Apparatus and method for stimulation of biological tissue
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1. A method for controlling patterns of neural activity, the method comprising:
- noninvasively, non-inductively, and transcranially applying an electric field to a region of neural tissue beneath skin;
noninvasively, non-inductively, and transcranially applying a mechanical field, in the presence of the electric field, to the region of neural tissue beneath the skin, wherein the combined effect modulates patterns of neural activity between cells of the neural tissue beneath the skin and the method is performed in multiple sessions to have a carry-over effect on the patterns of neural activity.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.
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1. A method for controlling patterns of neural activity, the method comprising:
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noninvasively, non-inductively, and transcranially applying an electric field to a region of neural tissue beneath skin; noninvasively, non-inductively, and transcranially applying a mechanical field, in the presence of the electric field, to the region of neural tissue beneath the skin, wherein the combined effect modulates patterns of neural activity between cells of the neural tissue beneath the skin and the method is performed in multiple sessions to have a carry-over effect on the patterns of neural activity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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