Adrian Guggisberg
Group name: Imaging-assisted neurorehabilitation
Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Domains: Perception, Attention and Cognition, Sensory and Motor Systems
Keywords: brain lesions, brain networks, neurorehabilltation
Research activities
Neurological and cognitive deficits are frequent and highly disabling. Intensive training and rehabilitation can lead to improvement, but the selection of efficient treatment strategies for the individual patient is often difficult because of insufficient knowledge about how the human brain can recover lost functions. We make use of recent advances in neuroimaging techniques to non-invasively assess the network organization of the brain and to optimize treatment of patients with brain lesions. In particular, we aim to: – characterize the changes in brain network organization induced by focal lesions or diffuse degeneration; – visualize the mechanisms underlying functional recovery; – identify prognostic factors; – assess the effect of novel treatment approaches that might improve recovery, such as transcranial stimulation, neuro-feedback, and others. Functional imaging and advanced signal analysis techniques are also used to investigate the mechanisms of human cognition and behavior such as: decision-making, introspection, and yawning.
Latest publications
Neural correlates of motor learning: Network communication versus local oscillations.
Neural mechanisms underlying improved new-word learning with high-density transcranial direct current stimulation.
Novel personalized treatment strategy for patients with chronic stroke with severe upper-extremity impairment: The first patient of the AVANCER trial.
Prediction of post-stroke motor recovery benefits from measures of sub-acute widespread network damages.
Contact
Département des neurosciences cliniques
HUG
Email: Adrian.Guggisberg@hcuge.ch