Can tACS enhance motor rehab in cerebral palsy?🧠👐

Using our #Starstim, this trial combines gamma tACS with HABIT-ILE training to improve upper limb function in children and adolescents with CP.

Full study: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#tACS #Neurorehabilitation #CerebralPalsy

Can HD-tDCS improve walking while multitasking in older adults?🚶‍♂️

Using our #Starstim, researchers found stimulation of DLPFC, M1, and cerebellum reduced stride variability during dual-task gait.

Full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#tDCS #AgingResearch #Neurorehabilitation

Is the left dlPFC required for relational attitude learning? 🧠⚡

Using our #Starstim, researchers showed inhibitory HD-tDCS impaired Stroop performance but left evaluative conditioning unchanged.

Full study: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
#tDCS #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroscience

Can PFC stimulation promote deeper language processing? 📖⚡

Using our #Starstim, researchers showed PFC-targeted tDCS shifted ERP responses from N400 to robust P600 effects during sentence comprehension.

Full study: link.springer.com/article/10.3...
#tDCS #EEG #CognitiveNeuroscience

Can we optimize tES without individual MRIs? 🧠⚡

Using our #Starstim, researchers developed a group-level optimization framework that improved E-field targeting across 54 subjects vs template-based approaches.

Full study: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#tES #Neuromodulation #PrecisionMedicine

Can beta-band stimulation separate visual segregation from integration? 👁️
With #Starstim researchers apply 18 Hz HD-tACS over parieto-occipital cortex to test beta oscillations’ role in contour integration vs symmetry perception
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#tACS #VisualPerception

Individualized transcranial direct current stimulation combined with foot core exercise improves foot and ankle sensorimotor function and static postural control in individuals with chronic ankle inst... Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of four-week individualized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with foot core exercise (FCE) on foot and ankle sensorimotor f...

Can individualized #tDCS boost #rehab outcomes in chronic ankle instability? 🦶⚡
With #Starstim researchers combined personalized tDCS with foot core exercises, improving strength, proprioception, and postural control over 4 weeks.
More: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PosturalControl

Dissociating the Role of the DLPFC and VLPFC in Cognitive Control in Depression: A Combined HD-tDCS and fNIRS Study Purpose Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by cognitive and affective dysfunctions linked to altered prefrontal cortical activity. While high-definition transcranial direct current stimu...

Can HD-tDCS targets shape cognitive control in depression? 🧠⚡
Using our #Starstim, researchers compared DLPFC vs VLPFC stimulation and found broader, earlier improvements and lasting connectivity changes with DLPFC targeting
-> researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
#tDCS #DepressionResearch

MRI-individualized, multi-electrode tACS enhances the induced electrical field strength in the targeted area of mild cognitive impairment patients We compared personalized MRI-based simulations of multi-electrode tACS with simulations using a fixed, standardized setting computed on the MNI head m…

How much does anatomy shape tACS dosing? 🧠⚡
Using our #Starstim, researchers compared MRI-personalized vs standardized multi-electrode tACS. Personalized models produced stronger, more accurate fields in MCI patients.
More: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#tES #MCI #Neuromodulation

Layers of the monkey visual cortex are selectively modulated during electrical stimulation Electrical brain stimulation can be used to modulate brain activity but it is unclear how it affects the cortical layers. This study shows that only the deeper layers, but not the superficial layers, ...

How does electrical stimulation affect different cortical layers? ⚡🧠 W/ #Starstim researchers found that only deep layers of monkey V1 showed phase-dependent modulation during visual processing. A step toward layer-targeted neuromodulation! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
#VisualCortex

Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the primary motor cortex on short-term balance acquisition in healthy individuals - Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Background The primary motor cortex (M1) is central to motor learning processes, and an increasing number of studies have suggested its role in balance control. However, the specific role of M1 in bal...

Can stimulation over M1 enhance balance learning? ⚡🧍‍♂️
Using our #Starstim, researchers applied anodal tDCS during perturbation-based training and found larger improvements in stability + reduced alpha power and N1 latency.
jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
#tDCS #MotorLearning

Human achromatic flickers and phosphenes thresholds under extremely low frequency electric stimulations - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Human achromatic flickers and phosphenes thresholds under extremely low frequency electric stimulations

What happens when the human eye “sees” electricity? ⚡👁️
With our #Starstim researchers applied 0–2 mA tACS at 20–100 Hz to study how electric fields induce phosphenes—visual flashes caused by stimulation of the retina
More: nature.com/articles/s41...
#tES #Neuroscience #Phosphene

Can we fool our senses with electricity and magnetism? ⚡👁️👂
Using our #Starstim, researchers explored how controlled brain stimulation can evoke phosphenes and sensations of movement—revealing how electric fields interact with #SensorySystems.
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#tES

Randomized, Triple-Blind, and Parallel-Controlled Trial of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognitive Rehabilitation after Stroke Fundación Hospitalarias Madrid. This study presents a novel transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) protocol combined with cognitive stimulation to address post-stroke hemispatial neglect. Ini...

🧠 Can HD-tDCS accelerate #stroke recovery?
A triple-blind RCT by González Rodríguez et al. used #Starstim (2 mA cathodal HD-tDCS over P3) + cognitive rehab to treat hemispatial neglect.
⚡️ Promising results!
🔗 doi.org/10.3791/67809
#HDtDCS #Neurorehab #BrainStimulation #JoVE

Effects of antagonistic network-targeted tDCS on brain co-activation patterns depends on the networks’ electric field: a simultaneous tDCS-fMRI study Brain networks should be ideal targets for non-invasive brain stimulation, as network dysfunction is a common feature of various neuropsychiatric diso…

Does network-targeted tDCS reshape brain dynamics?
🧠 In a simultaneous tDCS-fMRI study using #Starstim 143 subjects received CEN/DMN-targeted stimulation
⚡ Only CEN-tDCS altered co-activation patterns
📈 EF in the Salience Network predicted outcomes
🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

High definition transcranial direct current stimulation as an intervention for cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's dementia: A randomized controlled trial. Starstim. Neuroelectrics

Can precisely targeted HD #tDCS improve verbal learning in #Alzheimers dementia? 🧠

Using our #Starstim system, 10 sessions over 2 weeks showed promising effects on learning & fluency, with some gains lasting 8 weeks. 📈

Full study here: doi.org/10.1016/j.br...
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Targeted tDCS mitigates dual-task costs to gait and balance in older adults Among older adults, the ability to stand or walk while performing cognitive tasks (i.e., dual-tasking) requires coordinated activation of several brain networks. In this multi-center, double-blinded, ...

⚡ Today is #WorldParkinsonsDay, and this year we want to shine a light on the millions of people who suffer from this devastating disease.

Discover how our #Starstim system is being used in research advancing #Parkinsons treatments: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

#thespark

The relationship between frontal alpha asymmetry and behavioral and brain activity indices of reactive inhibitory control. Starstim. Neuroelectrics

Can brain electrical activity reveal how we control food impulses? 🧠 Researchers using #Starstim found that right-sided brain activity boosts late-stage inhibitory control with food cues: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

Kudos to @atakanakil.bsky.social @nagyt.bsky.social @nemeth.bsky.social

Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in tobacco use: a PRISMA systematic review. Starstim. Neuroelectrics

Can #brainstimulation help with tobacco cravings? 🚭 A University of Valencia review of #tDCS for addiction analyzed 13 studies, including trials with our #Starstim targeting the DLPFC.

Findings show its potential as a tool for #smoking cessation. Learn more: www.aesed.com/upload/files...

Improving working memory by electrical stimulation and cross-frequency coupling - Molecular Brain Working memory (WM) is essential for the temporary storage and processing of information required for complex cognitive tasks and relies on neuronal theta and gamma oscillations. Given the limited cap...

Can brain stimulation improve working memory? 🧠

A study using TGCp - #tACS delivered with our #Starstim system revealed #EEG changes (↑gamma, ↓theta/delta) linked to working memory tasks.

These findings show the potential of non-invasive therapies: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Effects of high-definition tDCS targeting individual motor hotspot with EMG-driven robotic hand training on upper extremity motor function: a pilot randomized controlled trial - Journal of NeuroEngine... Background Delivering HD-tDCS on individual motor hotspot with optimal electric fields could overcome challenges of stroke heterogeneity, potentially facilitating neural activation and improving motor...

Can brain stimulation reshape motor recovery in #stroke survivors? Researchers explored how HD-tDCS with our #Starstim combined with EMG-driven robotic hand training, targeting motor hotspots, enhances neuroplasticity & motor gains. 🦾

Learn more:
jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....