Search Results - "Massimini, M."

Clinical and advanced neurophysiology in the prognostic and diagnostic evaluation of disorders of consciousness: review of an IFCN-endorsed expert group by Comanducci, A., Boly, M., Claassen, J., De Lucia, M., Gibson, R.M., Juan, E., Laureys, S., Naccache, L., Owen, A.M., Rosanova, M., Rossetti, A.O., Schnakers, C., Sitt, J.D., Schiff, N.D., Massimini, M.

“…•We provide an overview of EEG-based techniques in the prognostic and diagnostic assessment of DoC.•We highlight bridging principles between conventional and…”
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Sleep-like cortical OFF-periods disrupt causality and complexity in the brain of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome patients by Rosanova, M., Fecchio, M., Casarotto, S., Sarasso, S., Casali, A. G., Pigorini, A., Comanducci, A., Seregni, F., Devalle, G., Citerio, G., Bodart, O., Boly, M., Gosseries, O., Laureys, S., Massimini, M.

“…Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) patients may retain intact portions of the thalamocortical system that are spontaneously active and reactive to sensory…”
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Focal lesions induce large-scale percolation of sleep-like intracerebral activity in awake humans by Russo, S., Pigorini, A., Mikulan, E., Sarasso, S., Rubino, A., Zauli, F.M., Parmigiani, S., d'Orio, P., Cattani, A., Francione, S., Tassi, L., Bassetti, C.L.A., Lo Russo, G., Nobili, L., Sartori, I., Massimini, M.

“…•Focal lesions can lead to network effects whose neuronal mechanisms are elusive.•We contrast intracranial EEG recorded before and after surgical lesions in…”
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EEG spectral exponent as a synthetic index for the longitudinal assessment of stroke recovery by Lanzone, J., Colombo, M.A., Sarasso, S., Zappasodi, F., Rosanova, M., Massimini, M., Di Lazzaro, V., Assenza, G.

“…•The Spectral Exponent (SE) indexes power-law features of the resting EEG in stroke patients.•SE is consistently steeper in the affected hemisphere of patients…”
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TAAC - TMS Adaptable Auditory Control: A universal tool to mask TMS clicks by Russo, S., Sarasso, S., Puglisi, G.E., Dal Palù, D., Pigorini, A., Casarotto, S., D’Ambrosio, S., Astolfi, A., Massimini, M., Rosanova, M., Fecchio, M.

“…Coupling transcranial magnetic stimulation with electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) allows recording the EEG response to a direct, non-invasive cortical…”
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Distinguishing intentional from nonintentional actions through eeg and kinematic markers by Derchi, C. C., Mikulan, E., Mazza, A., Casarotto, S., Comanducci, A., Fecchio, M., Navarro, J., Devalle, G., Massimini, M., Sinigaglia, C.

“…How can an intentional movement be distinguished from the same movement done nonintentionally? How can this distinction be drawn without asking the subject, or…”
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A direct demonstration of cortical LTP in humans: A combined TMS/EEG study by Esser, S.K., Huber, R., Massimini, M., Peterson, M.J., Ferrarelli, F., Tononi, G.

“…Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is increasingly being used to promote cortical reorganization, under the assumption that it can induce…”
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Simultaneous stereo-EEG and high-density scalp EEG recordings to study the effects of intracerebral stimulation parameters by Parmigiani, S., Mikulan, E., Russo, S., Sarasso, S., Zauli, F.M., Rubino, A., Cattani, A., Fecchio, M., Giampiccolo, D., Lanzone, J., D'Orio, P., Del Vecchio, M., Avanzini, P., Nobili, L., Sartori, I., Massimini, M., Pigorini, A.

“…Cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs) recorded by stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) are a valuable tool to investigate brain reactivity and effective…”
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Genetic diversity of Coxiella burnetii in domestic ruminants in central Italy by Di Domenico, M, Curini, V, Di Lollo, V, Massimini, M, Di Gialleonardo, L, Franco, A, Caprioli, A, Battisti, A, Cammà, C

“…As the epidemiology of human Q Fever generally reflects the spread of Coxiella burnetii in ruminant livestock, molecular characterization of strains is…”
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Slow waves, synaptic plasticity and information processing: insights from transcranial magnetic stimulation and high-density EEG experiments by Massimini, M., Tononi, G., Huber, R.

“…Sleep slow waves are the main phenomenon underlying NREM sleep. They are homeostatically regulated, they are thought to be linked to learning and plasticity…”
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S21.1 Bistability in thalamocortical circuits and the price we pay for slow waves by Massimini, M

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A neural mass model of interconnected regions simulates rhythm propagation observed via TMS-EEG by Cona, F., Zavaglia, M., Massimini, M., Rosanova, M., Ursino, M.

“…Knowledge of cortical rhythms represents an important aspect of modern neuroscience, to understand how the brain realizes its functions. Recent data suggest…”
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Hippocampal sleep spindles preceding neocortical sleep onset in humans by Sarasso, S., Proserpio, P., Pigorini, A., Moroni, F., Ferrara, M., De Gennaro, L., De Carli, F., Lo Russo, G., Massimini, M., Nobili, L.

“…The coexistence of regionally dissociated brain activity patterns –with some brain areas being active while other already showing sleep signs– may occur…”
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Cortical mechanisms of loss of consciousness: insight from TMS/EEG studies by Massimini, M, Ferrarelli, F, Sarasso, S, Tononi, G

“…In a recent series of experiments we recorded the electroencephalogram (EEG) response to a direct cortical stimulation in humans during wakefulness, NREM…”
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17-AAG and Apoptosis, Autophagy, and Mitophagy in Canine Osteosarcoma Cell Lines by Massimini, M., Palmieri, C., De Maria, R., Romanucci, M., Malatesta, D., De Martinis, M., Maniscalco, L., Ciccarelli, A., Ginaldi, L., Buracco, P., Bongiovanni, L., Salda, L. Della

“…Canine osteosarcoma is highly resistant to current chemotherapy; thus, clarifying the mechanisms of tumor cell resistance to treatments is an urgent need. We…”
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Abnormal brain oscillations persist after recovery from bipolar depression by Canali, P, Casarotto, S, Rosanova, M, Sferrazza-Papa, G, Casali, A.G, Gosseries, O, Massimini, M, Smeraldi, E, Colombo, C, Benedetti, F

“…Abstract When directly perturbed in healthy subjects, premotor cortical areas generate electrical oscillations in the beta range (20–40 Hz). In schizophrenia,…”
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Fractal dimension analysis of states of consciousness and unconsciousness using transcranial magnetic stimulation by Ruiz de Miras, J., Soler, F., Iglesias-Parro, S., Ibáñez-Molina, A.J., Casali, A.G., Laureys, S., Massimini, M., Esteban, F.J., Navas, J., Langa, J.A.

“…•Consciousness is linked to the complexity of distributed interactions within the human brain.•Complexity of structural and functional patterns is detectable…”
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C.13.02 Role of SWS in synaptic plasticity by Massimini, M

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C16 Sleep by Massimini, M

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Fluid boundaries between wake and sleep: experimental evidence from Stereo-EEG recordings by Sarasso, S, Pigorini, A, Proserpio, P, Gibbs, S A, Massimini, M, Nobili, L

“…Sleep and waking have been traditionally considered global behavioural states regulated by subcortical neuromodulatory circuits in a top-down fashion. Over the…”
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