BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 215-228.e3 , October 2009

Role of cortical cell type and morphology in subthreshold and suprathreshold uniform electric field stimulation in vitro

  • Thomas Radman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Raddy L. Ramos, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine NYIT, Old Westbury, New York
    • Department of Psychology, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York
    • ,
  • Joshua C. Brumberg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Queens College, CUNY, Flushing, New York
    • ,
  • Marom Bikson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Marom Bikson, PhD, 140th St and Convent Ave, CCNY BME, Steinman Hall Room T-463, New York, NY 10031.

Received 11 November 2008 ,Revised 21 March 2009 ,Accepted 27 March 2009.

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 This work was supported in part by the NIH NS058758 to J.C.B, NS054783-01A1 S06GMOO8168 to MB, the Andy Grove Foundation, and PSC-CUNY.

PII: S1935-861X(09)00042-4

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.03.007

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 215-228.e3 , October 2009

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