{"681740":{"#nid":"681740","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Giovanni Calixte","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGiovanni Calixte\u003Cbr\u003EBME PhD Defense Presentation\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate\u003C\/strong\u003E: 2025-04-24\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime\u003C\/strong\u003E: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation \/ Meeting Link\u003C\/strong\u003E: UA Whitaker 1232 \/ \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/emory.zoom.us\/j\/97827363969\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/emory.zoom.us\/j\/97827363969\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003ERobert Butera (Advisor); William D. Hunt; Dieter Jaeger; Hang Lu; Svjetlana Miocinovic\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle\u003C\/strong\u003E: An investigation into the efficacy and utility of micromagnetic stimulation as a means of exciting neural tissue\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EMicro-magnetic stimulation (\u00b5MS) through micro-scale coils is a rapidly advancing form of neuromodulation that possesses qualities that give it the potential to be used as an alternative to electrical stimulation in cases where it cannot be used. However, reliability of the technique is inconsistent as reported in the peer reviewed literature, suggesting that there is not a strong understanding of the basis of the technique. In this thesis, we provide empirical evidence of the efficacy of \u00b5MS in dissociated cortical cultures and a review of \u00b5MS\u2019 consistency across early pioneering works. We then simulate the electric fields generated by \u00b5MS using COMSOL and couple the fields to neuron models in Python to study their response across a range of parameters in neural stimulation. This is followed by an aim to measure the electric fields of these micro-scale coils to determine whether they surpass stimulus thresholds reported in literature. Our key findings suggest that \u00b5MS should not be feasible. Finally, we investigate confounding factors during \u00b5MS stimulation that may have effects being misattributed to \u00b5MS.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn investigation into the efficacy and utility of micromagnetic stimulation as a means of exciting neural tissue\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An investigation into the efficacy and utility of micromagnetic stimulation as a means of exciting neural tissue"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2025-04-11 15:58:57","changed_gmt":"2025-04-11 16:00:01","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-04-24T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2025-04-24T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-04-24T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-04-24 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-04-24 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-04-24 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"UA Whitaker 1232 ","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}