Elias Paolo Casula

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RICERCATORI A CONTRATTO
Curriculum Vitae

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Start          End                     Institution                                                                                           Position

01/2023    ongoing              Dept. of System Medicine, Tor Vergata Univ. (Rome)              PNRR PI (RTD-A)

06/2022    01/2023             Dept. of Psychology, La Sapienza University (Rome)               Be-for-ERC PI

02/2021    06/2022             Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome                                                      Post-doc Researcher

05/2012    10/2022             Dept. of Psychology, University of Padua                                   Adjunct Professor

01/2019    01/2021             Institute of Neurology, University College London                   MSCA PI

01/2020    07/2020             Dept. of Neuroscience, LDM University (Rome)                       Adjunct Professor

01/2015    01/2019             Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome                                                      Researcher

 

 

ACADEMIC ROLES

Start          End                     Institution                                                                                           Position

10/2024    ongoing              Dept. of System Medicine, Tor Vergata Univ. (Rome)              Head of the Committee

02/2024    ongoing              Dept. of System Medicine, Tor Vergata Univ. (Rome)              UAFP Manager

 

 

EDUCATION

Type                                      Year                      Institution                                            Grade

Master in Biostatistics        2025                      University La Sapienza                     Master

PhD                                        2015                      University of Padua                           PhD

MSc. Neuroscience             2012                      University of Padua                           110 cum laude

BSc. Psychology                 2011                      University of Cagliari                        110

 

 

NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

Year      Title                                      SSD

2021      Associate Professor            11/E1 Psychobiology, Psychometrics, General Psychology

2021      Associate Professor            05/D1 Physiology

 

GRANTS WON AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Year      Grant                                                                  Founded by                                                        Amount

2023      PNRR Young Researchers                             Italian Ministry of University                          195’000 €

2021      Be-for-ERC                                                        European Commission                                      50’000 €

2018      Marie Sk?odowska Curie Action                 European Commission                                      183’454.80 €

2012      Master and Back                                              European Commission                                      47’052.70 €

 

SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

Papers                                                  58

Book Chapters                                   2

Total Citations                                 3127 (Scholar), 2341 (Scopus)

Average Impact Factor                   6.15

Hirsch (H) index                               30

 

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Title: Multivariate empirical mode decomposition reveals markers of Alzheimer's Disease in the oscillatory response to transcranial magnetic stimulation

Authors: Casula EP, Bernardi D, Rocchi L, Fadiga L, Koch G, Papo D

Reference data: June 2025

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2110756

 

Title: Effects of 52 weeks of precuneus rTMS in Alzheimer’s disease patients: a randomized trial

Authors: Koch G, Casula EP, Bonnì S, Borghi I, Assogna M, Di Lorenzo F, Esposito R, Maiella M, D’Acunto A, Ferraresi M, Mencarelli L, Pezzopane V, Motta C, Santarnecchi E, Bozzali M, Martorana A

Reference data: April 2025

Journal: Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy

IF (year of publication):8.0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-025-01709-7

 

Title: Surface EEG evidence for cerebellar control of distal upper limbs in humans

Authors: Latorre A, Humaidan K, Sanna M, Lavena ML, Pittalis S, Raimondi C, Casula EP, Rocchi L

Reference data: April 2025

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):2.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15050440

 

Title: Trend-analysis reveals real and placebo rtms effects on addiction craving: a case-control observational study

Authors: Casula EP, Chieco F, Papaioannou MM, Frizzarin F, Rocchi L, Camporese A

Reference data: March 2025

Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry

IF (year of publication):3.2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1441815

 

Title: Association of TMS-EEG interhemispheric imbalance with upper limb motor impairment in chronic stroke patients: An exploratory study

Authors: Martino Cinnera A, Casula EP, Pezzopane V, D’Acunto A, Maiella M, Bonnì S, Ferraresi M, Guacci M, Tramontano M, Iosa M, Paolucci S, Morone G, Vannozzi G, Koch G

Reference data: March 2025

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.12.027

 

Title: Transcallosal connections of face and hand representation areas in the primary motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation–electroencephalography study

Authors: Casula EP, Ginatempo F, Soggia G, Loi N, Zeroual M, Deriu F

Reference data: Feb 2025

Journal: Journal of Physiology

IF (year of publication):5.5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1113/JP286473

 

Title: Real-time cortical dynamics during motor inhibition

Authors: Casula EP, Pezzopane V, Roncaioli A, Battaglini L, Rumiati R, Rothwell JC, Rocchi L, Koch G

Reference data: Dic 2024

Journal: Scientific Reports

IF (year of publication):4.6

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57602-0

 

Title: The emerging field of non-invasive brain stimulation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Authors: Koch G, Altomare D, Benussi A, Bréchet L, Casula EP, Dodich A, Pievani M, Santarnecchi E, Frisoni GB

Reference data: Dic 2024

Journal: Brain

IF (year of publication):11.9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae292

 

Title: The cerebellum and the motor cortex: Multiple networks controlling multiple aspects of behavior

Authors: Spampinato DA, Casula EP, Koch G

Reference data: Dic 2024

Journal: The Neuroscientist

IF (year of publication):7.5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10738584231189435

 

Title: Reduced TMS-evoked EEG oscillatory activity in cortical motor regions in patients with post-COVID fatigue

Authors: Casula EP, Esposito R, Dezi S, Ortelli P, Sebastianelli L, Ferrazzoli D, Saltuari L, Pezzopane V, Borghi I, Rocchi L, Ajello V, Trinka E, Oliviero A, Koch G, Versace V

Reference data: Sep 2024

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.06.008

 

 

Title: Breakdown of TMS-evoked EEG signal propagation within the default mode network in Alzheimer’s disease

Authors: Maiella M, Mencarelli L, Casula EP, Borghi I, Assogna M, Di Lorenzo F, Bonnì S, Pezzopane V, Martorana A, Koch G

Reference data: Nov 2024

Journal: Clinical Neurophysiology

IF (year of publication):3.7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.09.007

 

 

Title: Changes in Cortical Activation by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Due to Coil Rotation Are Not Attributable to Cranial Muscle Activation

Authors: Mancuso M, Cruciani C, Sveva V, Casula EP, Brown K, Di Lazzaro V, Rothwell JC, Rocchi L

Reference data: Mar 2024

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):3.3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14040332

 

 

Title: Cortico-cortical stimulation and robot-assisted therapy (CCS and RAT) for upper limb recovery after stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Authors: Cinnera AM, Bonnì S, D’Acunto A, Maiella M, Ferraresi M, Casula EP, Pezzopane V, Tramontano M, Iosa M, Paolucci S, Morone G, Vannozzi G, Koch G

Reference data: Dec 2023

Journal: Trials

IF (year of publication):2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07849-1

 

 

Title: Somatosensory input in the context of transcranial magnetic stimulation coupled with electroencephalography: An evidence-based overview

Authors: Mancuso M, Cruciani C, Sveva V, Casula EP, Brown K, Rothwell JC, Di Lazzaro V, Koch G, Rocchi L

Reference data: Dec 2023

Journal: Neuroscience & Behavioural Review

IF (year of publication):8.2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105434

 

 

Title: Transcranial direct current stimulation effects on the neural substrate of conceptual representations

Authors: Bonnì S, Borghi I, Maiella M, Casula EP, Koch G, Caltagirone C, Gainotti G

Reference data: July 2023

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):3.333

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13071037

 

 

Title: Machine Learning-based classification to disentangle EEG responses to TMS and auditory input

Authors: Cristofari A, De Santis M, Lucidi S, Rothwell JC, Casula EP, Rocchi L

Reference data: May 2023

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):3.333

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13060866

 

 

Title: TMS‑EEG perturbation biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease patients classification

Authors: Casula EP, Tautan A, Pellicciari MC, Borghi I, Maiella M, Bonnì S, Minei M, Assogna M et al.

Reference data: May 2023

Journal: Scientific Reports

IF (year of publication):4.997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.02.009

 

 

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: Jun 2023

Journal: Cerebellum

IF (year of publication):3.847

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

 

 

Title: TMS combined with EEG: Recommendations and open issues for data collection and analysis

Authors: Hernandez-Pavon JC, Veniero D, Bergmann TO, Belardinelli P, Bortoletto M, Casarotto S, Casula EP et al.

Reference data: Feb 2023

Journal: Brain Stimulation

IF (year of publication):6.919

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.02.009

 

 

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: Feb 2023

Journal: Annals of Neurology

IF (year of publication):10.42

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

 

 

Title: Revised Protein Sparing Diet in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Authors: Cincione RI, Losavio F, Cibelli G, Messina G, Polito R, Casula EP, Cincione PP, Amatruda M, Limone P

Reference data: Dic 2022

Journal: Nutrients

IF (year of publication):5.717

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14245325

 

 

Title: Simultaneous transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation boost gamma oscillations in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Authors: Maiella M, Casula EP, Borghi I, Assogna M, D’Acunto A, Pezzopane V, Mencarelli L, Rocchi L, Pellicciari MC, Koch G

Reference data: Nov 2022

Journal: Scientific Reports

IF (year of publication):4.996

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23040-z

 

 

Title: Precuneus Magnetic Stimulation 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

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

 

 

Title: Italian Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet in Overweight and Obese Patients with Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: Cincione RI, Messina A, Cibelli G, Messina G, Polito R, Losavio F, La Torre E, Monda V, Monda M, Quiete S, Casula EP, Napoli N, Defeudis G

Reference data: Oct 2022

Journal: Nutrients

IF (year of publication):5.717

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14204361

 

 

Title: The Effect of Coil Orientation on the Stimulation of the Pre–Supplementary Motor Area: A Combined TMS and EEG Study

Authors: Casula EP, Leodori G, Ibanez J, Benussi A, Rawji V, Tremblay S, Latorre A, Rothwell JC, Rocchi L

Reference data: Oct 2022

Journal: Brain Sciences

IF (year of publication):3.33

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12101358

 

 

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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):-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Title:Transcranial magnetic stimulation in speech and language research

Authors: D’Ausilio A, Pellicciari MC, Casula EP, Fadiga L

Year: 2023

Book: Neuromethods

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3263-5_10

 

Title:Transcranial magnetic stimulation and neuroimaging coregistration

Authors: Casula EP, Tarantino V, Basso D, Bisiacchi PS

Year: 2013

Book: Novel Frontiers of Advanced Neuroimaging

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5772/50076

 

 

 

TALKS AT SCIENTIFIC CONGRESSES

Congress:International Clinical Neurophysiology Congress 2024. Jakarta 13/09/2024

Talk:“Real-time cortical dynamics during motor inhibition”

 

Congress:Society for Neuroscience Congress 2022. San Diego 08/06/2022

Talk:“Cortical markers of inhibitory deficits in Parkinson’s disease: a TMS-EEG study”

 

Congress:2022 Fresco International Workshop on Synaptic Plasticity and Parkinson Disease. Florence, 08/06/2022

Talk:“Real-time Assessment of Inhibition deficits in Parkinson’s disease”

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

Congress:Society For Neuroscience Congress 2019. Chicago, 20/10/2019

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

 

Congress:European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology. Brixen, 21/01/2013

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

 

Congress:20th Congress of The Italian Society of Psychophysiology (SIPF). Lido di Venezia,  23/11/2012

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

 

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

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

 

 

 

INVITED SEMINARIES AND SYMPOSIUMS

Symposium “Future NIBS: hints on stimulation protocols refinement”

Location: 31th Congress of the Italian Society of Psychophysiology. Siena, 10/11/2023

Talk: "New perspectives in neuromodulation: personalization of TMS-based protocols and biomarkers"

 

Invited Seminary

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

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

 

Invited Seminary

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

Talk: “Assessing Brain Dynamics with TMS-EEG”

 

Invited Seminary

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

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

 

Symposium “Cerebellar neuromodulation: from neurophysiology to clinical applications”

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

Talk: "Influence of cerebellar rTMS on parietal and frontal areas"

 

Invited talk

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

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

 

Invited Talk

Location: Department of Neuroscience. Padua, 25/10/2016

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

 

Symposium 'Comportamento, cervello e stimolazioni transcraniche',

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

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

 

 

DISSEMINATION AND THIRD MISSION

Divulgative event “Neurowebinars”, Nov 2024

Link:https://neuromedspa.my.webex.com/neuromedspa.my-it/j.php?MTID=m9839328822e06af4c98898df87b81e61

 

Divulgative event “BCI e Neurotechnologies”, Nov 2024

Link:https://www.gtec.at/bci-neurotech-masterclass-italy-2023/?srsltid=AfmBOoqRoQTxsssuHk2iGH-mOfm6b-CTIAwZXXisNJs9O9Msm8hojuXs

 

Interview “Corriere Università e Lavoro”, 25/09/2023

Link: https://corriereuniv.it/la-ricerca-delluniversita-tor-vergata-che-vuole-aiutare-la-prevenzione-delle-patologie-neurodegenerative/

 

Interview “Hsantalucia.it”, 28/06/2022

Link:https://www.hsantalucia.it/news/malattia-di-alzheimer-nelle-oscillazioni-gamma-un-nuovo-biomarcatore-predire-la-progressione?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsl-lleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXPExZSAVGIBhxEWyRYQupGyOr8i7bTqqTTAl0FNpY76CVXqvP6xOxAInA_aem_4HGSIG9RS9UKdOBYaJUG1g

 

Interview “Salute e Benessere”, 11/05/2022

Link:https://www.ansa.it/canale_saluteebenessere/notizie/medicina/2022/02/04/studio-indaga-le-reazioni-cervello-con-un-arto-virtuale_0ec50461-9cdd-4650-87dc-e24e7555bdd1.html

 

Interview “Unica Radio”, 06/04/2022

Link:https://www.unicaradio.it/blog/2022/02/06/ricerca-indagate-reazioni-cervello-quando-viene-incorporato-braccio-virtuale/

 

Interview “Mantova UNO”, 04/03/2022

Link:https://mantovauno.it/salute/ricerca-indagate-reazioni-cervello-quando-viene-incorporato-braccio-virtuale/

 

Interview “DottNET”, 01/03/2022

Link:https://www.dottnet.it/articolo/32529612/studio-italiano-indaga-le-reazioni-cervello-con-un-arto-virtuale

 

Interview “Laboratori Italiani Riuniti”, 22/02/2022

Link:https://www.lirspa.com/ricerca-scientifica/come-reagisce-il-cervello-ad-un-braccio-virtuale-lo-studio-santa-lucia-irccs-sullembodiment/

 

Interview “Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Biologi”, 19/02/2022

Link:https://www.fnob.it/2022/02/19/la-relazione-tra-lattivita-cerebrale-e-larto-fantasma/

 

Interview “Panorama della Sanità”, 06/02/2022

Link:https://panoramadellasanita.it/site/come-reagisce-il-cervello-se-larto-e-virtuale/page/4/?et_blog

 

Interview “ANSA Medicina”, 04/02/2022

Link:https://www.ansa.it/canale_saluteebenessere/notizie/medicina/2022/02/04/studio-indaga-reazioni-cervello-con-arto-virtuale_0ec50461-9cdd-4650-87dc-e24e7555bdd1.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsmLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYBDXQID5d4wDnIFQ81hFXRPXMVO074utVD0omnvf1qzBY3bcPD4hqIEDA_aem_ANl5HOeHMD8zfvpu_m0H6w

 

Divulgative event “Tecnologie emergenti, salute e medicina”, 27/10/2020

Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FWkGjjF9T0&ab_channel=VRE-VIRTUALREALITYEXPERIENCE

 

Interview “Il Messaggero”, 22/07/2020

Link:https://www.ilmessaggero.it/salute/ricerca/alzheimer_una_nuova_cura_da_farmaco_anti_parkinson-5360301.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsmCxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdSYeUcjcHeOR-mjTmbM5hPBkjdW8do4cstuk4rV__622OBX9poyo_DUcQ_aem_alZPLld2LR-pI5f7hWiqLg

 

Interview “Unione Sarda”, 18/08/2019

Link:“Biomarcatori del Parkinson: premiato ricercatore sardo”

 

Interview “RAI News 24”, 18/12/2018

Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nly_pg-ePs&ab_channel=FondazioneSantaLuciaIRCCS

 

Divulgative paper “Link – Rivista di Psicologia”, 14/06/2013

Link: https://www.aupi.it/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/LINK-1_12-.pdf#page=8