Search Results - "Gangitano, M."

EEG Resting-State Functional Networks in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment by Caravaglios, G., Muscoso, E. G., Blandino, V., Di Maria, G., Gangitano, M., Graziano, F., Guajana, F, Piccoli, T.

“…Background. Alzheimer’s cognitive-behavioral syndrome is the result of impaired connectivity between nerve cells, due to misfolded proteins, which accumulate…”
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Anodal tDCS of the swallowing motor cortex for treatment of dysphagia in multiple sclerosis: a pilot open-label study by Cosentino, G., Gargano, R., Bonura, G., Realmuto, S., Tocco, E., Ragonese, P., Gangitano, M., Alfonsi, E., Fierro, B., Brighina, F., Salemi, G.

“…Swallowing difficulties are a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). The early detection and treatment of dysphagia is critical to prevent complications,…”
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Segregation of Areas Related to Visual Working Memory in the Prefrontal Cortex Revealed by rTMS by Mottaghy, F.M., Gangitano, M., Sparing, R., Krause, B.J., Pascual-Leone, A.

“…The functional organization of working memory (WM) in the human prefrontal cortex remains unclear. Storage and processing functions might be segregated in…”
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Chronometry of parietal and prefrontal activations in verbal working memory revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulation by Mottaghy, F.M, Gangitano, M, Krause, B.J, Pascual-Leone, A

“…We explored the temporal dynamics of parietal and prefrontal cortex involvement in verbal working memory employing single-pulse transcranial magnetic…”
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Language and motor control by GENTILUCCI, M, GANGITANO, M, BENUZZI, F, BERTOLANI, L, DAPRATI, E

“…We investigated the possible influence of automatic word reading on processes of visuo-motor transformation. Subjects reached and grasped an object on which…”
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Modulation of spinal cord excitability by subthreshold repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the primary motor cortex in humans by Valero-Cabré, Antoni, Oliveri, Massimliano, Gangitano, Massimo, Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) allows the modulation of intra-cortical excitability and may therefore affect the descending control of…”
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Repetitive TMS temporarily alters brain diffusion by MOTTAGHY, F. M, GANGITANO, M, HORKAN, C, CHEN, Y, PASCUAL-LEONE, A, SCHLAUG, G

“…The authors investigated whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) at 1 Hz (12 minutes; 90% of motor threshold) to the primary motor cortex…”
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Transient topographical amnesia and cingulate cortex damage: A case report by Cammalleri, R, Gangitano, M, D'Amelio, M, Raieli, V, Raimondo, D, Camarda, R

“…Transient topographical amnesia (TTA) is the temporary inability to find one's way in familiar or unfamiliar surroundings due to the inability to use well…”
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Effects of levodopa oral bolus on the kinematics of the pointing movements in Parkinson's disease patients by CAMARDA, Rosolino, CAMARDA, Cecilia, GRIMALDI, Silvia, CAMARDA, Lawrence K. C, MONASTERO, Roberto, GANGITANO, Massimo

“…We studied the time-course of a levodopa oral bolus effects on the kinematics of patients affected by a mild akinetic-rigid form of idiopathic Parkinson's…”
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The IHS classification criteria for migraine headaches in adolescents need minor modifications by Raieli, V, Raimondo, D, Gangitano, M, D'Amelio, M, Cammalleri, R, Camarda, R

“…The operational and diagnostic criteria for migraine and all other headache disorders released in 1988 by the International Headache Society are universally…”
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Modulation of premotor mirror neuron activity during observation of unpredictable grasping movements by Gangitano, Massimo, Mottaghy, Felix M., Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, we explored the properties of premotor mirror neurons during the passive observation of a reaching–grasping movement…”
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Phase-specific modulation of cortical motor output during movement observation by Gangitano, Massimo, Mottaghy, Felix M, Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…The effects of different phases of an observed movement on the modulation of cortical motor output were studied by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation…”
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Grasp With Hand and Mouth: A Kinematic Study on Healthy Subjects by Gentilucci, Maurizio, Benuzzi, Francesca, Gangitano, Massimo, Grimaldi, Silvia

“…Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, I-43100 Parma, Italy Gentilucci, Maurizio, Francesca Benuzzi, Massimo Gangitano, and Silvia Grimaldi. Grasp With Hand and Mouth:…”
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Inter- and intra-individual variability of paired-pulse curves with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) by Maeda, Fumiko, Gangitano, Massimo, Thall, Mark, Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…Objectives: Previous studies have evaluated the variability of motor thresholds (MTs) and amplitude of motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) to transcranial magnetic…”
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All talk and no action: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study of motor cortex activation during action word production by Oliveri, Massimiliano, Finocchiaro, Chiara, Shapiro, Kevin, Gangitano, Massimo, Caramazza, Alfonso, Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…A number of researchers have proposed that the premotor and motor areas are critical for the representation of words that refer to actions, but not objects…”
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Subthreshold low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation selectively decreases facilitation in the motor cortex by ROMERO, Jose Rafael, ANSCHEL, David, SPARING, Roland, GANGITANO, Massimo, PASCUAL-LEONE, Alvaro

“…To investigate the modulatory effect of a subthreshold low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) train on motor cortex excitability…”
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Modulation of input–output curves by low and high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex by Gangitano, Massimo, Valero-Cabré, Antoni, Tormos, José Maria, Mottaghy, Felix Manuel, Romero, Jose Rafael, Pascual-Leone, Álvaro

“…Objectives: Exploring the modulatory effects of different frequencies of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the excitability of the motor…”
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Grammatical distinctions in the left frontal cortex by Shapiro, K A, Pascual-Leone, A, Mottaghy, F M, Gangitano, M, Caramazza, A

“…Selective deficits in producing verbs relative to nouns in speech are well documented in neuropsychology and have been associated with left hemisphere frontal…”
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Correlation of cerebral blood flow and treatment effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in depressed patients by Mottaghy, Felix M., Keller, Christian E., Gangitano, Massimo, Ly, Jennifer, Thall, Mark, Parker, J.Anthony, Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

“…The aims of this study were to: (1) assess the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on brain activity in depressed patients as…”
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Influence of automatic word reading on motor control by Gentilucci, Maurizio, Gangitano, Massimo

“…We investigated the possible influence of automatic word reading on processes of visuo‐motor transformation. Six subjects were required to reach and grasp a…”
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