Brain stimulation method (IMAGE)

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Brain stimulation method

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Artist’s rendering shows X-rays striking radioluminescent nanoparticles in the brain, which emit red light that triggers a sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) ion influx and thereby activates brain neurons.

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(Image by Zhaowei Chen/Argonne National Laboratory.)

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