Professor STEPHEN JACKSON's Outputs (4)

Uncovering the neural correlates of the urge-to-blink: A study utilising subjective urge ratings and paradigm free mapping (2025)
Journal Article
Houlgreave, M. S., Uruñuela, E., Caballero-Gaudes, C., Gowland, P., Dyke, K., Brandt, V., Mohammed, I., Sanchez Panchuelo, R., & Jackson, S. (2025). Uncovering the neural correlates of the urge-to-blink: A study utilising subjective urge ratings and paradigm free mapping. Imaging Neuroscience, 3, Article IMAG.a.84. https://doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.84

Neuroimaging plays a significant role in understanding the neurophysiology of Tourette syndrome (TS), in particular the main symptom, tics, and the urges associated with them. Premonitory urge is thought to be a negative reinforcer of tic expression... Read More about Uncovering the neural correlates of the urge-to-blink: A study utilising subjective urge ratings and paradigm free mapping.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the menstrual cycle: a multi-centre assessment of menstrual cycle effects on GABA & GSH (2025)
Journal Article
Song, Y., Prisciandaro, J. J., Apšvalka, D., Bernard, M., Berrington, A., Castelo-Branco, M., Britton, M. K., Correia, M. M., Cuypers, K., Domagalik, A., Dydak, U., Duncan, N. W., Dwyer, G. E., Gong, T., Greenhouse, I., Hat, K., Hehl, M., Honda, S., Horton, C., Hui, S. C., …Dyke, K. (2025). Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the menstrual cycle: a multi-centre assessment of menstrual cycle effects on GABA & GSH. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 418, Article 110430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.110430

Background: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutathione (GSH) play a significant role in the functioning of a healthy brain and can both be quantified using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Several small-scale studies have suggested MRS meas... Read More about Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and the menstrual cycle: a multi-centre assessment of menstrual cycle effects on GABA & GSH.

Neuro-behavioral impact of Tourette-related striatal disinhibition in rats (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Loayza, J., Taylor, C., Renstrom, J., Grasmeder Allen, R., Jackson, S., & Bast, T. (2025). Neuro-behavioral impact of Tourette-related striatal disinhibition in rats

Tourette syndrome has been linked to reduced GABAergic inhibition, so called neural disinhibition, in the dorsal striatum. Dorsal-striatal neural disinhibition in animal models, caused by local microinfusion of GABA-A-receptor antagonists, produces s... Read More about Neuro-behavioral impact of Tourette-related striatal disinhibition in rats.

Investigating Neurometabolite Changes in Response to Median Nerve Stimulation (2025)
Journal Article
Houlgreave, M. S., Dyke, K., Berrington, A., & Jackson, S. R. (2025). Investigating Neurometabolite Changes in Response to Median Nerve Stimulation. Brain and Behavior, 15(1), Article e70250. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70250

Background: Rhythmic median nerve stimulation (MNS) at 10Hz has been shown to cause a substantial reduction in tic frequency in individuals with Tourette syndrome. The mechanism of action is currently unknown but is hypothesized to involve entrainmen... Read More about Investigating Neurometabolite Changes in Response to Median Nerve Stimulation.