Stephen R. Jackson

Exploring the beta burst dynamics of cued voluntary movements in Tourette Syndrome

This study investigates beta burst dynamics during voluntary movements in Tourette Syndrome, finding increased beta burst duration and altered functional connectivity in TS individuals.

Neuro-behavioral impact of Tourette-related striatal disinhibition in rats

This study investigates the neuro-behavioral effects of striatal disinhibition in rats, finding tic-like movements and increased locomotor activity, but no impact on prepulse inhibition.

Developmental delay in attaining adult levels of motor excitability in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a mega-analysis study

This study finds that children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) show delayed maturation of cortical motor excitability, reaching adult levels later than neurotypical controls.

Low-intensity sub-threshold rhythmic 10Hz median nerve stimulation modulates mu-band EEG oscillations in individuals with Tourette syndrome

This study shows that sub-threshold 10Hz median nerve stimulation modulates mu-band EEG oscillations in Tourette syndrome patients, with reduced inter-trial coherence duration compared to controls.

Disrupting action control with transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation: a step forward for Tourette syndrome

This study uses transcranial ultrasound to investigate the role of the anterior and posterior insula in urge and action control during a blink suppression task, finding distinct effects on blink frequency and urge.

An investigation of the effects of α and β-frequency neural entrainment using tACS on phase-aligned TMS-evoked corticospinal excitability

This study investigates how aligning transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) phase affects corticospinal excitability, finding frequency-specific optimal phase angles for stimulation.

Uncovering the Neural Correlates of the Urge-to-Blink: A Study Utilising Subjective Urge Ratings and Paradigm Free Mapping

This study identifies brain regions involved in urge-to-blink using multi-echo fMRI and a timing-free approach in healthy volunteers.

Investigating neurometabolite changes in response to median nerve stimulation

This study investigates neurometabolite changes during median nerve stimulation using fMRS, finding no significant differences between rhythmic and arrhythmic stimulation but a trend of decreasing glutamate over time.

The Oscillatory Effects of Rhythmic Median Nerve Stimulation

This study shows that rhythmic median nerve stimulation at 20Hz can entrain brain oscillations in the contralateral somatosensory cortex, while 12Hz stimulation primarily reflects sensory evoked potentials.

Examining the neural antecedents of tics in Tourette syndrome using electroencephalography

This study uses EEG to examine neural activity before tics and voluntary movements in individuals with Tourette syndrome, finding differences in mu and beta band oscillations that suggest impaired neuronal inhibition.

The role of the cingulate cortex in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome

This study investigates the role of the cingulate cortex in motor tics and premonitory urges in Tourette syndrome using structural brain imaging.

Somatomotor cortical representations are predicted by levels of short-interval intracortical inhibition

The paper uses TMS to show that levels of short-interval intracortical inhibition predict the location and variability of the FDI somatomotor representation in healthy volunteers.

Entraining movement-related brain oscillations using rhythmic median nerve stimulation

This study shows that rhythmic median nerve stimulation can entrain Beta-band brain oscillations in the sensorimotor cortex, potentially leading to a non-drug therapeutic approach for movement disorders.

Modulating brain networks with transcranial magnetic stimulation over the primary motor cortex: a concurrent TMS/fMRI study

This study uses concurrent TMS/fMRI to show that M1 stimulation affects motor and non-motor brain networks, with state-dependent changes in activation and connectivity.