基于聚焦性能对经颅磁线圈的影响,针对聚焦型线圈商用不足的问题,设计一种具有高聚焦性的单通道双梯形双层线圈。首先使用球头模型分析不同尺寸、相同结构的线圈性能,得到较优的线圈尺寸;为进一步提升聚焦度,再以中尺寸线圈为研究目标,...基于聚焦性能对经颅磁线圈的影响,针对聚焦型线圈商用不足的问题,设计一种具有高聚焦性的单通道双梯形双层线圈。首先使用球头模型分析不同尺寸、相同结构的线圈性能,得到较优的线圈尺寸;为进一步提升聚焦度,再以中尺寸线圈为研究目标,探讨五种不同结构的双层线圈与两种商用8字形线圈的性能差异,得到最优线圈的结构;最后使用50组存在个体差异性的真实脑模型进行仿真验证,分析球头模型结果的可靠性。仿真结果表明:使用球头模型时,优化后的新型线圈对比70 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了69.48%,刺激深度减少了27.18%;对比25 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了44.78%,刺激深度减少了8.5%;使用50组真实脑模型时,优化后的新型线圈对比70 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了62.07%,刺激深度减少了25.71%;对比25 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了39.49%,刺激深度减少了9.5%。两种模型仿真数据结果趋于一致,证实了仿真可靠性的同时也证明了新型线圈具有更强的刺激强度和聚焦度,能大大提升TMS治疗的安全性,减少不适感,同时单通道设计易于实现,具有较高的性能优势。展开更多
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a key factor in stress adaptation and avoidance of a social stress behavioral response.Recent studies have shown that brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in stressed mice ...Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a key factor in stress adaptation and avoidance of a social stress behavioral response.Recent studies have shown that brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in stressed mice is brain region–specific,particularly involving the corticolimbic system,including the ventral tegmental area,nucleus accumbens,prefrontal cortex,amygdala,and hippocampus.Determining how brain-derived neurotrophic factor participates in stress processing in different brain regions will deepen our understanding of social stress psychopathology.In this review,we discuss the expression and regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in stress-sensitive brain regions closely related to the pathophysiology of depression.We focused on associated molecular pathways and neural circuits,with special attention to the brain-derived neurotrophic factor–tropomyosin receptor kinase B signaling pathway and the ventral tegmental area–nucleus accumbens dopamine circuit.We determined that stress-induced alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are likely related to the nature,severity,and duration of stress,especially in the above-mentioned brain regions of the corticolimbic system.Therefore,BDNF might be a biological indicator regulating stress-related processes in various brain regions.展开更多
文摘基于聚焦性能对经颅磁线圈的影响,针对聚焦型线圈商用不足的问题,设计一种具有高聚焦性的单通道双梯形双层线圈。首先使用球头模型分析不同尺寸、相同结构的线圈性能,得到较优的线圈尺寸;为进一步提升聚焦度,再以中尺寸线圈为研究目标,探讨五种不同结构的双层线圈与两种商用8字形线圈的性能差异,得到最优线圈的结构;最后使用50组存在个体差异性的真实脑模型进行仿真验证,分析球头模型结果的可靠性。仿真结果表明:使用球头模型时,优化后的新型线圈对比70 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了69.48%,刺激深度减少了27.18%;对比25 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了44.78%,刺激深度减少了8.5%;使用50组真实脑模型时,优化后的新型线圈对比70 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了62.07%,刺激深度减少了25.71%;对比25 mm figure-8 coil的聚焦度提升了39.49%,刺激深度减少了9.5%。两种模型仿真数据结果趋于一致,证实了仿真可靠性的同时也证明了新型线圈具有更强的刺激强度和聚焦度,能大大提升TMS治疗的安全性,减少不适感,同时单通道设计易于实现,具有较高的性能优势。
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82071272(to YZ).
文摘Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a key factor in stress adaptation and avoidance of a social stress behavioral response.Recent studies have shown that brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in stressed mice is brain region–specific,particularly involving the corticolimbic system,including the ventral tegmental area,nucleus accumbens,prefrontal cortex,amygdala,and hippocampus.Determining how brain-derived neurotrophic factor participates in stress processing in different brain regions will deepen our understanding of social stress psychopathology.In this review,we discuss the expression and regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in stress-sensitive brain regions closely related to the pathophysiology of depression.We focused on associated molecular pathways and neural circuits,with special attention to the brain-derived neurotrophic factor–tropomyosin receptor kinase B signaling pathway and the ventral tegmental area–nucleus accumbens dopamine circuit.We determined that stress-induced alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are likely related to the nature,severity,and duration of stress,especially in the above-mentioned brain regions of the corticolimbic system.Therefore,BDNF might be a biological indicator regulating stress-related processes in various brain regions.