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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Impact

Friel Lab
RESEARCH PROJECT: 
In Progress
Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study motor system plasticity after intensive hand training in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

We use single-pulse TMS to determine which parts of the brain control hand movement, and how these regions change after an intensive hand training rehabilitation program. 

Friel Lab
PRESENTATION: 
Lecture
July 1, 2016
Stimulating Outside the Brain (TMS, tDCS, PNS)
Venue: 
National Center for Adaptive Neurotechnologies, Summer Course
Featured Researchers: 
Disha Gupta, Ph.D.
Friel Lab
PUBLICATION: 
Book Chapter
Carmel JB, Friel KM.
The right stimulation of the right circuits: Merging understanding of brain stimulation mechanisms and systems neuroscience for effective neuromodulation in children
Kirton, Gilbert, editors. Calgary, AB, Canada: Academic Press; 2016. Pediatric Brain Stimulation. 1st ed.; p.195-208.
Print Book
Friel Lab
PUBLICATION: 
Book Chapter
Friel KM, Carmel JB, Gordon AM, Gillick BT.
Pediatric issues in neuromodulation: Safety, tolerability and ethical consideration
Kirton, Gilbert, editors. Calgary, AB, Canada: Academic Press; 2016. Pediatric Brain Stimulation. 1st ed.; p.131-149.
Print Book
PUBLICATION: 
Journal Article
Bolognini N, Russo C, Edwards DJ.
The sensory side of post-stroke motor rehabilitation.
Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2016 Apr 11;34(4):571-86. doi: 10.3233/RNN-150606.
Abstract on PubMed
PUBLICATION: 
Review
Otal B, Dutta A, Foerster Á, Ripolles O, Kuceyeski A, Miranda PC, Edwards DJ, Ilić TV, Nitsche MA, Ruffini G.
Opportunities for Guided Multichannel Non-invasive Transcranial Current Stimulation in Poststroke Rehabilitation.
Front Neurol. 2016 Feb 24;7:21. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00021. Review.
Abstract on PubMed
Friel Lab
PRESENTATION: 
Annual Meeting
October 21, 2015 to October 24, 2015
Stimulating Controversy, Stimulating the Brain: Non-invasive Brain Stimulation as a Potentially Disruptive Change Agent
Venue: 
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting 2015, Austin, TX
Featured Researchers: 
Kathleen M. Friel, Ph.D.
Ratan Lab
GRANT: 
Non-Federal
October 1, 2015 to October 1, 2017
Physiological Assays of Learning and Memory
Funding Status: 
Completed Project
Adelson Medical Research Foundation
Investigators: 
Rajiv R. Ratan, M.D., Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Dylan Edwards, Ph.D., P.T.
Co-Investigator
Friel Lab
GRANT: 
Federal
August 6, 2015 to July 31, 2017
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Robotic Training in Adults with Cerebral Palsy
Funding Status: 
Completed Project
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Grant Number: 
R03HD084971
Investigators: 
Kathleen M. Friel, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Dylan Edwards, Ph.D., P.T.
Principal Investigator
Friel Lab
PRESENTATION: 
Lecture
June 22, 2015 to June 26, 2015
Central and Peripheral Stimulation
Venue: 
Intensive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Course, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Featured Researchers: 
Mar Cortes, M.D.

Causes

Motor Recovery, Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy