Multi-scale modeling toolbox for single neuron and subcellular activity under transcranial magnetic stimulation

Abstract: Background
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a widely used non-invasive brain stimulation method. However, its mechanism of action and the neural response to TMS are still poorly understood. Multi-scale modeling can complement experimental research to study the subcellular neural effects of TMS. At the macroscopic level, sophisticated numerical models exist to estimate the induced electric fields. However, multi-scale computational modeling approaches to predict TMS cellular and subcellular responses, crucial to understanding TMS plasticity inducing protocols, are not available so far.

Objective
We develop an open-source multi-scale toolbox Neuron Modeling for TMS (NeMo-TMS) to address this problem.

Methods
NeMo-TMS generates accurate neuron models from morphological reconstructions, couples them to the external electric fields induced by TMS, and simulates the cellular and subcellular responses of single-pulse and repetitive TMS.

Results
We provide examples showing some of the capabilities of the toolbox.

Conclusion
NeMo-TMS toolbox allows researchers a previously not available level of detail and precision in realistically modeling the physical and physiological effects of TMS

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Brain stimulation. - 14, 6 (2021) , 1470-1482, ISSN: 1876-4754

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2021
Creator
Shirinpour, Sina
Hananeia, Nicholas
Rosado, James
Tran, Harry
Galanis, Christos
Vlachos, Andreas
Jedlička, Peter
Queisser, Sean Gillian
Opitz, Alexander

DOI
10.1016/j.brs.2021.09.004
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2218531
Rights
Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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