CRCNS: Collaboration toward an experimentally validated multiscale model of rTMS

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Abstract

Mental health diseases such as depression are a major burden on society and new treatment options are strongly needed. One strategic goal of NIMH is to develop novel therapies based on discoveries in neuroscience. TMS is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique that can directly interfere with brain activity. TMS is FDA-approved for depression treatment, however, shows mixed efficacy. Thus, improved stimulation protocols would have a major impact in providing better treatments for depression and other brain diseases associated with alterations in cortical excitability (e.g., autism, schizophrenia). Here, we propose to develop a multiscale model of rTMS that will combine electric field simulations with neuron models and molecular simulations of intracellular calcium. Accompanying experiments in in-vitro slice preparations will be used to validate model predictions.

Key facts

NIH application ID
9936450
Project number
5R01MH118930-03
Recipient
TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Principal Investigator
Gillian Queisser
Activity code
R01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$164,885
Award type
5
Project period
2018-07-09 → 2022-05-31