2024
Cross-modal plasticity in children with cochlear implant: converging evidence from EEG and functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Deroche M, Wolfe J, Neumann S, Manning J, Hanna L, Towler W, Wilson C, Bien A, Miller S, Schafer E, Gemignani J, Alemi R, Muthuraman M, Koirala N, Gracco V. Cross-modal plasticity in children with cochlear implant: converging evidence from EEG and functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Brain Communications 2024, 6: fcae175. PMID: 38846536, PMCID: PMC11154148, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCochlear implantationImplanted childrenCross-modal reorganizationYear old childrenAuditory association areasFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyCross-modal plasticitySilent worldNear-infrared spectroscopyVisual cortex responsesAuditory cortexCortical responsesOlder childrenResponse to environmental stimulationPromote visionsChildrenHigh-density electroencephalographyImplantationCortex responsesLow-level visual tasksVisual cortexHearingCortexAssociation areasLanguage ability
2021
Frequency-specific network activity predicts bradykinesia severity in Parkinson’s disease
Muthuraman M, Palotai M, Jávor-Duray B, Kelemen A, Koirala N, Halász L, Erőss L, Fekete G, Bognár L, Deuschl G, Tamás G. Frequency-specific network activity predicts bradykinesia severity in Parkinson’s disease. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 32: 102857. PMID: 34662779, PMCID: PMC8526781, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSlope of changeContralateral stimulationPremotor cortexParkinson's diseasePrimary motorPresent cross-sectional studyBasal ganglia-thalamoBilateral subthalamic stimulationCross-sectional studyHigh beta frequency bandBeta frequency bandsParkinsonian patientsSubthalamic stimulationContralateral sideScreening periodSubthalamic nucleusBradykinesia severityCortical circuitsGamma frequency bandBradykinesiaDiseaseHigh-gamma frequency bandStimulation levelsStimulationCortex
2018
Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors
Muthuraman M, Raethjen J, Koirala N, Anwar A, Mideksa K, Elble R, Groppa S, Deuschl G. Cerebello-cortical network fingerprints differ between essential, Parkinson’s and mimicked tremors. Brain 2018, 141: 1770-1781. PMID: 29701820, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential tremorSensorimotor cortexCerebral cortexHealthy controlsPremotor cortexParkinson's diseaseVoluntary rhythmic movementsPrimary sensorimotor cortexSex-matched groupPrimary sensorimotor regionsEEG-EMG coherenceMotor performance measuresParkinson's tremorEMG oscillationsCortical efferentsSensorimotor regionsCerebellar involvementTremor severityFunctional MRICortexCerebellumDiseaseAdditional studiesTremorMulti-channel EMG
2017
Breakdown of Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity Precedes Spike Generation in Focal Epilepsies
Chiosa V, Groppa S, Ciolac D, Koirala N, Mişina L, Winter Y, Moldovanu M, Muthuraman M, Groppa S. Breakdown of Thalamo-Cortical Connectivity Precedes Spike Generation in Focal Epilepsies. Brain Connectivity 2017, 7: 309-320. PMID: 28494616, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2017.0487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal lobeVentral anterior nucleusThalamo-cortical connectivityFuture therapeutic approachesSpike generationFocal epileptic seizuresMedial dorsalThalamic volumeFocal epilepsyAnterior nucleusFrontal cortexTherapeutic approachesEpileptic seizuresCerebral networksCortical integrityThalamusEEG recordingsWidespread areasDistinct patternsLobeEpileptogenesisPatientsEpilepsySeizuresCortex