METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY CONTROLLING NEURAL ACTIVITIES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME

摘要

In one aspect of the present invention, a method of transient and selective suppression of neural activities of a target of interest, such as one or more nerves, includes selectively applying at least one light to the target of interest at selected locations with predetermined radiant exposures to create a localized and selective inhibitory response therein. The localized and selective inhibitory response comprises a local temperature change.