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High-frequency transcranial electric-field oscillations stimulate neural circuits in the deep brain.

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Fig. 1: Temporal-interference stimulation for the non-invasive modulation of deep-brain circuits.

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  1. Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, 10962, USA

    Alexander Opitz

  2. Center for the Developing Brain, Child Mind Institute, New York, NY, 10022, USA

    Alexander Opitz

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Alexander Opitz

  4. School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, 501 E. Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA

    William J. Tyler

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