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. 2025 Jan 15;14(2):122. doi: 10.3390/cells14020122
Abbreviation Full Term
AAV Adeno-Associated Virus
AC Auditory Cortex
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
Arch Archaeal Halorhodopsin
α7nACHR Alpha 7 nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
BDNF Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
BOLD Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent
GECI Genetically Encoded Ca2+ Indicators
ChR2 Channelrhodopsin-2
CINP International College of Neuropsychopharmacology
CNO Clozapine-N-oxide
CNS Central Nervous System
CREB cAMP Response Element-binding Protein
CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
DAAO D-amino Acid Oxidase
dACC Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex
DBS Deep Brain Stimulation
dlPFC Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
DMT1 Divalent Metal-ion Transporter-1
DREADDs Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs
dTMS Deep Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
eBR Engineered Bacteriorhodopsin
ECM Extracellular Matrix
EEG Electroencephalography
EMG Electromyography
EMT Electromagnetic Therapy
FDA Food and Drug Administration
fMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
GABA Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder
GENUS Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory stimulation
GFP Green Fluorescent Protein
Gipr Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor
GPCR G-Protein-Coupled Receptor
GVs Gas Vesicles
HD Huntington’s Disease
HEK Human Embryonic Kidney
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
hM3Dq human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype M3
hM2Di human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype M2
hM4Di human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype M4
IL Interleukin
INI Infrared Neural Inhibition
INM Infrared Neuromodulation
INS Infrared Neural Stimulation
IR Infrared
K2P Two-Pore Domain Potassium Channels
LIFUS Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
LTD Long-Term Depression
LTP Long-Term Potentiation
mPFC Medial Prefrontal Cortex
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MSC Mechanosensitive Ion Channels
MSCL Mechanosensitive Channel of Large Conductance
NAcc Nucleus Accumbens
NBT Navigated Brain Therapy
NIR-II Second Near-Infrared Spectral Window
NMDA N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
NpHR3.0 Natronomonas Halorhodopsin 3.0
OCD Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
OFC Orbital Frontal Cortex
OptoXR Optogenetic G-protein-Coupled Receptor
OxPhos Oxidative Phosphorylation
PBMT Photobiomodulation Therapy
PD Parkinson’s Disease
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PET Positron Emission Tomography
pm-AuNRs Plasma-Membrane-targeted Gold Nanorods
PSAM Pharmacologically Selective Actuator Module
PSEM Pharmacologically Selective Effector Molecule
POA Preoptic Area
RASSLs Receptors Activated Solely by Synthetic Ligands
RF Radio Frequency
RNS Responsive Neurostimulation
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
rTMS Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
S1 Somatosensory Cortex
SCG Subcallosal Cingulate Gyrus
tDCS Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
TEMT Transcranial Electromagnetic Therapy
TI Temporal Interference
TMAS Transcranial Magnetoacoustical Stimulation
TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
TRD Treatment-resistant Depression
TREK TWIK-related K+ Channel
TRP Transient Receptor Potential
TRPA1 Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1
TRPC Transient Receptor Potential Canonical
TRPM2 Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 2
TRPML Transient Receptor Potential Mucolipin
TRPN Transient Receptor Potential Drosophila NOMPC
TRPP Transient Receptor Potential Polycystin
TRPV1 Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1
TRPV4 Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4
TUS Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation
VChR1 Volvox Channelrhodopsin-1
VC/VS Ventral Internal Capsule and Ventral Striatum
VGCs Voltage-gated Channels
VIP Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
WHO World Health Organization
Y-BOCS Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale
Zn0.4Fe2.6O4 Zinc-doped Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles