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A double-blind, sham-controlled, trial of home-administered rhythmic 10-Hz median nerve stimulation for the reduction of tics, and suppression of the urge-to-tic, in individuals with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder (2023)
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Morera Maiquez, B., Morera Maiquez, B., Smith, C., Dyke, K., Chou, C., Kasbia, B., …Jackson, S. R. (2023). A double-blind, sham-controlled, trial of home-administered rhythmic 10-Hz median nerve stimulation for the reduction of tics, and suppression of the urge-to-tic, in individuals with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder. Journal of Neuropsychology, 17(3), 540-563. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12313

Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorder (CTD) are neurological disorders of childhood onset characterized by the occurrence of tics; repetitive, purposeless, movements or vocalizations of short duration which can occur many times throughout a... Read More about A double-blind, sham-controlled, trial of home-administered rhythmic 10-Hz median nerve stimulation for the reduction of tics, and suppression of the urge-to-tic, in individuals with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder.

Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study (2022)
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Hodkinson, D. J., Jackson, S. R., & Jung, J. (2022). Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 3, Article 1005634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.1005634

The ability of non-invasive brain stimulation to induce neuroplasticity and cause long-lasting functional changes is of considerable interest for the reversal of chronic pain and disability. Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) has provided s... Read More about Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study.

The oscillatory effects of rhythmic median nerve stimulation (2022)
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Houlgreave, M. S., Morera Maiquez, B., Brookes, M. J., & Jackson, S. R. (2022). The oscillatory effects of rhythmic median nerve stimulation. NeuroImage, 251, Article 118990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.118990

Entrainment of brain oscillations can be achieved using rhythmic non-invasive brain stimulation, and stimulation of the motor cortex at a frequency associated with sensorimotor inhibition can impair motor responses. Despite the potential for therapeu... Read More about The oscillatory effects of rhythmic median nerve stimulation.

Non-invasive brain stimulation as therapy: systematic review and recommendations with a focus on the treatment of Tourette syndrome (2021)
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Dyke, K., Jackson, G., & Jackson, S. (2022). Non-invasive brain stimulation as therapy: systematic review and recommendations with a focus on the treatment of Tourette syndrome. Experimental Brain Research, 240(2), 341-363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-021-06229-y

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by tics, which are stereotyped movements and/or vocalisations. Tics often cause difficulties in daily life and many with TS express a desire to reduce and/or gain control over the... Read More about Non-invasive brain stimulation as therapy: systematic review and recommendations with a focus on the treatment of Tourette syndrome.

Examining the neural antecedents of tics in Tourette syndrome using electroencephalography (2021)
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Morera Maiquez, B., Jackson, G. M., & Jackson, S. R. (2022). Examining the neural antecedents of tics in Tourette syndrome using electroencephalography. Journal of Neuropsychology, 16(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12245

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit dysfunction and hyper-excitability of cortical limbic and motor regions... Read More about Examining the neural antecedents of tics in Tourette syndrome using electroencephalography.

The role of the cingulate cortex in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome (2021)
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Jackson, S. R., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., Condon, M., & Jackson, G. M. (2021). The role of the cingulate cortex in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome. Journal of Neuropsychology, 15(3), 340-362. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12242

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder of childhood onset that is characterized by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and hyper-excitability of corti... Read More about The role of the cingulate cortex in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome.

Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study (2021)
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Hodkinson, D. J., Bungert, A., Bowtell, R. W., Jackson, S. R., & Jung, J. (2021). Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125(4), 1180-1190. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00670.2020

The ability to induce neuroplasticity with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques offers a unique opportunity to examine the human brain systems involved in pain modulation. In experimental and clinical settings, the primary motor cortex (M1) is c... Read More about Operculo-Insular and Anterior Cingulate Plasticity Induced by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Human Motor Cortex: A Dynamic Casual Modelling Study.

Acute gabapentin administration in healthy adults. A double-blind placebo-controlled study using transcranial magnetic stimulation and 7T 1H-MRS (2021)
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Dyke, K., Pépés, S. E., Babourina-Brooks, B., Chen, C., Kim, S., Sigurdsson, H. P., …Jackson, S. R. (2021). Acute gabapentin administration in healthy adults. A double-blind placebo-controlled study using transcranial magnetic stimulation and 7T 1H-MRS. NeuroImage: Reports, 1(1), Article 100003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2021.100003

Developing the Premonitory Urges for Tic Disorders Scale–Revised (PUTS-R) (2020)
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Baumung, L., Brandt, V., Müller-Vahl, K., Jackson, G., Jackson, S., Dyke, K., …Golm, D. (2021). Developing the Premonitory Urges for Tic Disorders Scale–Revised (PUTS-R). Journal of Neuropsychology, 15(1), 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnp.12216

Background: Patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) or chronic tic disorders frequently experience premonitory urges prior to tics. The ‘Premonitory Urges for Tic Disorders Scale’ (PUTS) is commonly used in order to assess urge severity in... Read More about Developing the Premonitory Urges for Tic Disorders Scale–Revised (PUTS-R).

Entraining Movement-Related Brain Oscillations to Suppress Tics in Tourette Syndrome (2020)
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Morera Maiquez, B., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., Clarke, E., McGrath, P., Pasche, M., …Jackson, S. R. (2020). Entraining Movement-Related Brain Oscillations to Suppress Tics in Tourette Syndrome. Current Biology, 30(12), 2334-2342.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.044

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by the occurrence of vocal and motor tics. Tics are involuntary, repetitive, movements and vocalisations that occur in bouts, typically many times in a single day, and are often prec... Read More about Entraining Movement-Related Brain Oscillations to Suppress Tics in Tourette Syndrome.

A feasibility study for somatomotor cortical mapping in Tourette syndrome using neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (2020)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Jackson, G. M., Jackson, S. R., Dyke, K., & Kim, S. (2020). A feasibility study for somatomotor cortical mapping in Tourette syndrome using neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Cortex, 129, 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.04.014

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterised by the occurrence of chronic motor and vocal tics, and is associated with alterations in the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signalling within key brain networks; in partic... Read More about A feasibility study for somatomotor cortical mapping in Tourette syndrome using neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training (2020)
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Jackson, G. M., Nixon, E., & Jackson, S. R. (2020). Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training. Cortex, 129, 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.01.029

Previous observations of improvements in cognition in typically developing children following moderate to vigorous exercise (e.g., Budde, Voelcker-Rehage, Pietrabyk-Kendziorra, Ribeiro, & Tidow, 2008; Hillman et al., 2009) have led to increased inter... Read More about Tic frequency and behavioural measures of cognitive control are improved in individuals with Tourette syndrome by aerobic exercise training.

Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study (2020)
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Jung, J., Bungert, A., Bowtell, R., & Jackson, S. (2020). Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.00031

Stimulating the primary motor cortex (M1) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) causes unique multisensory experience such as the targeted muscle activity, afferent/reafferent sensory feedback, tactile sensation over the scalp and “click” sou... Read More about Modulating Brain Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over the Primary Motor Cortex: A Concurrent TMS/fMRI Study.

The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Jackson, S. R., Loayza, J., Crighton, M., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 119-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.021

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder of childhood onset that is characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics. TS is associated with cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuit [CSTC] dysfunction and hyper-excitability of corti... Read More about The role of the insula in the generation of motor tics and the experience of the premonitory urge-to-tic in Tourette syndrome.

Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome (2020)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Jackson, S. R., Jolley, L., Mitchell, E., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome. Cortex, 126, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2019.12.022

© 2020 The Authors Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurological disorder characterised by the occurrence of motor and vocal tics and the presence of premonitory sensory/urge phenomena. Functional neuroimaging studies in humans, and experi... Read More about Alterations in cerebellar grey matter structure and covariance networks in young people with Tourette syndrome.

Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome (2019)
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Dyke, K., Jackson, G. M., Nixon, E., & Jackson, S. R. (2019). Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome. Experimental Brain Research, 237(11), 2853–2863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-019-05637-5

Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by motor and phonic tics. For some, tics can be managed using medication and/or forms of behavioural therapy, however, adverse side effects and access to specialist resources can be bar... Read More about Effects of single session cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation on tic symptoms in Tourette's syndrome.

Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome (2018)
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Kim, S., Jackson, G. M., Dyke, K., & Jackson, S. R. (2019). Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome. Brain, 142(1), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awy306

Current theories of motor control emphasise how the brain may use internal models of the body to ensure accurate planning and control of movements. One such internal model - a forward model - is thought to generate an estimate of the next motor state... Read More about Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome.

Visuomotor learning and unlearning in children and adolescents with tourette syndrome (2018)
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Kim, S., Jackson, S. R., Groom, M., & Jackson, G. M. (2018). Visuomotor learning and unlearning in children and adolescents with tourette syndrome. Cortex, 109, 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.08.007

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neurological condition characterised by an evolving repertoire of chronic motor tics and one or more phonic tics. Tics, like habits, are inflexible and repetitive behaviours that are acquired over a period... Read More about Visuomotor learning and unlearning in children and adolescents with tourette syndrome.

Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography (2018)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Pépés, S. E., Jackson, G. M., Draper, A., Morgan, P. S., & Jackson, S. R. (2018). Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography. Cortex, 104, 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.004

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by repetitive and intermittent motor and vocal tics. TS is thought to reflect fronto-striatal dysfunction and the aetiology of the disorder has been linked to widespread alteration... Read More about Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography.