Pedersen Nigel Paul, Astorga Raul Castillo
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis, 1515 Newton Court, Davis, CA, 95618, USA.
Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, 95618, USA.
Bioelectron Med. 2024 Jan 24;10(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s42234-023-00139-w.
The effects of electromagnetic interference have been hiding in plain sight for millennia and are now being applied to the non-invasive stimulation of deep tissues. In the article by Missey et al., the effect of non-invasive stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve by an interference envelope of interfering carrier waves is examined in mice and participants with sleep apnea. This stimulation is capable of activating the nerve and reducing apnea-hypopnea events. Temporally interfering electric fields have potential applications far beyond hypoglossal stimulation and may represent a revolutionary new approach to treating illness and understanding the functional organization of the nervous system.
电磁干扰的影响已在人们的视野中隐藏了数千年,如今正被应用于深部组织的非侵入性刺激。在米西等人的文章中,研究了干扰载波的干扰包络对舌下神经的非侵入性刺激在小鼠和睡眠呼吸暂停参与者中的效果。这种刺激能够激活神经并减少呼吸暂停-低通气事件。时间干扰电场的潜在应用远远超出舌下神经刺激,可能代表一种治疗疾病和理解神经系统功能组织的革命性新方法。