Publications Psychology & Neurosciences

Thielscher A, Hayek D, Puonti O, Grittner U, Blankenburg F, Fischer R, Hartwigsen G, Li SC, Meinzer M, Nitsche MA, Timmann D, Flöel A, Antonenko D:

Harmonizing the stimulation dose of focal transcranial direct current stimulation across target sites. Neuroimage 331: 121882 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121882

Takahashi K, Kuo MF, Nitsche MA:

Sleep stage-specific effects of 0.75 Hz phase-synchronized rTMS and tACS on delta frequency activity during sleep. Sci Rep 16(1): 10520 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-45366-8

Gabdulkhakov A, Sperl MFJ, Merz CJ, Klatt LI, Fraenz C, Genç E:

Multimodal Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Frontomedial Theta and BOLD Signal Reveal Functional Roles in Updating and Suppressing Aversive Memory During Fear Extinction. Psychophysiology 63(3): e70281 (2026) doi: 10.1111/psyp.70281

Yan J, Iturria-Medina Y, Bezgin G, Toussaint PJ, Xie K, He L, Chen J, Hilger K, Genç E, Evans AC, Karama S:

Comprehensive large-scale analyses reveal association between brain structure and cognitive ability during adolescence. Commun Biol 9: 584 (2026) doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-09831-4

Soleimani G, Alekseichuk I, Aurup C, Bergmann TO, Bestmann S, Beynel L, Evans C, Frohlich F, Ghobadi-Azbari P, Hanlon CA, Kasten F, Konofagou EE, Lueckel M, Márquez-Ruiz J, Mencarelli L, Mosayebi-Samani M, Neige C, Opitz A, Peterchev A, Puonti O, Sackeim HA, Sánchez-Garrido Campos G, Siebner HR, Thielscher A, Vlachos A, Voroslakos M, Nitsche MA, Lisanby SH, Bikson M, Ekhtiari H:

Dose-Response Relationships in Transcranial Brain Stimulation: Physics, Physiology and Mechanism. Brain Stimul 19(3): 103067 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2026.103067

Jungeblut HM, Genç E, Burke M, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Wascher E, Schubert A-L:

The latent organization of white matter microstructure and its relation to fluid intelligence. Imaging Neurosci 4: IMAG.a.1167 (2026) doi: 10.1162/IMAG.a.1167

Alizadehgoradel J, Nejadmasoom D, Bigdeli Z, Nitsche MA, Taherifard M, Morovati Z:

Tolerability and Safety of 30 Intensified Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Sessions in Entomophobia Treatment. J ECT (2026) doi: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000001238

Slovak M, Kemlink D, Dusek P, Rekova P, Fabian V, Jurka M, Carone D, Perry A, Harston GWJ, Ruzicka E, Altmanova D, Lambert L, Burgetova A, Knotkova H, Datta A, Bikson M, Nitsche MA, Bahr-Hosseini M, Saver JL:

Transcranial direct current stimulation is safe and feasible in hyperacute ischemic stroke (DICAST-SF trial). Neurotherapeutics 23(1): e00844 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.neurot.2026.e00844

Antal A, Bjekić J, Ganho-Ávila A, Alekseichuk I, Assecondi S, Bergmann TO, Bikson M, Brunelin J, Brunoni AR, Charvet L, Chen R, Cohen Kadosh R, Diedrich L, D'Urso G, Ferrucci R, Filipović SR, Fitzgerald PB, Flöel A, Fröhlich F, George MS, Hamilton RH, Haueisen J, Hallett M, Herrmann CS, Hummel FC, Jaberzadeh S, Langguth B, Lavidor M, Lefaucheur JP, Miniussi C, Moliadze V, Nikander M, Nikolin S, Nitsche MA, Opitz A, O'Shea J, Padberg F, Plewnia C, Priori A, Ramasawmy P, Razza LB, Rossi S, Rothwell J, Rueger MA, Ruffini G, Sack AT, Salvador R, Schellhorn K, Schuhmann T, Shirota Y, Siebner HR, Thielscher A, Ugawa Y, Uusitalo S, Wexler A, Paulus W, Vanderhasselt MA, Van Waes V, Wessel MJ, Wischnewski M, Baeken C, Ziemann U:

Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines (2017-2025: An update) - endorsed by the European Society for Brain Stimulation (ESBS) and by the International Federation for Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN). Clin Neurophysiol 184: 2111436 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2025.2111436

Gorji Z, Rasanani MRH, Nitsche M, Ahadi T, Khanmohammadi R, Torkzadeh A:

Comparison of the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation and transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation on the urgency and frequency of women with overactive bladder syndrome: A randomized controlled trial. Neurophysiol Clin 56(1): 103116 (2026) doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2025.103116