Simultaneous transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation boost gamma oscillations in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex by Michele Maiella, Elias Paolo Casula, Ilaria Borghi, Martina Assogna, Alessia D’Acunto, Valentina Pezzopane, Lucia Mencarelli, Lorenzo Rocchi, Maria Concetta Pellicciari, Giacomo Koch

“…We used TMS in combination with electroencephalography (EEG) to evaluate changes in cortical activity on both left/right DLPFC and over the vertex. …”
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Home-based transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in Alzheimer’s disease: rationale and study design by Daniele Altomare, Alberto Benussi, Valentina Cantoni, Enrico Premi, Jasmine Rivolta, Chiara Cupidi, Alessandro Martorana, Emiliano Santarnecchi, Alessandro Padovani, Giacomo Koch, Barbara Borroni

“…The study outcomes will be collected at several timepoints throughout the study duration and include information on safety and feasibility, neuropsychological assessment, blood sampling, electroencephalography, transcranial magnetic stimulation neurotransmitter measures, and magnetic resonance imaging or amyloid positron emission tomography. …”
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Frontotemporal Dementia, Where Do We Stand? A Narrative Review by Annibale Antonioni, Emanuela Maria Raho, Piervito Lopriore, Antonia Pia Pace, Raffaela Rita Latino, Martina Assogna, Michelangelo Mancuso, Daniela Gragnaniello, Enrico Granieri, Maura Pugliatti, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Giacomo Koch

“…Of note, the promising information provided by neurophysiological investigations, i.e., electroencephalography and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, concerning the alterations in brain networks and neurotransmitter systems will be reviewed. …”
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Cortico-cortical stimulation and robot-assisted therapy (CCS and RAT) for upper limb recovery after stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Alex Martino Cinnera, Sonia Bonnì, Alessia D’Acunto, Michele Maiella, Matteo Ferraresi, Elias Paolo Casula, Valentina Pezzopane, Marco Tramontano, Marco Iosa, Stefano Paolucci, Giovanni Morone, Giuseppe Vannozzi, Giacomo Koch

“…Single pulse TMS and electroencephalography will be used to investigate the changes in local cortical reactivity and in the interconnected areas. …”
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The efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of children and adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled... by Luciana Ursumando, Viviana Ponzo, Alessio Maria Monteleone, Deny Menghini, Elisa Fucà, Giulia Lazzaro, Romina Esposito, Silvia Picazio, Giacomo Koch, Valeria Zanna, Stefano Vicari, Floriana Costanzo

“…Neurophysiological measures will include transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with electroencephalography and paired pulse TMS and repetitive TMS to investigate changes in PFC connectivity, reactivity and plasticity after treatment. …”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with speech therapy in Fragile X syndrome patients: a pilot study by Chiara Picciuca, Martina Assogna, Martina Assogna, Romina Esposito, Romina Esposito, Alessia D’Acunto, Matteo Ferraresi, Silvia Picazio, Ilaria Borghi, Ilaria Borghi, Alex Martino Cinnera, Alex Martino Cinnera, Sonia Bonnì, Pietro Chiurazzi, Pietro Chiurazzi, Giacomo Koch, Giacomo Koch

“…Right and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex transcranial magnetic stimulation and concurrent electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) recordings were collected at baseline and after the treatment to evaluate cortical reactivity and connectivity changes.ResultsAfter 5 weeks of combined therapy, we observed a significant improvement in the writing (7.5%), reading (20.3%), repetition (13.3%), and TROG-2 (10.2%) tests. …”
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Gamma‐induction in frontotemporal dementia (GIFTeD) randomized placebo‐controlled trial: Rationale, noninvasive brain stimulation protocol, and study design by Martina Assogna, Giulia Sprugnoli, Daniel Press, Brad Dickerson, Joanna Macone, Sonia Bonnì, Ilaria Borghi, Ann Connor, Megan Hoffman, Nainika Grover, Bonnie Wong, Changyu Shen, Alessandro Martorana, Molly O'Reilly, Giulio Ruffini, Georges El Fakhri, Giacomo Koch, Emiliano Santarnecchi

“…To assess secondary outcomes, participants will undergo extensive neuropsychological and behavioral assessments and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)–positron emission tomography (PET) scans to evaluate changes in brain metabolism, functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), resting and evoked electroencephalography, as well as blood biomarkers to measure changes in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory markers. …”
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Patients with Alzheimer’s disease dementia show partially preserved parietal ‘hubs’ modeled from resting-state alpha electroencephalographic rhythms by Susanna Lopez, Claudio Del Percio, Roberta Lizio, Giuseppe Noce, Alessandro Padovani, Flavio Nobili, Flavio Nobili, Dario Arnaldi, Dario Arnaldi, Francesco Famà, Davide V. Moretti, Annachiara Cagnin, Giacomo Koch, Giacomo Koch, Alberto Benussi, Marco Onofrj, Barbara Borroni, Andrea Soricelli, Andrea Soricelli, Raffaele Ferri, Carla Buttinelli, Franco Giubilei, Bahar Güntekin, Bahar Güntekin, Görsev Yener, Görsev Yener, Fabrizio Stocchi, Fabrizio Stocchi, Laura Vacca, Laura Bonanni, Claudio Babiloni, Claudio Babiloni

“…‘Degree’ hubs reflect node centrality (the connection rate), while ‘connector’ hubs are those linked to several clusters of nodes (mainly long-range connections).MethodsHere, we compared hubs modeled from measures of interdependencies of between-electrode resting-state eyes-closed electroencephalography (rsEEG) rhythms in normal elderly (Nold) and Alzheimer’s disease dementia (ADD) participants. …”
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