Code
3F003514
Duration
01 October 2014 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Biological and physiological psychology
- Cognitive science and intelligent systems
- Developmental psychology and ageing
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Medical and health sciences
- Neurosciences
- Neurosciences
- Neurosciences
Keywords
cortical excitability
theta burst stimulation
epilepsy
functional connectivity
Project description
This study investigates clinical efficacy and mechanism of action oc continuous Theta Burts Stimulation (cTBS) in epilepsy in a translational design, in an animal model for cortical hyperexcitability and refractory epilepsy patients. We hypothesize that cTBS is an effective anti-epileptic treatment based on demonstrated neuromodulatory effects in preclinical research, decreasing cortical excitability and modulating functional connectivity across the epileptic brain.