Publications Psychology & Neurosciences

Asadi Abadi S, Shadmehr A, Shiravi Z, Fereydounnia S, Nitsche MA, Yazdani A:

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Balance, Functional Performance, and Neurocognitive Function in Males with Chronic Ankle Instability: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Rehab Sci Res 13(1): 45-50 (2026) doi: 10.30476/jrsr.2025.103980.1519

Chhabra H, Ma Y, Genç E, Nitsche MA, Yavari F:

The physiological foundation of extinction improvement by tDCS over the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) in healthy humans: an fMRI study. Transl Psychiatry 16(1): 319 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41398-026-04190-4

Esfandeh K, Nitsche M, Karimi H, Ebadi A, Khatoonabadi AR:

Enhancing speech fluency in adults who stutter: A randomised controlled trial of anodal tDCS combined with fluency-shaping intervention. J Fluency Disord 88: 106221 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2026.106221

Lin Z, Jiao F, Ma Y, Zhuang J, Liu Y:

Brain Structural Covariance Networks in Long-Term First-Person Shooter and Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Players: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR Serious Games 14: e79976 (2026) doi: 10.2196/79976

Salehinejad MA, Hallajian A-H, Wischnewski M, Aleman A, Bikson M, Blumberger DM, Brunelin J, Brunoni AR, Daskalakis ZJ, Nikolin S, Padberg F, Sack AT, Siniatchkin M, van den Heuvel OA, Vaziri Z, Vicario CM, Robbins TW, Nitsche MA:

Transcranial electrical stimulation for the treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder: a triple meta-analysis. Nat Mental Health 4: 634–652 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s44220-026-00590-z

Culicetto L, Bonanno L, Monea G, Marafioti G, Giambò FM, Di Lorenzo G, Vicario CM, Salehinejad MA, Quartarone A, Marino S, Lo Buono V:

Determinants of caregiver burden in advanced Parkinson’s disease: a multidimensional and sex-sensitive perspective. Front Aging Neurosci 18: 1805627 (2026) doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2026.1805627

Gomes CA, Bach DR, Razi A, Batsikadze G, Elsenbruch S, Engler H, Ernst TM, Fellner MC, Fraenz C, Genç E, Klass A, Labrenz F, Lissek S, Merz CJ, Metzen D, Nostadt A, Pawlik RJ, Schneider JE, Tegenthoff M, Thieme A, Wolf OT, Güntürkün O, Quick HH, Kumsta R, Timmann D, Spisak T, Axmacher N:

Predicting individual differences of fear and cognitive learning and extinction. Nat Commun 17(1): 3780 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71830-0

Nanni-Zepeda M, Evans TC, Jagger-Rickels A, Raz G, Hendler T, Fan Y, Grimm S, Walter M, Esterman M, Zuberer A:

Generalizable Neural Models of Emotional Engagement and Disengagement. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 21(1): nsag022 (2026) doi: 10.1093/scan/nsag022

Salehinejad MA, Abdi M, Dadashi M, Habibi M, Hallajian AH, Sharifi K, Khadem A, Salvador R, Ruffini G, Nitsche MA:

Optimized multichannel 4 mA vs conventional transcranial direct current stimulation for major depressive disorder: A randomized sham-controlled trial. Mol Psychiatry (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41380-026-03560-0

Wühr P, Heuer H:

Response Requirements Shape the Spatial Coding of Location-Specific Adjustments to Conflict Frequency. Open Mind 10: 306–335 (2026) doi: 10.1162/OPMI.a.340