ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,446, issued on March 25, was assigned to BRAINSONIX Corp. (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for neuromodulation of neuronal circuits using transcranial focused microwave pulses" was invented by Alexander Bystritsky (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and Alexander David Lapidus (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments provide for systems and methods for modulating activity of a live neuronal circuit within the brain of a mammal. In one example, a method comprises applying a focused microwave pulse to a focal spot corresponding to the live neuronal circuit, while simultaneously monitoring a brain image produced ...