Head of Department
Psychology and neurosciences
Phone: +49 231 1084-301 (-302 Office)
Email: nitsche@ifado.de
Curriculum Vitae:
- 2015-present: W3 Full Professor and Scientific Director, Leibniz research centre for working environment and human factors, IfADo
- 2006-2015: Senior physician and head of epileptology (Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Medicine Göttingen)
- 2006-2015: Neurology, Georg-August-University Goettingen
- 2006: Habilitation (PD Dr. habil.)
- 2005: Board Certification (Neurology)
- 2000: Doctoral Degree (Dr. med.)
- 1999-2005: Studies, assistant doctor clinical neurophysiology
- 1999: License to practice medicine, M.D.
- 1995: Diploma Psychology
- 1991-1998: Study of Medicine, Georg-August-University Goettingen
- 1987-1995: Study of Psychology, Georg-August-University Goettingen
Key publications:
- Lucifora, C.; Grasso, G.; Nitsche, M. A.; D'Italia, G.; Sortino, M.; Salehinejad, M. A.; Falzone, A.; Vicario, C. M.: Enhanced fear acquisition in individuals with evening chronotype: A virtual reality fear conditioning/extinction study
J. Affect. Disord. XX: epub ahead of print (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.033 - Mousavi, N.; Nitsche, M. A.; Jahan, A.; Nazari, M. A.; Hassanpour, H.: Efficacy of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with intensive speech therapy for language production in monozygotic twins with corpus callosum dysgenesis (CCD): A sham-controlled single subject study
Neurocase XX: epub ahead of print (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2022.2071626 - Ghobadi-Azbari , P.; Malmir, N.; Vartanian, M.; Mahdavifar-Khayati, R.; Robatmili, S.; Hadian, V.; Nitsche, M. A.; Ekhtiari, H.: Transcranial direct current stimulation to modulate brain reactivity to food cues in overweight and obese adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial with fMRI (NeuroStim-Obesity)
Trials 23: (1): 297 (11 pp) (2022)
I am interested in this work
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06234-8 - Verwey, W. B.; Glinski, B.; Kuo, M.-F.; Salehinejad, M. A.; Nitsche, M. A.: Consolidation of motor sequence learning eliminates susceptibility of SMAproper to TMS: a combined rTMS and cTBS study
Exp. Brain Res. XX: epub ahed of print (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06358-y - Mirahadi, S. S.; Nitsche, M. A.; Pahlavanzadeh, B.; Mohamadi, R.; Ashayeri, H.; Abolghasemi, J.: Reading and phonological awareness improvement accomplished by transcranial direct current stimulation combined with phonological awareness training: A randomized controlled trial
Appl. Neuropsychol. Child XX: epub ahead of print (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2022.2051144 - Salehinejad, M. A.; Azarkolah, A.; Ghanavati, E.; Nitsche, M. A.: Circadian disturbances, sleep difficulties and the COVID-19 pandemic
Sleep Med. 91: 246-252 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.07.01
I am interested in this work - Ghasemian-Shirvan, E.; Mosayebi-Samani, M.; Farnad, L.; Kuo, M.-F.; Meesen, R. L. J.; Nitsche, M. A.: Age-dependent non-linear neuroplastic effects of cathodal tDCS in the elderly population: a titration study
Brain Stimul. 15: 296-305 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2022.01.011
I am interested in this work - Rivera-Urbina, G. N.; Molero-Chamizo, A.; Nitsche, M. A.: Discernible effects of tDCS over the primary motor and posterior parietal cortex on different stages of motor learning
Brain Struct. Funct. 227: 1115–1131 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02451-0
I am interested in this work - Molero-Chamizo, A.; Nitsche, M. A.; Bolz, A.; Andújar Barroso, R. T. ; Alameda Bailén, J. R.; García Palomeque, J. C.; Rivera-Urbina, G. N.: Non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms: A study protocol
Brain Sci. 12: (1):95 (12 pp) (2022)
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12010095
I am interested in this work - Ekhtiari, H.; Ghobadi-Azbari, P.; Thielscher, A.; Antal, A.; Li, L. M.; Shereen, A. D.; Nitsche, M. A.; Bikson, M.: ¬A¬ checklist for assessing the methodological quality of concurrent tES-fMRI studies (ContES checklist): a consensus study and statement
Nat. Protocols 17: 596–617 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-021-00664-5
I am interested in this work - Vicario, C. M.; Rafal, R. D.; di Pellegrino, G.; Lucifora, C.; Salehinejad, M. A.; Nitsche, M. A.; Avenanti, A.: Indignation for moral violations suppresses the tongue motor cortex: preliminary TMS evidence
Soc. Cogn. Affect. Neurosci. 17: 151-159 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsaa036
I am interested in this work - Menardi, A.; Rossi, S.; Koch, G.; Hampel, H.; Vergallo, A.; Nitsche, M. A.; Pascual-Leone, A.; Santarnecchi, E.: Toward noninvasive brain stimulation 2.0 in Alzheimer's disease
Ageing Res. Rev. 75: 101555 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2021.101555
I am interested in this work - Nejati, V.; Majidinezhad, M.; Nitsche, M.: ¬The¬ role of the dorsolateral and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in emotion regulation in females with major depressive disorder (MDD): A tDCS study
J. Psychiatr. Res. 148: 149-158 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.01.030
I am interested in this work - Nejati, V.; Rasanan, A. H. H.; Rad, J. A.; Alavi, M. M.; Haghi, S.; Nitsche, M. A.: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) alters the pattern of information processing in children with ADHD: Evidence from drift diffusion modeling
Neurophysiol. Clin. 52: 17-27 (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucli.2021.11.005
I am interested in this work - Ghanavati, E.; Salehinejad, M. A.; De Melo, L.; Nitsche, M. A.; Kuo, M.-F.: NMDA receptor-related mechanisms of dopaminergic modulation of tDCS-induced neuroplasticity
Cerebral Cortex XX: epub ahead of print (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhac028 - Palmisano, A.; Bossi, F.; Barlabà, C.; Febbraio, F.; Loconte, R.; Lupo, A.; Nitsche, M. A.; Rivolta, D.: Anodal tDCS effects over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC) on the rating of facial expression: evidence for a gender-specific effect
Heliyon 7: (11): e08267 (11 pp) (2021)
I am interested in this work
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08267 - Nejati, V.; Khalaji, S.; Goodarzi, H.; Nitsche, M.: ¬The¬ role of ventromedial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in attention and interpretation biases in individuals with general anxiety disorder (GAD): A tDCS study
J. Psychiatr. Res. 144: 269-277 (2021)
I am interested in this work
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.10.034 - Wang, L.; Nitsche, M. A.; Zschorlich, V. R.; Liu, H.; Kong, Z.; Qi, F.: 20 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation inhibits observation-execution-related motor cortex excitability
J. Pers. Med. 11: (10): 979 (10 pp) (2021)
I am interested in this work
https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm11100979 - Mosbacher, J. A.; Halverscheid, S.; Pustelnik, K.; Danner, M.; Prassl, C.; Brunner, C.; Nitsche, M. A.; Grabner, R. H.: Theta band transcranial alternating current stimulation enhances arithmetic learning: A systematic comparison of different direct and alternating current stimulations
Neuroscience 477: 89-105 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.10.006
I am interested in this work - Hosseinian, T.; Yavari, F.; Kuo, M.-F.; Nitsche, M. A.; Jamil, A.: Phase synchronized 6 Hz transcranial electric and magnetic stimulation boosts frontal theta activity and enhances working memory
NeuroImage 245: 118772 (13 pp) (2021)
I am interested in this work
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118772
