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Curriculum Vitae

 

ELIAS PAOLO CASULA

Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Part I – GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Full Name

Elias Paolo Casula

Date of Birth

19/10/1984

Place of Birth

Roma

Citizenship

Italian

Permanent Address

Piazza Federico Marcello Lante 33

Mobile Phone Number

+39 345 8499276

E-mail

elias.casula@gmail.com

Spoken Languages

English, Italian, Sardinian

 

 

Part II – EDUCATION

 

Type

Year

Institution

Grade

PhD

2015

University of Padua

PhD in Psychology

MSc. Neuroscience

2012

University of Padua

110 cum laude

BSc. Psychology

2011

University of Cagliari

110

 

 

Part III – APPOINTMENTS

 

Academic Appointments

 

Start

End

Institution

Position

6/2022

ongoing

Dept. of Psychology, La Sapienza University (Rome)

Be-for-ERC Principal Investigator

2/2021

6/2022

Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome

Senior Researcher

5/2012

10/2022

Dept. of Psychology, University of Padua

Adjunct Professor

1/2019

1/2021

Institute of Neurology, University College London

MSCA Principal Investigator

1/2020

07/2020

Dept. of Neuroscience, LDM University (Rome)

Adjunct Professor

1/2015

1/2019

Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome

Researcher

9/2013

10/2014

Dept. of Neuroscience, University College London

Research Fellow

 

 

National Scientific Qualification

            

Year

National Scientific Qualificaiton

SSD

2021

Associate Professor

11/E1 Psychobiology, Psychometry, General Psych.

2021

Associate Professor

05/D1 Physiology

 

 

PART IV – TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Academic teaching

            

Year

Institution

Course

2022

University of Padua

Methodology of TMS (20 hours)

2021

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (20 hours)

2020

Lorenzo De Medici University

Neuroscience (60 hours)

2020

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (20 hours)

2019

University of Padua

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (20 hours)

2018

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (20 hours)

2017

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (40 hours)

2017

University of Tor Vergata (Rome)

Methodology of Research (20 hours)

2016

University of Padua

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (20 hours)

2016

University of Tor Vergata (Rome)

Methodology of Research (20 hours)

2015

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (20 hours)

2014

University of Padua

Methodology and physiology of TMS (20 hours)

2014

University of Padua

Neuropsychology of Aging (10 hours)

 

Non-academic teaching

            

Year

Institution

Course

2022

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Advanced Statistics (120 hours)

2022

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Basic Statistics (120 hours)

2021

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Advanced Statistcs (60 hours)

2021

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Basic Statistics (60 hours)

2020

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Advanced Statistcs (60 hours)

2020

Temple University (Neocortex srl)

Basic Statistics (60 hours)

 

 

 

PART V – SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS, AWARDS AND HONOURS

                                                     

Year

Title

2019-22

Member of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) (n. 212177338)

2016-18

Member of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology (SIPF)

2016

Best poster (selected for talk) at the 6th TBS conference in Gottingen, 6/8/16

2013

First Prize for the best oral presentation at the 1st CSAB conference in Brixen, 9/9/2013

 

 

PART VI – FUNDING INFORMATION

 

Year

Grants as Principal Investigator

2021

“Be-for-ERC” Individual Fellowship founded by La Sapienza University Rome (50’000 €), PI for the project “TMS-EEG cortical biomarkers of memory: the role of natural frequencies in the prefrontal cortex”

2018

“Marie Skłodowska Curie Action” Individual Fellowship founded by “Horizon 2020” European Commission (H2020-MSCA-IF Grant No. 798957) (183’454.80 €), PI for the project “Cortical markers of L-DOPA-induced dyskenesias”

2012

 “Master and Back” Individual Fellowship founded by European Funds 2007/2013 (47’052.70 €), PI for the project “The combined use of TMS and EEG in the investigation of reactivity, connectivity and plasticity of the motor cortex”

 

Year

Grants as Co-Principal Investigator or Investigator

2020-22

“Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Foundation (ADDF)” Collaborator for the project “Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Gamma Induction and Cognitive Enhancement in FTD” (PI: Prof. Giacomo Koch) (GA-201902-2017959) (1’959’841 $)

2019-21

“BrightFocus Foundation USA” Collaborator for the project “Precuneus rTMS: a novel therapy for mild AD patients” (PI: Prof. Giacomo Koch) (190’000 $)

2016-19

“Giovani Ricercatori – Ministero della Salute” Collaborator for the project “The neural markers of post-stroke recovery: tracking the early dynamics of cortical reorganization with a novel longitudinal multimodal approach” (PI: Dr. Sonia Bonnì) (GR-2013-02358852) (272’508 €)

2015-18

“Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Foundation (ADDF)” Collaborator for the project “Dopaminergic Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease” (PI: Prof. Giacomo Koch) (GA-201902-2017959) (250’000 $)

2014-17

“Ricerca Finalizzata – Ministero della Salute” Collaborator for the project “Promoting Motor re-Learning after Stroke by non-invasive Cerebellar Stimulation: a Novel Integrated TMS/EEG approach” (PI: Prof. Giacomo Koch) (RF-2011-02349953) (318’800 €)

2014-15

“Cure Huntington Disease Initiative (CHDI)” Collaborator for the project “Track-on HD” (PI: Prof. Sarah Tabrizi)

 

 

 

PART VII – RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

 

Keywords                        Brief Description

 

Biostatistics

  • Strong expertise in basic and advanced statistics applied in social and biomedical sciences
  • Strong expertise in the investigation of brain dynamics underlying cognition in the heathy and pathological brain by means of non-invasive brain stimulation with simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG)

Brain dynamics

Brain stimulation

Electroencephalography

Neuropsychophysiology

 

 

 

PART VIII – SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Product

Number

Start

End

Papers [international]

37

2013

2022

Books [scientific]

2

2013

2022

H-Index

21

2013

2022

Total Citations

1370

2013

2022

 

 

 

 

PART IX – SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

 

Title: Regional Precuneus Cortical Hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Authors: Casula EP, Borghi I, Mariella M, Pellicciari MC, Bonnì S, Mencarelli L, Assogna M, D’Acunto A, Di Lorenzo F, Spampinato DA, Santarnecchi E, Martorana A, Koch G

Reference data: Sep 2022

Journal: Annals of Neurology

IF (year of publication):10.42

Citations:0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26514

 

 

Title: Precuneus Magnetic Stimulatino for Alzheimer’s Disease: a randomized, sham-controlled trial

Authors: Koch G, Casula EP, Bonnì S, Borghi I, Assogna M, Minei M, Pellicciari MC, Motta C, D’Acunto A, Porrazzini F, Maiella M, Ferrari C, Caltagirone C, Santarnecchi E, Bozzali M, Martorana A

Reference data: Oct 2022

Journal: Brain

IF (year of publication):13.5

Citations:3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac285

 

 

Title: Decreased Frontal Gamma Activity in Alzheimer Disease Patients

Authors: Casula EP, Pellicciari MC, Bonnì S, Borghi I, Maiella M, Assogna M, Minei M, Motta C, D’Acunto A, Porrazzini F, Pezzopane V, Mencarelli L, Roncaioli A, Rocchi L, Spampinato DA, Caltagirone C, Santarnecchi E, Martorana A, Koch G

Reference data: Sep 2022

Journal: Annals of Neurology

IF (year of publication):10.42

Citations:4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26444

 

 

Title: Cerebellar noninvasive neuromodulation influences the reactivity of the contralateral primary motor cortex and surrounding areas: a TMS-EMG-EEG study

Authors: Rocchi L, Spampinato DA, Pezzopane V, Orth M, Bisiacchi PS, Rothwell JC, Casula EP

Reference data: Mar 2022

Journal: Cerebellum

IF (year of publication):3.847

Citations:4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-022-01398-0

 

 

Title: Age-related Changes in Cortical Excitability Linked to Decreased Attentional and Inhibitory Control

Authors: Cespòn J, Pellicciari MC, Casula EP, Miniussi C

Reference data: 2022 May

Journal: Neuroscience

IF (year of publication):3.59

Citations:2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.05.021

 

 

Title: Feeling of ownership over an embodied avatar’s hand brings about fast changes of fronto-parietal cortical dynamics

Authors: Casula EP, Tieri G, Rocchi L, Pezzetta R, Maiella M, Pavone EF, Aglioti SM, Koch G

Reference data: 2021 Dic

Journal: Journal of Neuroscience

IF (year of publication):6.167

Citations:11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0636-21.2021

 

 

Title: Isolated Aβpathology is associated with preserved cortical plasticity in ApoE4 Alzheimer’s disease patients

Authors: Assogna M, Motta C, Bonnì S, Borghi I, Casula EP, Martorana A, Koch G

Reference data: 2021 Dic

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

IF (year of publication):4.472

Citations:0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-215218

 

 

Title:Evidence for interhemispheric imbalance in stroke patients as revealed by combining transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography

Authors: Casula EP, Pellicciari MC, Bonnì S, Spanò B, Ponzo V, Salsano I, Giulietti G, Martino Cinnera A, Maiella M, Borghi I, Rocchi L et al.

Reference data: 2021 Jan

Journal: Human Brain Mapping

IF (year of publication):5.038

Citations:22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25297

 

 

Title:Transcranial Evoked Potentials Can Be Reliably Recorded with Active Electrodes

Authors: Mancuso M, Sveva V, Cruciani A, Brown K, Ibáñez J, Rawji V, Casula E, Premoli I, D'Ambrosio S, Rothwell J, Rocchi L

Reference data: 2021 Jan

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):3.394

Citations:20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020145

 

 

Title:Disentangling EEG responses to TMS due to cortical and peripheral activations

Authors: Rocchi L, Di Santo A, Brown K, Ibáñez J, Casula E, Rawji V, Di Lazzaro V, Koch G, Rothwell J

Reference data: 2021 Jan

Journal: Brain Stimulation

IF (year of publication):8.955

Citations:77

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.10.011

 

 

Title:Cerebellar Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation Combined with Vestibular Rehabilitation Improves Gait and Balance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: a Preliminary Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Tramontano M, Grasso MG, Soldi S, Casula EP, Bonnì S, Mastrogiacomo S, D’Acunto A, Porrazzini F, Caltagirone C, Koch G

Reference data: 2020 Dec

Journal: The Cerebellum

IF (year of publication):3.847

Citations:22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-020-01166-y

 

 

Title:Intermittent Cerebellar Theta Burst Stimulation Improves Visuo-motor Learning in Stroke Patients: a Pilot Study

Authors: Bonnì S, Motta C, Pellicciari MC, Casula EP, Cinnera AM, Maiella M, Picazio S, Tramontano M, Sallustio F, Koch G

Reference data: 2020 Oct

Journal: The Cerebellum

IF (year of publication):3.847

Citations:7

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-020-01146-2

 

 

Title:LTP-like cortical plasticity predicts conversion to dementia in patients with memory impairment

Authors: Di Lorenzo F, Motta C, Casula EP, Bonnì S, Assogna M, Caltagirone C, Martorana A, Koch G

Reference data:2020 Sep

Journal: Brain Stimulation

IF (year of publication):8.955

Citations:30

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.05.013

 

 

Title:Effect of rotigotine vs placebo on cognitive functions among patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease: a randomized clinical trial

Authors: Koch G, Motta C, Bonnì S, Pellicciari MC, Picazio S, Casula EP, Maiella M, Di Lorenzo F, Ponzo V, Ferrari C, Scaricamazza E et al.

Reference data:2020 Jul

Journal: JAMA Network Open

IF (year of publication):8.483

Citations:23

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10372

 

 

Title:Improving visuo-motor learning with cerebellar theta burst stimulation: behavioral and neurophysiological evidence

Authors: Koch G, Esposito R, Motta C, Casula EP, Di Lorenzo F, Bonnì S, Cinnera AM, Ponzo V, Maiella M, Picazio S, Assogna M et al.

Reference data:2020 Mar

Journal: Neuroimage

IF (year of publication):6.556

Citations:34

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116424

 

 

Title:Effects of Palmitoylethanolamide Combined with Luteoline on Frontal Lobe Functions, High Frequency Oscillations, and GABAergic Transmission in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia

Authors: Assogna M, Casula EP, Borghi I, Bonnì S, Samà D, Motta C, Di Lorenzo F, D’Acunto A, Porrazzini F, Minei M, Caltagirone C et al.

Reference data:2020 Jan

Journal: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

IF (year of publication):4.472

Citations:15

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-200426

 

 

Title:Novel TMS-EEG indexes to investigate interhemispheric dynamics in humans

Authors: Casula EP, Maiella M, Pellicciari MC, Porrazzini F, D'Acunto A, Rocchi L, Koch G.

Reference data: 2020 Jan

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.708

Citations:34

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2019.09.013

 

 

Title:Effect of cerebellar stimulation on gait and balance recovery in patients with hemiparetic stroke: a randomized clinical trial

Authors: Koch G, Bonnì S, Casula EP, Iosa M, Paolucci S, Pellicciari MC, Cinnera AM, Ponzo V, Maiella M, Picazio S, Sallustio F et al.

Reference data:2019 Feb

Journal: JAMA Neurology

IF (year of publication):18.302

Citations:94

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3639

 

 

Title:Effects of pulse width, waveform and current direction in the cortex: A combined cTMS-EEG study

Authors: Casula EP, Rocchi L, Hannah R, Rothwell JC

Reference data:2018 Sep

Journal: Brain Stimulation

IF (year of publication):6.919

Citations:51

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.04.015

 

 

Title:Response to the letter to the editor by Reilmann et al referring to our article titled" Motor cortex synchronization influences the rhythm of motor performance in premanifest Huntington's disease

Authors: Casula EP, Mayer IM, Desikan M, Tabrizi SJ, Rothwell JC, Orth M

Reference data:2018 Jul

Journal: Movement Disorders

IF (year of publication):8.061

Citations:1

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.27471

 

 

Title:Dynamic reorganization of TMS-evoked activity in subcortical stroke patients.

Authors: Pellicciari MC, Bonnì S, Ponzo V, Cinnera AM, Mancini M, Casula EP, Sallustio F, Paolucci S, Caltagirone C, Koch G.

Reference data:2018 Jul

Journal: Neuroimage

IF (year of publication):5.812

Citations:37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.04.011

 

 

Title:Variability and predictors of response to continuous theta burst stimulation: a TMS-EEG study.

Authors:Rocchi L, Ibáñez J, Benussi A, Hannah R, Rawji V, Casula E, Rothwell J.

Referencedata:2018 Jun

Journal: Frontiers in Neuroscience

IF (year of publication):4.501

Citations:63

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.00400

 

 

Title: Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus enhances memory and neural activity in prodromal Alzheimer's disease

Authors: Koch G, Bonnì S, Pellicciari MC, Casula EP, Mancini M, Esposito R, Ponzo V, Picazio S, Di Lorenzo F, Serra L, Motta C.

Referencedata: 2018 Apr

Journal: Neuroimage

IF (year of publication):5.812

Citations:199

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.048

 

 

Title:Motor cortex synchronization influences the rhythm of motor performance in premanifest huntington's disease

Authors:Casula EP, Mayer IM, Desikan M, Tabrizi SJ, Rothwell JC, Orth M.

Reference data:2018 Mar

Journal: Movement Disorders

IF (year of publication):8.061

Citations:19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.27285

 

 

Title: The reliability of commonly used electrophysiology measures.

Authors: Brown KE, Lohse KR, Mayer IM, Strigaro G, Desikan M, Casula EP, Meunier S, Popa T, Lamy JC, Odish O, Leavitt BR.

Reference data: 2017 Nov

Journal: Brain Stimulation

IF (year of publication):6.120

Citations:50

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2017.07.011

 

 

Title: TMS-evoked long-lasting artefacts: a new adaptive algorithm for EEG signal correction.

Authors: Casula EP, Bertoldo A, Tarantino V, Maiella M, Koch G, Rothwell JC, Toffolo GM, Bisiacchi PS.

Reference data: 2017 Sep

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.614

Citations:41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.06.003

 

 

Title: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) of the Anterior Prefrontal Cortex (aPFC) Modulates Reinforcement Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: a Double-Blind Crossover Study

Authors: Casula EP, Testa G, Bisiacchi PS, Montagnese S, Caregaro L, Amodio P, Schiff S.

Reference data: 2017 May

Journal: Journal of Cognitive Enhancement

IF (year of publication):-

Citations:7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-017-0030-7

 

 

Title: Subthalamic stimulation and levodopa modulate cortical reactivity in Parkinson's patients

Authors: Casula EP, Bassi MS, Pellicciari MC, Ponzo V, Veniero D, Peppe A, Brusa L, Stanzione P, Caltagirone C, Stefani A, Koch G.

Reference data: 2017 Jan

Journal: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

IF (year of publication):4.721

Citations:28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.10.009

 

 

Title: Spike-timing-dependent plasticity in the human dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex

Authors: Casula EP, Pellicciari MC, Picazio S, Caltagirone C, Koch G.

Reference data: 2016 Dec

Journal: Neuroimage

IF (year of publication):5.835

Citations:62

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.08.060

 

 

Title: Cerebellar theta burst stimulation modulates the neural activity of interconnected parietal and motor areas

Authors: Casula EP, Pellicciari MC, Ponzo V, Bassi MS, Veniero D, Caltagirone C, Koch G.

Reference data: 2016 Oct

Journal: Scientific Reports

IF (year of publication):4.259

Citations:74

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36191

 

 

Title: Somatosensory temporal discrimination threshold involves inhibitory mechanisms in the primary somatosensory area

Authors: Rocchi L, Casula EP, Tocco P, Berardelli A, Rothwell JC

Reference data: 2016 Jan

Journal: Journal of Neuroscience

IF (year of publication):5.988

Citations:77

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2008-15.2016

 

 

Title: Acute hyperammonaemia induces a sustained decrease in vigilance, which is modulated by caffeine

Authors: Casula EP, Bisiacchi PS, Corrias M, Schiff S, Merkel C, Amodio P, Montagnese S.

Reference data: 2015 Feb

Journal: Metabolic brain disease

IF (year of publication):2.603

Citations:12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11011-014-9590-8

 

 

Title: Low-frequency rTMS inhibitory effects in the primary motor cortex: Insights from TMS-evoked potentials

Authors: Casula EP, Tarantino V, Basso D, Arcara G, Marino G, Toffolo GM, Rothwell JC, Bisiacchi PS.

Reference data: 2014 Sep

Journal: Neuroimage

IF (year of publication):6.357

Citations:88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.04.065

 

 

Title: Bi‐directional modulation of somatosensory mismatch negativity with transcranial direct current stimulation: an event related potential study

Authors: Chen JC, Hämmerer D, D'Ostilio K, Casula EP, Marshall L, Tsai CH, Rothwell JC, Edwards MJ

Reference data: 2014 Feb

Journal: Journal of Physiology

IF (year of publication):5.037

Citations:37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2013.260331

 

 

 

Title: Muscle and timing-specific functional connectivity between the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the primary motor cortex

Authors: Hasan A, Galea JM, Casula EP, Falkai P, Bestmann S, Rothwell JC

Reference data: 2013 Apr

Journal: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

IF (year of publication):4.687

Citations:70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00338

 

 

 

PART X – TALKS AT SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS

 

3th FSL Research Retreat, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS. Rome, 01/12/2021

“Natural Frequencies in the Human Brain: a Novel Biomarker for AD”

 

29th Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology. Palermo, 30/09/2021

“Real-Time Assessment of Inhibitory Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease by Combining TMS and EEG”

 

1st Virtual FSL Research Retreat, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS. Rome, 20/02/2021

“Knock knock knockin’ on brain’s door: assessing brain dynamics with TMS-EEG”

 

Virtual Reality Experience Congress. Rome, 16/10/2020

“Knock knock knockin’ on brain’s door: bussando alla porta del cervello”

 

The European Conference on Controversies in Huntington’s Disease. Wien 13/02/2020

"Cortical biomarkers of Huntington’s disease: a multicentric TMS-EEG study"

 

Society For Neuroscience. Chicago, 20/10/2019

"Real-time assessment of brain dynamics during embodiment: an IVR-TMS-EEG study"

 

26th Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology (SIPF). Turin, 16/11/2018

"Real-time assessment of embodiment-related brain dynamics: a tms-eeg study in immersive virtual reality"

 

48th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN), Naples 16/10/2017

"Interhemispheric unbalance in stroke patients: a new TMS/EEG cortical marker"

 

48th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN), Naples 17/10/2017

"Cortical biomarkers of Huntington’s disease: a multicentric TMS-EEG study"

 

47th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology (SIN), Lido di Venezia, 24/10/2016

"Effetto della Stimolazione Cerebrale profonda sull’attività cerebrale nei Pazienti Parkinson"

 

6th International Congress of Transcranial Stimulation. Gottingen, 09/09/2016

"Cerebellar neuromodulation modulates the activity of interconnected parietal and motor areas"

 

23th Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology. Lucca, 19/11/2015

"Spike-timing-dependent plasticity in the fronto-parietal network revealed by simultaneous TMS-EEG"

 

15th European Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology. Brno, 2/10/2015

"Fronto-parietal changes in cortical reactivity reflect spike-timing dependent plasticity"

 

UCL Sobell Department Open Day. London, 05/02/2014

"Using electroencephalography activity to monitor the effects of TMS in the brain"

 

1st Cognitive Science Arena for Beginners, Brixen, 09/09/2013

"Inhibitory Effects of low-frequency rTMS In The Primary Motor Cortex: a TMS/EEG study"

 

European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology. Bressanone, 21/01/2013

"Rtms Inhibitory Effects In The Primary Motor Cortex: Insights From Tms-Evoked Potentials"

 

20th Congress of The Italian Society of Psychophysiology (SIPF). 23/11/2012

"Reinforcement Learning Is Mediated By Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex: Evidences From Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (Tdcs)"

 

18th Congress of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP). Chieti, 20/09/2012

"Attività neurale e artefatti evocati dalla TMS: esiste una relazione?"

 

 

 

PART XI – INVITED TALKS AND SYMPOSIUMS

 

Invited Seminary

Department of Psychology, University of Verona. Verona, 13/12/2021

“Knock knock knockin’ on brain’s door: assessing brain dynamics with TMS-EEG”

 

Invited Seminary

Department of Physiology, University of Sassari. Sassari, 07/04/2021

“Assessing Brain Dynamics with TMS-EEG”

 

Invited Seminary

Department of Psychology, La Sapienza University. Rome (via Zoom), 19/01/2021

“Real-Time Assessment Of Brain Dynamics: the Combined use Of TMS and EEG”

 

Invited talk in the Symposium “Cerebellar neuromodulation: from neurophysiology to clinical applications”

29th Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology. Palermo (via Zoom), 28/11/2020

"Cerebellar theta-burst stimulation in the recovery of stroke"

 

Invited talk in the Symposium “Combining TMS and EEG to investigate cortical brain connectivity: issues and new insights”

7th International Conference on Non-invasive Brain Stimulation. Baden Baden (via Zoom), 10/11/2020

"TMS-EEG indexes to investigate interhemispheric connectivity in the healthy and pathological brain"

 

Invited talk in the Symposium “Using insights from basic science to improve the methodology of transcranial magnetic stimulation”

11th Forum of Neuroscience. Berlin, 10/07/2018

"Influence of cerebellar rTMS on parietal and frontal areas"

 

Invited talk

11th National Congress SIRAS (Italian Society of High-specialized Rehabilitation). Pavia, 28/07/2019

"Stimolazione cerebrale non invasiva nel recupero dell’ictus: dalla sperimentazione alla clinica"

 

Invited Talk

Department of Neuroscience. Padua, 25/10/2016

"Lo studio della connettività e della reattività cerebrale tramite combinazione di stimolazione non- invasiva ed elettroencefalografia"

 

Invited talk in the symposium 'Comportamento, cervello e stimolazioni transcraniche',

19th Congress of Experimental Psychology, Rome, 16/09/2013

"Il ruolo della corteccia orbitofrontale mediale (mOFC) nell'apprendimento per rinforzo: uno studio tDCS"

 

 

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Rome, 26/08/2022

The undersigned