is not capable of eliciting a nerve response. However, repetition of the optical stimuli resulted in the induction of CNAPs. Heat accumulation induced by repetition rates as high as 10 Hz may be involved in the increase in CNAP amplitude. This sensitization effect may help to reduce the pulse energy required to evoke CNAP. In addition, these results highlight the importance of investigating the role of the slow nerve temperature dynamics in INS.
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