Behavioral effects of targeted drug delivery via non-invasive microbubble enhanced focused ultrasound blood brain barrier opening in non-human primates
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Background/introduction The Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) in Non-Human Primates (NHP) can be non-invasively opened through the use of Focused Ultrasound (FUS) in conjunction with microbubbles. This procedure allows for a targeted, transient opening in the BBB of the NHP which can be utilized to facilitate drug delivery. While FUS has been used to deliver various pharmacological compounds to promote neurogenesis or treat cancer, no group has investigated if drug delivery can affect behavioral responses. In this study, we show the effects of targeted ME-FUS drug delivery on the responses of NHP to a decision making task.
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