ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,735, issued on March 3, was assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (New York).

"Systems and methods for modulation and mapping of brain tissue using an ultrasound assembly" was invented by Elisa E. Konofagou (New York) and Gesthimani Samiotaki (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for modulation and mapping of brain tissue in a subject using an ultrasound assembly are provided. An exemplary method for modulation uses an ultrasound assembly including a housing and an ultrasound transducer joined to the housing. The method includes securing the housing to the head of the subject w...