The National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation - NC NM4R

03/25/2025

Please join the six centers of the MR3 Network for this online retreat exploring the innovations, technologies, and translational efforts that shape the current and future landscape of medical rehabilitation.

Participants from each center will share research approaches, highlight successes, and explore future directions in a wide-ranging program with time allotted for questions and answers. We expect informative presentations and lively discussions at this free virtual event.

Please visit the retreat website below for full agenda and registration!
https://ncmrr.org/education-training/2025-retreat

03/11/2025

Registration Now Open!!

Please join the six centers of the MR3 Network for this online retreat on April 3rd exploring the innovations, technologies, and translation that advance rehabilitation research.

Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

Register today at https://redcap.musc.edu/surveys/index.php?s=TXDMWXYAAR8X4PA9

01/23/2025

The National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation (NC NM4R) will host an in-person and online FREE one-day event this spring.
"Tracing The Neurobehavioral Effects Of Neuromodulation” will be held on March 13th, 2025.

Within the one-day online and in-person symposium we will discuss cutting-edge, multimodal research that contributes to the understanding of how modulating the nervous system affects neurobehavioral processing. Experts in the field will present their multimodal work combining medical imaging with state-dependent and closed-loop stimulation technologies targeting the nervous system to advance precision treatment and rehabilitation. The symposium will highlight the need for future developments and pathways to sustainable funding with experts from research, industry, and funding agencies.

Stay tuned for registration, speaker announcements and more information!

https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/spring-symposium

08/29/2024

The NC NM4R Speaker Series Continues September 4th!

JOIN US next Wednesday, 9/4 at 12 PM EDT for our next speaker in the NC NM4R Speaker Series, Dr. Inge Leunissen of Maastricht University, presenting her talk, "Modulating inhibitory control non-invasively with transcranial alternating current stimulation"

"Inhibitory control over unwanted thoughts, emotions and movements is essential for effective interaction with our environment. This becomes particularly evident when there is too little inhibition, as in obsessive-compulsive disorder or Tourette’s syndrome, or too much, as in Parkinson’s disease. Recent evidence links successful inhibition to the power of neural oscillations in the beta band (15-30Hz) in a circuit involving the frontal cortex and the subthalamic nucleus. Here, I will present data from a series of electrical stimulation experiments, in both healthy volunteers and in Parkinson’s patients undergoing surgery for deep brain stimulation, demonstrating that both the power and phase of these beta oscillations causally relate to successful inhibition. Finally, I will illustrate the clinical relevance of these findings and how we have used them to develop a novel closed-loop tACS treatment approach for inhibitory control disorders."

Learn more and register at https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/speaker-series

05/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE!

It's time to mark your calendars for the NC NM4R Introductory Workshop, taking place September 4-6, 2024. We will be conducting this workshop completely in-person in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina.

Over the course of 3 days, you will be provided with foundational knowledge including background, theory, safety, and methodology of a range of neuromodulation and operant conditioning techniques integrated with medical rehabilitation principles. We will provide a combination of lectures and laboratory demonstrations/ hands-on participation in addition to panel discussions with our faculty centered on key rehabilitation problems.

Stay tuned for upcoming information on registration!

04/03/2024

Join us TODAY at 12 PM EDT for our next speaker in the NC NM4R Speaker Series, Dr.Randolph J. N**o of the University of Kansas, presenting his talk, "Brain Stimulation and Connectivity Across Multiple Time Scales"

Randolph J. N**o, Ph.D. is a University Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, USA, where he also serves as Associate Director of the Landon Center on Aging. He is a leading authority on neuroplasticity and recovery after acquired brain injuries. His research studies, supported by NIH and the Department of Defense for over 30 years, are based primarily on animal models. He also collaborates with bioengineering colleagues to develop novel neurotherapeutics. Finally, through his collaborations with clinician-scientists, Dr. N**o is engaged in clinical research studies in people with stroke and traumatic brain injury to ask fundamental questions about brain plasticity and test therapeutic approaches to recovery using non-invasive brain stimulation. Dr. N**o is the Editor-in-Chief of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, a leading journal in the field of rehabilitation and Deputy Editor of Brain Stimulation.

Learn more and register at https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/speaker-series

03/04/2024

Join us Wednesday, March 6th at 12 PM EST for our next speaker in the NC NM4R Speaker Series, Dr. Stephen Bornheim, of University of Liège presenting his talk, "Challenges from Transitioning from Research to Clinical Practice with tDCS"

Since 2015, Dr. Bornheim has taught neuro-rehabilitation courses (theoretical and practical) in the Department of Motor Sciences and Physiotherapy and, since 2014, he has worked in the acute neurology department at Liège University Hospital. Currently, his research mainly focuses on the effects of transcranial stimulation in patients suffering from acute stroke.

Learn more and register at https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/crrnc/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/speaker-series

02/16/2024

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: NC NM4R Spring Showcase Symposium

The National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation (NC NM4R) will host an online FREE two day event this spring. "The NC NM4R 2024 Showcase Symposium” will be held from on March 14-15, 2024 and will showcase the diverse portfolio of research supported by the NC NM4R.

View the speaker list below and visit our website to learn more and register! https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/crrnc/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/showcase-symposium

01/30/2024

Join us Wednesday, February 7th at 12 PM EST for our next speaker in the NC NM4R Speaker Series, Dr. Elsa Fouragnan of the University of Plymouth, presenting her talk, "Inducing Early Phase Neuroplasticity with Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Humans"

The overarching objective of Dr. Fouragnan's research is to enable integrated investigations of decision-making processes that span scales of understanding to bridge the gap between laboratory neuroscience and human health. She combines multi-modal neuroimaging with neurostimulation techniques, particularly the use of transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation to tackle these issues.

Learn more and register at https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/crrnc/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/speaker-series

01/12/2024

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT:

The National Center of Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation is excited to announce The NC NM4R 2024 Showcase symposium, a free, two-day, virtual event showcasing the diverse portfolio of research supported by the NC NM4R.

This symposium will take place, March 14-15, 2024.

Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

Register today at https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/crrnc/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/showcase-symposium

12/06/2023

NC NM4R affiliates, Dr. Alan Phipps and Dr. Aiko Thompson, published a case study titled "Operant up-conditioning of the soleus cutaneous reflex to non-noxious stimuli in a person with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury" in Clinical Neurophysiology.

Check out this article at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388245723007745?dgcid=coauthor

Want to learn more about Operant Conditioning? Visit the Evoked Potential Operant Conditioning Lab's webpage here: https://www.operantconditioning.org/about-us/epoc-lab/

Clinical NeurophysiologyVolume 157, January 2024, Pages 1-3Letter to the EditorOperant up-conditioning of the soleus cutaneous reflex to non-noxious stimuli in a person with chronic incomplete spinal cord injuryAuthor links open overlay panelAlan M. Phipps, Aiko K. ThompsonShow moreShareCitehttps://...

12/05/2023

Join us tomorrow, December 6th for the next presentation in the NC NM4R Speaker Series! Dr. Roy Hamilton will be giving his presentation, "Stimulating Conversations: Using Noninvasive Neuromodulation to Understand and Rehabilitate the Language System in Aphasia."

Dr. Roy Hamilton is a tenured Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania with secondary appointments in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and a master’s degree in Health Sciences Technology from MIT. He completed residency training in Neurology and a fellowship in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at Penn and joined the faculty in 2009. Dr. Hamilton’s laboratory research employs noninvasive neuromodulation to characterize and remediate human cognition in neurological disorders. He directs the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural Stimulation (LCNS) and the Penn Brain Science, Translation, Innovation and Modulation Center (brainSTIM).

To learn more and register, please visit https://chp.musc.edu/research/centers/crrnc/nc-nm4r/learning-opportunities/upcoming-events/speaker-series