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Stimulation modulates gene-linked cell assemblies in the human brain

Nature Medical/Healthcare AI Haley Moore, Mantre Dehnad, Anne Freelin, Bryan Granger, Suganya Subramanian, Tjitse van der Molen, Ashwinikumar Kulkarni, Stefano Berto, Bradley C. Lega, Genevieve Konopka 2026-08-05

TL;DR - This Nature study presents an ex vivo human-cortex framework showing that stimulation reorganizes neural cell assemblies and activates cell-type-specific gene-regulatory programs. It could inform more precisely targeted neuromodulatory therapies.

  • Links stimulation parameters to both circuit-level and transcriptional responses.
  • Identifies gene-linked neural assemblies that change with cortical stimulation.
  • Reveals cell-type-specific regulatory responses to stimulation.
  • Provides a platform for designing targeted neuromodulation strategies.

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