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Raf Meesen

Hasselt UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7938-3758Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 9 Approach:experimental assay· 6 Assay:electronic health records· 5 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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9 papers

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Opposing modulation of cortical and corticospinal excitability across movement-related beta stages

Marten Nuyts, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Kaat Van Dael, Lasse Christiansen, Gianmaria Senerchia, Leo Tomasevic, John C. Rothwell, Mikkel Malling Beck, Raf Meesen, Sybren Van Hoornweder

The paper examines how cortical and corticospinal excitability changes during different beta-band states of movement, finding opposing patterns in their modulation.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Age-dependent Effects of Titrating Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Intensity on Motor Sequence Learning

Amba Frese, Ruxandra Ungureanu, Ensiyeh Ghasemian-Shirvan, Lorena Melo, Yiwu Xiong, Marie C. Beaupain, Min‐Fang Kuo, Raf Meesen, Michael Andreas Nitsche

This study examines how different intensities of anodal tDCS affect motor sequence learning in young and older adults, finding age-dependent and non-linear dose effects.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Resting-state and task-related neurometabolite levels differentially relate to cortical excitability in the sensorimotor and prefrontal cortex

Marten Nuyts, Sima Chalavi, Geraldine Rodríguez‐Nieto, Koen Cuypers, Raf Meesen, Stephan Patrick Swinnen, Sybren Van Hoornweder

The paper examines how neurometabolite levels relate to cortical excitability in sensorimotor and prefrontal cortex using TMS-EEG and MRS, finding task-related GABA levels predict TEPs in sensorimotor cortex while resting-state levels predict DLPFC responses.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Rostro-caudal TMS mapping of immediate transcranial evoked potentials reveals a pericentral crescendo-decrescendo pattern

Marten Nuyts, Mikkel Malling Beck, Agata Banach, Axel Thielscher, Raf Meesen, Leo Tomasevic, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Lasse Christiansen

The paper maps rostro-caudal transcranial evoked potentials (iTEPs) using TMS-EEG and compares them to motor-evoked potentials (MEPs), finding similar but distinct spatial patterns.

NeuroImage · Sep 6, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The Causal Role Of Beta Band Desynchronization: Individualized High-Definition Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Improves Bimanual Motor Control

Sybren Van Hoornweder, Diego Andrés Blanco-Mora, Marten Nuyts, Koen Cuypers, Stefanie Verstraelen, Raf Meesen

This study shows that individualized beta-band tACS improves bimanual motor control and increases movement-related beta desynchronization during motor planning.

NeuroImage · Apr 17, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

EEG Responses to Upper Limb Pinprick Stimulation in Acute and Early Subacute Motor and Sensorimotor Stroke

Lisa Tedesco Triccas, Sybren Van Hoornweder, TC Camilleri, Leonardo Boccuni, Andre Philippe Peeters, Vincent Van Pesch, Raf Meesen, Dante Mantini, Kenneth P. Camilleri, Geert Verheyden

This study uses EEG during pinprick stimulation to assess sensorimotor impairments in stroke patients, finding correlations between EEG oscillations and recovery outcomes.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Head And Shoulders - The Impact Of An Extended Head Model On The Simulation And Optimization Of Transcranial Electric Stimulation

Sybren Van Hoornweder, Vittoria Cappozzo, Laura De Herde, Oula Puonti, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Raf Meesen, Axel Thielscher

The paper introduces an extended head model for transcranial electric stimulation simulations, showing improved accuracy for extracephalic montages and better focality in cerebellar stimulation.

Imaging Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A Systematic Review and Large-Scale tES and TMS Electric Field Modeling Study Reveals How Outcome Measure Selection Alters Results in a Person- and Montage-Specific Manner

Sybren Van Hoornweder, Marten Nuyts, Joana Frieske, Stefanie Verstraelen, Raf Meesen, Kevin A. Caulfield

This study reviews E-field outcome measures in tES and TMS and shows how they vary by person and montage, with limited overlap between methods.

NeuroImage · Sep 15, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

From scalp to cortex, the whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts: introducing GetTissueThickness (GTT) to assess age and sex differences in tissue thicknesses

Sybren Van Hoornweder, Marc Geraerts, Stefanie Verstraelen, Marten Nuyts, Kevin A. Caulfield, Raf Meesen

The paper introduces GTT, a tool to quantify scalp-to-cortex distances, revealing sex and age-related differences in tissue thicknesses across brain regions.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience