Selected Publications
VanGilder P, Tanner J, Krull KR, Sitaram R. Clinical Potential of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound for Neurorehabilitation in Pediatric Cancer Survivors. Brain Sci 2024, 14(3), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14030218.
Gninenko N, Trznadel S, Daskalou D, Gramatica l, Vanoy J, Voruz F, Robyn CL, Spadazzi A, Yulzari A, Sitaram R, Van De Ville D, Senn P, Haller S. Functional MRI Neurofeedback Outperforms Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Reducing Tinnitus Distress: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. Radiology 310:2; https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.231143 Published Online: Feb 13 2024.
Dalboni da Rocha JL, Bramati I, Coutinho G, Tovar-Moll F, Sitaram R. 2023. Fractional Anisotropy as a Predictor of Cognitive Function in Clock Drawing Test. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4599986 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4599986
Kim S, Dalboni da Rocha JL, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Self-regulation of the posterior-frontal brain activity with real-time fMRI neurofeedback to influence conscious perception, May 24, 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2968274/v1]
Lai J, Zou P, Dalboni da Rocha JL, Heitzer A, Patni T, Li Y, Scoggins MA, Sharma A, Wang WC, Helton KJ, Sitaram R. Hydroxyurea maintains working memory function in pediatric sickle cell disease. medRxiv Nov 23, 2023. 23298960; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.23.23298960
Sánchez-Corzo A, Baum DM, Irani M, Hinrichs S, Reisenegger R, Whitaker GA, Born J, Klinzing JG, Sitaram R. Odor cueing of declarative memories during sleep enhances coordinated spindles and slow oscillations. Neuroimage. Jan 18, 2024:287:120521. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120521 PMID: 38244877
Vargas G, Araya D, Sepulveda P, Rodriguez-Fernandez M, Friston KJ, Sitaram R, El-Deredy W. Self-regulation learning as active inference: dynamic causal modeling of an fMRI neurofeedback task. Front Neurosci Aug 15;17:1212549, 2023. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1212549
Kim S, da Rocha JLD, Niels Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Self-regulation of the posterior-frontal brain activity with real-time fMRI neurofeedback to influence conscious perception, 24 May 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2968274/v1
Shibu CJ, Sreedharan S, Arun KM, Kesavadas C, Sitaram R. Explainable Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Brain States from fNIRS Signals. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 16:1029784, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.1029784. PMID: 3671783.
Buyukturkoglu K, Vergara C, Fuentealba V, Tozlu C, Dahan JB, Carroll BE, Kuceyeski A, Riley CS, Sumowski JF, Oliva CG, Sitaram R, Guevara P, Leavitt VM. Machine learning to investigate superficial white matter integrity in early multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimaging Jan;32(1):36-47, 2022. doi: 10.1111/jon.12934
Vargas P, Sitaram R, Sepúlveda P, Montalba C, Rana M, Torres R, Tejos C, Ruiz S. Weighted neurofeedback facilitates greater self-regulation of functional connectivity between the primary motor area and cerebellum. J Neural Eng Oct 14;18(5), 2021. doi: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac2b7e
Ravindran A, Rieke JD, Zapata JDA, White KD, Matarasso A, Yusufali MM, Rana M, Gunduz A, Modarres M, Sitaram R, Daly JJ. Four methods of brain pattern analyses of fMRI signals associated with wrist extension versus wrist flexion studied for potential use in future motor learning BCI. PLoS One Aug 17;16(8):e0254338, 2021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254338. PMID: 34403422; PMCID: PMC8370644
Valenzuela F, Rana M, Sitaram R, Uribe S, Eblen-Zajjur A. Non-Invasive Functional Evaluation of the Human Spinal Cord by Assessing the Peri-Spinal Neurovascular Network with Near Infrared Spectroscopy. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 29:2312-2321, 2021. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2021.3123587
Bhutada AS, Sepúlveda P, Torres R, Ossandón T, Ruiz S, Sitaram R. Semi-Automated and Direct Localization and Labeling of EEG Electrodes Using MR Structural Images for Simultaneous fMRI-EEG. Front Neurosci 14:558981, 2020. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.558981. PMID: 33414699
Kajal DS, Fioravanti C, Elshahabi A, Ruiz S, Sitaram R, Braun C. Involvement of top-down networks in the perception of facial emotions: a magnetoencephalographic investigation. Neuroimage Jun 22:117075,2020. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117075. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32585348
Dalboni da Rocha JL, Bramati I, Coutinho G, Tovar Moll F, Sitaram R. Fractional Anisotropy changes in Parahippocampal Cingulum due to Alzheimer's Disease. Sci Rep Feb 14;10(1):2660, 2020. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59327-2. PMID: 32060334
Rana M, Ruiz S, Corzo AS, Muehleck A, Eck S, Salinas C, Zamorano F, Silva C, Rea M, Batra A, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Use of Real-Time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Neurofeedback to Downregulate Insular Cortex in Nicotine-Addicted Smokers. J Vis Exp Jun 10;(160), 2020. doi: 10.3791/59441. PMID: 32597838
Ros T, Enriquez-Geppert S, Zotev V, Young KD, Wood G, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Wan F, Vuilleumier P, Vialatte F, Van De Ville D, Todder D, Surmeli T, Sulzer JS, Strehl U, Sterman MB, Steiner NJ, Sorger B, Soekadar SR, Sitaram R, Sherlin LH, Schönenberg M, Scharnowski F, Schabus M, Rubia K, Rosa A, Reiner M, Pineda JA, Paret C, Ossadtchi A, Nicholson AA, Nan W, Minguez J, Micoulaud-Franchi JA, Mehler DMA, Lührs M, Lubar J, Lotte F, Linden DEJ, Lewis-Peacock JA, Lebedev MA, Lanius RA, Kübler A, Kranczioch C, Koush Y, Konicar L, Kohl SH, Kober SE, Klados MA, Jeunet C, Janssen TWP, Huster RJ, Hoedlmoser K, Hirshberg LM, Heunis S, Hendler T, Hampson M, Guggisberg AG, Guggenberger R, Gruzelier JH, Göbel RW, Gninenko N, Gharabaghi A, Frewen P, Fovet T, Fernández T, Escolano C, Ehlis AC, Drechsler R, Christopher deCharms R, Debener S, De Ridder D, Davelaar EJ, Congedo M, Cavazza M, Breteler MHM, Brandeis D, Bodurka J, Birbaumer N, Bazanova OM, Barth B, Bamidis PD, Auer T, Arns M, Thibault RT. Consensus on the reporting and experimental design of clinical and cognitive-behavioural neurofeedback studies (CRED-nf checklist). Brain Jun 1;143(6):1674-1685, 2020. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa009. PMID: 32176800
Pereira JA, Sepulveda P, Rana M, Montalba C, Tejos C, Torres R, Sitaram R, Ruiz S. Self-Regulation of the Fusiform Face Area in Autism Spectrum: A Feasibility Study With Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback. Front Hum Neurosci Dec 20;13:446, 2019. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00446. PMID: 31920602
Caria A, da Rocha JLD, Gallitto G, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R, Murguialday AR. Brain-Machine Interface Induced Morpho-Functional Remodeling of the Neural Motor System in Severe Chronic Stroke. Neurotherapeutics Dec 4, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s13311-019-00816-2. PMID: 31802435
Sreedharan S, Chandran A, Yanamala VR, Sylaja PN, Kesavadas C, Sitaram R. Self-regulation of language areas using real-time functional MRI in stroke patients with expressive aphasia. Brain Imaging Behav May 14, 2019. doi: 10.1007/s11682-019-00106-7. PMID: 31089955
Sitaram R, Yu T, Halsband U, Vogel D, Müller F, Lang S, Birbaumer N, Kotchoubey B. Spatial characteristics of spontaneous and stimulus-induced individual functional connectivity networks in severe disorders of consciousness. Brain Cogn Nov 27, 2018. pii: S0278-2626(18)30241-0. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.11.007. PMID: 30502227
Dalboni da Rocha JL, Coutinho G, Bramati I, Moll FT, Sitaram R. Multilevel diffusion tensor imaging classification technique for characterizing neurobehavioral disorders. Brain Imaging Behav Dec 5, 2018. doi: 10.1007/s11682-018-0002-2. PMID: 30519999
Sitaram R, Corozo AS, Zurita M, Levican C, Huepe-Artigas D, Mucarquer JA, Ramirez M. Brain–Computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback for Enhancing Human Performance Human Performance Optimization: The Science and Ethics of Enhancing Human Capabilities. Oxford Press, USA. 2018.
Zurita M, Montalba C, Labbé T, Cruz JP, da Rocha JD, Tejos C, Ciampi E, Cárcamo C, Sitaram R, Uribe S. Characterization of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients using support vector machine classifications of functional and diffusion MRI data. NeuroImage: Clinical September, 2018. PMID: 30238916
Kajal DS, Braun C, Mellinger J, Sacchet MD, Ruiz S, Fetz E, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Learned control of inter-hemispheric connectivity: Effects on bimanual motor performance. Hum Brain Mapp Jun 5, 2017. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23663. PMID:28580720
Zaidi AD, Birbaumer N, Fetz E, Logothetis N, Sitaram R. The timing of hemodynamic changes reliably reflects spiking activity. bioRxiv 2018.
Pammi VSC, Ruiz S, Lee S, Noussair CN, Sitaram R. The Effect of Wealth Shocks on Loss Aversion: Behavior and Neural Correlates. Front Neurosci Apr 27;11:237, 2017. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00237. PMID:28496399
Ebadi A, Dalboni da Rocha JL, Nagaraju DB, Tovar-Moll F, Bramati I, Coutinho G, Sitaram R, Rashidi P. Ensemble Classification of Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Based on Complex Graph Measures from Diffusion Tensor Images. Front Neurosci Feb 28;11:56, 2017. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00056. PMID: 28293162
Sitaram R, Ros T, Stoeckel L, Haller S, Scharnowski F, Lewis-Peacock J, Weiskopf N, Blefari ML, Rana M, Oblak E, Birbaumer N, Sulzer J. Closed-loop brain training: the science of neurofeedback. Nat Rev Neurosci Feb;18(2):86-100, 2017. doi: 10.1038/nrn.2016.164. PMID:28003656
Rana M, Varan AQ, Davoudi A, Cohen RA, Sitaram R, Ebner NC. Real-Time fMRI in Neuroscience Research and Its Use in Studying the Aging Brain. Front Aging Neurosci Oct 18;8:239, 2016. eCollection 2016. Review. PMID: 27803662
Sepulveda P, Sitaram R, Rana M, Montalba C, Tejos C, Ruiz S. How feedback, motor imagery, and reward influence brain self-regulation using real-time fMRI. Hum Brain Mapp Sep;37(9):3153-71, 2016. doi: 10.1002/hbm.23228. PMID:27272616
Robinson N, Zaidi AD, Rana M, Prasad VA, Guan C, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Real-Time Subject-Independent Pattern Classification of Overt and Covert Movements from fNIRS Signals. PLoS One Jul 28;11(7):e0159959, 2016. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159959. PMID:27467528
Ruiz S, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Editorial: Learned Brain Self-Regulation for Emotional Processing and Attentional Modulation: From Theory to Clinical Applications. Front Behav Neurosci Mar 31;10:62, 2016. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00062. PMID: 27065087
Liew SL, Rana M, Cornelsen S, Fortunato de Barros Filho M, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R, Cohen LG, Soekadar SR. Improving Motor Corticothalamic Communication After Stroke Using Real-Time fMRI Connectivity-Based Neurofeedback. Neurorehabil Neural Repair Dec 14. pii: 1545968315619699, 2015. PMID:26671217
Zaidi AD, Munk MH, Schmidt A, Risueno-Segovia C, Bernard R, Fetz E, Logothetis N, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R. Simultaneous epidural functional near-infrared spectroscopy and cortical electrophysiology as a tool for studying local neurovascular coupling in primates. Neuroimage Oct 15;120:394-9, 2015. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.07.019. PMID: 26169323
Ray AM, Sitaram R, Rana M, Pasqualotto E, Buyukturkoglu K, Guan C, Ang KK, Tejos C, Zamorano F, Aboitiz F, Birbaumer N, Ruiz S. A subject-independent pattern-based Brain-Computer Interface. Front Behav Neurosci Oct 20;9:269, 2015. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00269. PMID:26539089
Buyukturkoglu K, Roettgers H, Sommer J, Rana M, Dietzsch L, Arikan EB, Veit R, Malekshahi R, Kircher T, Birbaumer N, Sitaram R, Ruiz S. Self-Regulation of Anterior Insula with Real-Time fMRI and Its Behavioral Effects in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Feasibility Study. PLoS One Aug 24;10(8):e0135872, 2015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135872. PMID:26301829
Chandrasekhar Pammi VS, Pillai Geethabhavan Rajesh P, Kesavadas C, Rappai Mary P, Seema S, Radhakrishnan A, Sitaram R. Neural loss aversion differences between depression patients and healthy individuals: A functional MRI investigation. Neuroradiol J Apr;28(2):97-105, 2015. doi: 10.1177/1971400915576670. PMID:25923684
Last update: March 2024