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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computational Neuroscience

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  • Personalizing brain stimulation therapy for neurological disorders is challenging due to inefficient traditional methods like random sampling.
  • Establishing a direct link between stimulation parameters and brain responses is crucial for effective treatment but requires extensive experimentation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an active learning (AL) framework to optimize the relationship between brain stimulation parameters and neural responses.
  • To demonstrate that AL can identify optimal stimulation parameters with fewer experiments compared to random sampling.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an active learning (AL) framework for optimizing brain stimulation.
  • Validated the AL framework using in silico (Parkinson's disease model, non-human primate data) and in vivo (rat optogenetics) experiments.
  • Compared AL models against random sampling (RS) models using diverse query strategies and stimulation parameters (amplitude, frequency, pulse width).

Main Results:

  • AL models consistently achieved lower error rates on unseen data compared to RS models in both in silico and in vivo experiments.
  • Statistical significance was observed in favor of AL models (p<0.0056 in silico, p=0.0036 in vivo).
  • The AL framework demonstrated superior efficiency in identifying optimal brain stimulation parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Active learning offers a more efficient and cost-effective method for determining optimal brain stimulation parameters.
  • This AL approach can significantly accelerate the development of personalized brain stimulation therapies.
  • The findings pave the way for more effective and accessible treatments for various brain disorders.