BSC Lab Publications and received grants
Publications of the Brain Stimulation and Cognition group
- Trajkovic, J., Romei, V., Rushworth, M. F. S., & Sel, A. (2023). Changing connectivity between premotor and motor cortex changes inter-areal communication in the human brain. Progress in Neurobiology, 228, Article 102487. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102487
- Bölükbas, B., Aktürk, T., Ardali, H., Dündar, Y., Güngör, C., Kahveci, S., & Güntekin, B. (2023). Event-related delta and theta responses may reflect the valence discrimination in the emotional oddball task. Cognitive Processing. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-023-01158-w
- van der Werf, O. J., Schuhmann, T., de Graaf, T., Ten Oever, S., & Sack, A. T. (2023). Investigating the role of task relevance during rhythmic sampling of spatial locations. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 12707. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38968-z
- Kennis, M., Duecker, F., Elaut, E., T'Sjoen, G., Loeys, T., Sack, A. T., & Dewitte, M. (2023). Daily Sexual Behavior, Sexual Esteem, and Body Image in Transgender and Cisgender Individuals. Journal of Sex Research, 60(6), 859-867. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2158172
- Bayraktaroğlu, Z., Aktürk, T., Yener, G., de Graaf, T. A., Hanoğlu, L., Yıldırım, E., Hünerli Gündüz, D., Kıyı, İ., Sack, A. T., Babiloni, C., & Güntekin, B. (2023). Abnormal Cross Frequency Coupling of Brain Electroencephalographic Oscillations Related to Visual Oddball Task in Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience, 54(4), 379-390. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594221128713
- Zwienenberg, L., van Dijk, H., Enriquez-Geppert, S., van der Vinne, N., Gevirtz, R., Gordon, E., Sack, A. T., & Arns, M. (2023). Heartbeat-Evoked Potential in Major Depressive Disorder: A Biomarker for Differential Treatment Prediction between Venlafaxine and rTMS? Neuropsychobiology, 82(3), 158-167. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000529308
- Bikson, M., Ganho- Avila, A., Datta, A., Joensson, M. G., Gillick, B., Kim, S., Kim, J., Kirton, A., Lee, K., Marjenin, T., Onarheim, B., Rehn, E. M., Sack, A. T., & Unal, G. (2023). Limited output transcranial electrical stimulation 2023 (LOTES-2023): Updates on engineering principles, regulatory statutes, and industry standards for wellness, over-the-counter, or prescription devices with low risk. Brain stimulation, 16(3), 840-853. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.05.008
- Batail, J-M., Gaillard, R., Haffen, E., Poulet, E., Sauvaget, A., Szekely, D., Brunelin, J., Bulteau, S., Bubrovszky, M., Smadja, J., Bourla, A., Bouaziz, N., Januel, D., Rotharmel, M., Arns, M., Downar, J., Fitzgerald, P. B., Brunoni, A. R., Pallanti, S., ... Drapier, D. (2023). No place in France for repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the therapeutic armamentarium of treatment-resistant depression? Brain stimulation, 16(3), 927-929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.05.015
- Sheen, J. Z., Miron, J. P., Voetterl, H., Mansouri, F., Zhou, R., Russell, T., Hyde, M., Fox, L., Daskalakis, Z. J., Griffiths, J. D., Blumberger, D. M., & Downar, J. (2023). Heart rate change as a predictor of treatment outcome for ring-coil accelerated low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in major depressive disorder: An exploratory study. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 12, Article 100518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100518
- Mikellides, G., Michael, P., Psalta, L., Stefani, A., Schuhmann, T., & Sack, A. T. (2023). Accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation in smoking cessation: No differences between active and placebo stimulation when using advanced placebo coil technology. A double-blind follow-up study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 23(2), Article 100351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100351
- Gajadien, P. T., Postma, T. S., van Oostrom, I., Scheepstra, K. W. F., van Dijk, H., Sack, A. T., van den Heuvel, O. A., & Arns, M. (2023). Sleep predicts the response to rTMS and CBT in patients with OCD: an open label effectiveness study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 23(2), Article 100353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100353
- Tulay, E. E., Yildirim, E., Akturk, T., & Guntekin, B. (2023). Classification of Parkinson's disease with dementia using phase locking factor of event-related oscillations to visual and auditory stimuli. Journal of neural engineering, 20(2), Article 026025. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/acc612
- Kolken, Y., Bouny, P., & Arns, M. (2023). Effects of SMR Neurofeedback on Cognitive Functions in an Adult Population with Sleep Problems: A Tele-neurofeedback Study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 48(1), 27-33. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-022-09560-4
- Baeken, C., Arns, M., Brunelin, J., Chanes, L., Filipcic, I., Ganho-Ávila, A., Hirnstein, M., Rachid, F., Sack, A. T., O'shea, J., D'urso, G., & Antal, A. (2023). European reclassification of non-invasive brain stimulation as class III medical devices: A call to action. Brain stimulation, 16(2), 564-566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.02.012
- van Dijk, H., Koppenberg, M., & Arns, M. (2023). Towards Robust, Reproducible, and Clinically Actionable EEG Biomarkers: Large Open Access EEG Database for Discovery and Out-of-sample Validation. Clinical Eeg and Neuroscience, 54(2), 103-105. Article 15500594221120516. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/15500594221120516
- Chen, X., Ma, R., Zhang, W., Zeng, G. Q., Wu, Q., Yimiti, A., Xia, X., Cui, J., Liu, Q., Meng, X., Bu, J., Chen, Q., Pan, Y., Yu, N. X., Wang, S., Deng, Z-D., Sack, A. T., Laughlin, M. M., & Zhang, X. (2023). Alpha oscillatory activity is causally linked to working memory retention. Plos Biology, 21(2), Article e3001999. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001999
- Kennis, M., Kreukels, B. P. C., & Dewitte, M. (2023). Sex & relationships in trans people. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 86, Article 102294. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102294
- Dantas, A. M., Sack, A. T., Bruggen, E., Jiao, P., & Schuhmann, T. (2023). The functional relevance of right DLPFC and VMPFC in risk-taking behavior. Cortex, 159, 64-74. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.11.009
- Liang, C-S., Chou, P-H., Wang, S-C., Sack, A. T., & Su, K-P. (2023). Editorial: Non-invasive brain stimulation in psychiatric disorders: From bench to bedside. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 1106558. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1106558
- Cao, C. L., Wen, W., Chen, A. B., Wang, S. C., Xu, G. Z., Niu, C. S., & Song, J. (2023). Neuropsychological Alterations of Prolactinomas' Cognitive Flexibility in Task Switching. Brain Sciences, 13(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13010082
Research Funding and Grants
Grants awarded to Prof. Dr. Alexander T. Sack
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ZonMW (2021-2028) Promising Care: Co applicant of promising care grant “Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for exposure treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - TETRO, a multi-center randomized clinical trial (Budget: 2,8 Million Euro)
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H2020-MSCA-IF-2017 (2019-2021): Principal Investigator of research grant “Fine-tuning the brain’s brakes – modulating inhibitory control with transcranial alternating current stimulation” granted by the European Union; financing a two-year PostDoc position (Budget: 165,598.80 Euro).
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NWO Research Talent (2018-2022): Applicant of research grant “Can our brain undergo a sex-change? Studying brain changes and sexual wellbeing in transgenders” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three-year PhD position (Budget: 200.000 Euro).
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NWO Research Talent (2017-2021): Applicant of research grant “In control of attention: teasing apart the brain’s top-down mechanisms of attention allocation” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three-year PhD position (Budget: 200.000 Euro).
- NWO VICI (2016-2021): Principal Investigator of research grant “The rhythms of Cognition: Using simultaneous TMS-fMRI-EEG to integrate brain-wide network and oscillatory communication mechanisms for enhancing human cognition”, granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a research group of several PostDocs and PhD students, and the equipment required for simultaneous fMRI & TMS & EEG measurements (Budget: 1.500.000 Euro; Grant number # 453-15-008).
- KNAW Project Grant (2015): Applicant of an initiative to establish the Dutch-Flemish Society for Brain Stimulation; granted by the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW (Budget: 16.000 Euro)
- NWO Research Talent (2013-2016): Applicant of research grant “’Modulating anti-correlated networks in early Alzheimer’s disease ‘a simultaneous TMS-fMRI approach” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three-year PhD position (Budget: 171.363 Euro).
- NWO Research Talent (2014-2017): Applicant of research grant “Modulating anticorrelated networks in early alzheimer’s disease ‘a simultaneous TMS –FMRI approache” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three-year PhD position (Budget: 171.363 Euro; Grant number # 406-13-018).
- KNAW Project Grant (2012): Co-applicant of an initiative to stimulate scientific integration and communication, entitled “Wie Goed ontmoet – Wetenschappers, leken en pubers in gesprek over de moraal’; granted by the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW (Budget: 15.852 Euro)
- NWO Research Talent (2012-2015): Applicant of research grant “Brain rhythms and multisensory perception: Unraveling the basis of fundamental brain oscillations” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three-year PhD position (Budget: 168.576 Euro).
- NWO Brain and Cognition 2011 (2011-2016): Co-applicant of research grant “Will he aggress again and if so, can we change his mind? A new cognitive experimental and brain-system-based approach of reliably predicting future violent behaviour of antisocial offenders” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing two four-year PhD positions (Budget: 500.000 Euro).
- ERC-2010-StG Consolidator (2011-2016): Principal Investigator of research grant “Rebalancing the brain: Guiding brain recovery after stroke” granted by the European Research Council (ERC); financing a research group of several PostDocs and the equipment required for simultaneous fMRI & TMS & EEG measurements (Budget: 1.344.853 Euro; Grant number # 263472).
- NWO Free Competition 2008 (2010-2013): Principal Investigator of research grant “The functional role of the brain’s default mode network: a simultaneous TMS-fMRI study” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three year PostDoc position (Budget: 206.135 Euro; Grant number # 400-09-195).
- NWO Free Competition 2008 (2009-2013): Principal Investigator of research grant “The neurocomputational basis of forming visual mental images from auditory descriptions: Investigations with simultaneous TMS and fMRI” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a four year Ph.D position (Budget: 186.995 Euro; Grant number # 400-07-230).
- NWO Open Competition 2007 (2008-2012): Principal Investigator of research grant “The neurobiology of visual awareness and behavioral priming: Simultaneously measuring and manipulating the neural correlates underlying conscious visual perception and behavioral priming” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a four year Ph.D position (Budget: 186.995 Euro; Grant number # 400-07-048).
- NWO VIDI 2006 (2007-2012): Principal Investigator of research grant “Visualizing virtual lesions and plasticity in the working human brain: simultaneously combining fMRI and TMS“, granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three year PostDoc position, a four year Ph.D position and the equipment required for simultaneous fMRI & TMS measurements (Budget: 600.000 Euro; Grant number #452-06-003).
- NWO Open Competition 2005 (2006-2009): Co-investigator of research grant “Verifying the time course of cerebral activations during speaking” granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a four year Ph.D position (Budget: 170.000 Euro; Grant number # 400-04-215).
- NWO VENI 2003 (2004-2007): Principal Investigator of research grant “Top-down feedback signals in visuospatial attention and visuospatial imagery: combining studies with fMRI and TMS”, granted by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO); financing a three year PostDoc position and the establishment of a TMS research laboratory (Budget: 200.000 Euro; Grant number #451–03–038).
Grant awarded to Dr. Nina Bien
- AFR Postdoc grant (2011-2014): Applicant of research grant “Space oddities: Exploring the impact of number-space associations using TMS and EEG” granted by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR); funding a two-year PostDoc position (Budget: 115.000 Euro).