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tFUS

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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about tFUS: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

3Connections
9Hypotheses
2Analyses
3Outgoing
0Incoming
0Experiments
19Debates

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Outgoing (3)

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Incoming (0)

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Targeting Hypotheses (9)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Optogenetic viral vector delivery via tFUS-mediated blood-br 0.622 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
Closed-Loop Hippocampal TFUS for Gamma Network Target Engage 0.550 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
Low-Intensity tFUS Modulation of EC-DG/EC-CA1 Perforant Path 0.540 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
Computational Model-Optimized TFUS Parameters for Interneuro 0.520 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
Gamma/tFUS Entrainment as Biomarker Modulator of Neuroinflam 0.520 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
Sleep-Stage TFUS to Restore SWR-Gamma Coupling and Memory Co 0.500 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
TFUS-Gamma Entrainment Synergizes with Anti-Amyloid Immunoth 0.480 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso
Closed-loop tFUS targeting of EC-II SST interneurons to prev 0.403 Alzheimer's disease Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurode
TFUS Restores CCK Interneuron Dysfunction via Mitochondrial 0.300 Alzheimer's disease Closed-loop transcranial focused ultraso

Mentioning Analyses (2)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting EC-II SST interneurons to

Alzheimer's disease | 2026-04-28 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.670

Circuit-level neural dynamics in neurodegeneration

neuroscience | 2026-04-03 | 73 hypotheses Top: 0.968

Experiments (0)

Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity

ExperimentTypeDiseaseScoreFeasibilityModelStatusEst. Cost
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Related Papers (5)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
P-tau217 correlates with neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, and targeting [PMID:38513667] Zhang D, Zhang W, Ming C, Gao X, Yuan H, Neuron 2024 0
The necroptosis cell death pathway drives neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disea [PMID:38852117] Balusu S, De Strooper B Acta neuropathologica 2024 0
Insulin Resistance and Diabetes Mellitus in Alzheimer's Disease. [PMID:34069890] Burillo J, Marqués P, Jiménez B, Gonzále Cells 2021 0
Intraneuronal beta-amyloid aggregates, neurodegeneration, and neuron loss in tra [PMID:17021169] ["Oakley, Holly", "Cole, Sarah L", "Loga The Journal of neuroscience : 2006 0
The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease: progress and problems on the road [PMID:12130773] ["Hardy, John", "Selkoe, Dennis J"] Science (New York, N.Y.) 2002 0

Debates (19)

Multi-agent debates referencing this entity

Structured research brief for hypothesis h-var-b7e4505525: Closed-loop transcran

active · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.63 · 2026-04-28

Extended debate: Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound with 40Hz gamma ent

closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-27

Extended debate: Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II SST interneurons to block tau

closed · Rounds: 6 · Score: 0.95 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound targeting entorhinal PV inte

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.65 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II SST interneurons to block tau propagati

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.71 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound to restore hippocampal gamma

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.87 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II PV interneurons to suppress burst firin

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.48 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop tACS targeting EC-II somatostatin interneurons to restore de

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.54 · 2026-04-27

Debate: Closed-loop transcranial focused ultrasound with real-time gamma feedbac

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.19 · 2026-04-27

Hypothesis debate: Closed-loop transcranial alternating current stimulation to r

closed · Rounds: 4 · Score: 0.40 · 2026-04-27

Related Research

Hypotheses and analyses mentioning tFUS in their description or question text

Sleep-Stage TFUS to Restore SWR-Gamma Coupling and Memory Consolidation

Score: 0.500 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-28

H4 represents the strongest systems-neuroscience endpoint from the debate, focusing on restoring hippocampal sleep physi

TFUS-Gamma Entrainment Synergizes with Anti-Amyloid Immunotherapy

Score: 0.480 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-28

H6 represents a plausible combination concept, but the DOMAIN_EXPERT correctly reframes the mechanism away from 'CCK pri

Closed-loop tFUS targeting of EC-II SST interneurons to prevent ACSL4-mediated f

Score: 0.403 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-26

Somatostatin-positive interneurons in entorhinal cortex layer II serve dual roles as gamma frequency gatekeepers and mic

TFUS Restores CCK Interneuron Dysfunction via Mitochondrial Dynamics Restoration

Score: 0.300 · Alzheimer's disease · 2026-04-28

H3 has the weakest mechanistic coherence. The Drp1 S637/calcineurin directionality is questionable—calcineurin-mediated