Leland Stanford Junior University

University of California

William E Bunney

Edward G Jones

Jun Li

Richard M Myers

Huda Akil

Stanley Watson

Prabhakara V Choudary

Hiroaki Tomita

Robert C Thompson

Marquis P Vawter

Juan F Lopez

Simon J Evans

Margherita Molnar

Alan F Schatzberg

Richard A Stein

William C Tang

James H Fallon

Cortney Turner

Ryan Langan

Margit Burmeister

David M Lyons

Rene Bernard

Ilan Kerman

Fan Meng

Laura J Scott

Michael Boehnke

Devin Absher

Cortney A Turner

A neural probe device includes a housing configured to receive a nerve fiber of a subject and an anchor disposed within the housing and configured to fix the nerve fiber relative to the housing. The device further includes a plurality of actuatable, moveable electrodes disposed in the housing along a length of the nerve fiber, each moveable electrode comprising a plurality of projections containing one or more electrodes thereon, wherein actuation of the moveable electrode causes the moveable electrode to move generally transverse to a long axis of the nerve fiber and penetrate the nerve fiber with the plurality of projections. The device is also optionally configured to inject a growth factor into the nerve fiber to maintain the viability of the nerve fiber.

Neural probe array and method of use

The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from mental disorders.

Administration of FGF2 for treamtent of anxiety

The present invention provides methods for diagnosing mental disorders such as mood disorders, including bipolar disorder I and II and major depression. The invention also provides methods of identifying modulators of such mental disorders as well as methods of using these modulators to treat patients suffering from such mental disorders.

Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating mood disorders

Genes involved in neuropsychiatric disorders

Growing community of inventors

Laguna Beach, CA, United States of America

William E Bunney