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  • NeuroRehabilitation and Robotics Laboratory

Professor Dylan Edwards

Adjunct Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: d.edwards@ecu.edu.au

At ECU, Professor Edwards is the Director of NeuroRehabilitation and Robotics Laboratory which has several lines of research addressing recovery of functional movement in humans following neurological damage caused by stroke, spinal cord injury, or other neurological conditions. In addition, Professor Edwards leads the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI) in Philadelphia, PA, US. MRRI consists of 10 laboratories/programs and it is part of a US top 10 rehabilitation hospital, MossRehab. At MRRI, Professor Edwards is also Director of the Human Motor Recovery Laboratory, which aims to understand the basis of motor symptoms and motor recovery in order to inform and develop rehabilitation treatment strategies. He is dedicated to translating basic science findings in neurologically healthy people to develop and evaluate novel, clinically-relevant approaches for neurological assessment and neurorehabilitation in stroke and spinal cord injury using non-invasive stimulation, neuromodulation, robotics, combinatorial therapies, and neuroimaging. He is also known for designing and testing telerehabilitation  approaches for motor recovery after stroke.

Professor Edwards previously led a successful long-standing collaboration between Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Burke-Cornell Neurological Institute, to bridge engineering, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine. This cross-disciplinary collaboration resulted in scientific advancements in rehabilitation outcome predictors, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, and rehabilitation robotics, in method as well as application, and his research continues in these areas today.

Professor Edwards is a leader in the field of neurorehabilitation, having served two terms (6 years) on the board of directors, and also the strategic planning committee, for the American Society for Neurorehabilitation. In recognition of his expertise in advanced neuroimaging and noninvasive brain stimulation, Professor Edwards is a scientific advisor for the renowned Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, supporting the Center’s work developing the next generation of neuroscience research tools. He has extensive educational leadership and administration experience, including teaching in and co-leading a successful Continuing Medical Education course at Harvard Medical School for 10 years, and serving on the Data and Safety Monitoring Board for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. In addition, Professor Edwards has led multiple international meetings and symposia, including an international meeting on the State of the Science in Post-Stroke Motor Recovery at ECU, the inaugural NYC Neuromodulation Symposium, the New York Rehabilitation Robotics Symposium, and the MRRI/MossRehab International Symposia on Rehabilitation Robotics.

He has over 100 publications and has given over 120 invited lectures, including presentations at the US Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) and the US National Institute of Health. He has also been an invited expert on the international technical training standards committee for non-invasive brain stimulation (International Federation for Clinical Neurophysiology) and on rehabilitation robotics for the US Food and Drug Administration. Professor Edwards has served as the principal investigator or co-investigator on several national and international grants and commissions.

Professional Associations

  • American Society for Neurorehabilitation
  • Harvard Medical School - Data and Safety Monitoring Board Member
  • Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation - Editorial Board Member
  • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - Editorial Board Member

Awards and Recognition

  • 2021 Advisor, Center for Mesoscale Mapping (NIH-P41), MGH/HST Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • 2021 Co-Chair, Robotics Special Interest Group, World Federation for Neurorehabilitation
  • 2018 Strategic Planning Committee, American Society for Neurorehabilitation
  • 2017 Membership Committee Chair, American Society for Neurorehabilitation
  • 2016 NIH/NINDS, NSD-A Translational Program, Invited Reviewer, Chicago, June.
  • 2016 NIH/NIMH, Obama- White House, Brain Initiative, Invited Expert Reviewer, Washington DC.
  • 2016 International Federation for Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) Invited Committee Member for Training Guidelines in Noninvasive Brain Stimulation.
  • 2015 NIH/NICHD Special Emphasis Panel: Interventions for Stroke.
  • 2013 ‘State of the Science’ Address on Transcranial Brain Stimulation, by invitation, The United States Institute of Medicine, The National Academy of Sciences.
  • 2013 New York Science Leaders' discussion by invitation, Aust Governor General, New York Academy of Sciences.
  • 2013 Clinical Award, Advancement of Neuromodulation Clinical Trials. New York City Neuromodulation International Meeting.
  • 2012 Appointed to the Board of Directors, American Society of Neurorehabilitation.
  • 2007 Science and Innovation Awards, Neuromuscular Research, Dept. Ind. & Res., Govt Western Australia.
  • 2007 Science and Innovation Awards, Neuromuscular Research, Dept. Ind. & Res., Govt Western Australia.
  • 2006 Science and Innovation Award, Neuromuscular Research, Dept. Ind. & Res., Govt. Western Australia.
  • 2004 Clinical Research Fellowship, Studies of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, The Fac.Med.Dent, The University of Western Australia.
  • 2004 Whitfield Fellowship Award, Studies of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Australia.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Motor rehabilitation following neurological damage.
  • Promoting Neuroplasticity.
  • Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques.
  • Rehabilitation robotics.
  • Telerehabilitation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy), Curtin University of Technology.
  • Bachelor of Applied Science Honours, Curtin University of Technology.
  • Doctor Of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia, 2005.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Van Der Groen, O., Ghosh, M., Norman, R., Kuceyeski, A., Tozlu, C., Kimberley, T., Lin, D., Buxbaum, L., Kwakkel, G., Cramer, S., Edwards, D. (2024). Point of View on Outcome Prediction Models in Post-Stroke Motor Recovery. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2024(Article in press), 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1177/15459683241237975.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Edwards, D., Liu, C., Dunning, K., Fregni, F., Laine, J., Leiby, B., Rogers, L., Harvey, R. (2023). Electric Field Navigated 1-Hz rTMS for Poststroke Motor Recovery: The E-FIT Randomized Controlled Trial. Stroke, 54(9), 2254-2264. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043164.
  • Van Der Groen, O., Latella, C., Nosaka, K., Edwards, D., Teo, W., Taylor, J. (2023). Corticospinal And Intracortical Responses From Both Motor Cortices Following Unilateral Concentric Versus Eccentric Contractions. European Journal of Neuroscience, 57(4), 619-632. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15897.
  • Boato, F., Guan, X., Zhu, Y., Ryu, Y., Voutounou, M., Rynne, C., Freschlin, CR., Zumbo, P., Betel, D., Matho, K., Makarov, SN., Wu, Z., Son, Y., Nummenmaa, A., Huang, JZ., Edwards, D., Zhong, J. (2023). Activation Of Map2K Signaling By Genetic Engineering Or Hf-Rtms Promotes Corticospinal Axon Sprouting And Functional Regeneration. Science Translational Medicine, 15(677), article number eabq6885. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq6885.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Potok, W., Van Der Groen, O., Bächinger, M., Edwards, D., Wenderoth, N. (2022). Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation Modulates Neural Processing of Sensory and Motor Circuits, from Potential Cellular Mechanisms to Behavior: A Scoping Review. eNeuro, 9(1), Article number ENEURO.0248-21.2021. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0248-21.2021.
  • Van Der Groen, O., Potok, W., Wenderoth, N., Edwards, G., Mattingley, J., Edwards, D. (2022). Using noise for the better: the effects of transcranial random noise stimulation on the brain and behavior. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 138(July 2022), Article number 104702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104702.
  • Favoretto, D., Bergonzoni, E., Nascimento, DC., Louzada, F., Lemos, T., Batistela, R., Moraes, R., Leite, J., Rimoli, B., Edwards, D., Edwards, T. (2022). High Definition tDCS Effect on Postural Control in Healthy Individuals: Entropy Analysis of a Crossover Clinical Trial. Applied Sciences (APPS), 12(5), Article number 2703. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12052703.
  • Zumbansen, A., Kneifel, H., Lazzouni, L., Ophey, A., Black, S., Chen, J., Edwards, D., Funck, T., Hartmann, A., Heiss, W., Hildesheim, F., Lanthier, S., Lespérance, P., Mochizuki, G., Paquette, C., Rochon, E., Rubi-Fessen, I., Valles, J., Wortman-Jutt, S., Thiel, A. (2022). Differential Effects of Speech and Language Therapy and rTMS in Chronic Versus Subacute Post-stroke Aphasia: Results of the NORTHSTAR-CA Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 36(44685), 306-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/15459683211065448.
  • Edwards, D., Forrest, G., Cortes, M., Weightman, M., Sadowsky, C., Chang, S., Furman, K., Bialek, A., Prokup, S., Carlow, J., Vanhiel, L., Kemp, L., Musick, D., Campo, M., Jayaraman, A. (2022). Walking improvement in chronic incomplete spinal cord injury with exoskeleton robotic training (WISE): a randomized controlled trial. Spinal Cord, 60(6), 522-532. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-022-00751-8.
  • Stefano, L., Favoretto, D., Nascimento, D., Santos, L., Louzada, F., Bikson, M., Leite, J., Pontes-Neto, O., Edwards, D., Edwards, T. (2022). Middle cerebral artery blood flow stability in response to high-definition transcranial electrical stimulation: A randomized sham-controlled clinical trial. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 220(September 2022), article number 107345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107345.
  • Bowren, M., Bruss, J., Manzel, K., Edwards, D., Liu, C., Corbetta, M., Tranel, D., Boes, A. (2022). Post-stroke outcomes predicted from multivariate lesion-behaviour and lesion network mapping. Brain, 145(4), 1338-1353. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac010.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Fried, P., Santarnecchi, E., Antal, A., Bartres-Faz, D., Bestmann, S., Carpenter, L., Celnik, P., Edwards, D., Farzan, F., Fecteau, S., George, M., He, B., Kim, Y., Leocani, L., Lisanby, S., Loo, C., Luber, B., Nitsche, M., Paulus, W., Rossi, S., Rossini, P., Rothwell, J., Sack, A., Thut, G., Ugawa, Y., Ziemann, U., Hallett, M., Pascual-Leone, A. (2021). Training in the practice of noninvasive brain stimulation: Recommendations from an IFCN committee. Clinical Neurophysiology, 132(3), 819-837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2020.11.018.
  • Park, C., Oh-Park, M., Bialek, A., Friel, K., Edwards, D., You, J. (2021). Abnormal synergistic gait mitigation in acute stroke using an innovative ankle–knee–hip interlimb humanoid robot: a preliminary randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 11(1), article number 22823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01959-z.

2020

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Park, C., Oh-Park, M., Dohle, C., Bialek, A., Friel, K., Edwards, D., Krebs, H., You, J. (2020). Effects of innovative hip-knee-ankle interlimb coordinated robot training on ambulation, cardiopulmonary function, depression, and fall confidence in acute hemiplegia. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 46(4), 577-587. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-203086.
  • Nascimento, D., Pinto-Orellana, M., Leite, J., Edwards, D., Louzada, F., Santos, T. (2020). BrainWave Nets: Are Sparse Dynamic Models Susceptible to Brain Manipulation Experimentation?. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 14(26 November 2020), Article number 527757. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2020.527757.
  • Zumbansen, A., Black, S., Chen, J., Edwards, D., Hartmann, A., Heiss, W., Lanthier, S., Lesperance, P., Mochizuki, G., Paquette, C., Rochon, E., Rubi-Fessen, I., Valles, J., Kneifel, H., Wortman-Jutt, S., Thiel, A. (2020). Non-invasive brain stimulation as add-on therapy for subacute post-stroke aphasia: a randomized trial (NORTHSTAR). European Stroke Journal, 5(4), 402-413. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987320934935.
  • Tozlu, C., Edwards, D., Boes, A., Labar, D., Tsagaris, KZ., Silverstein, J., Lane, HP., Sabuncu, M., Liu, C., Kuceyeski, A. (2020). Machine learning methods predict individual upper-limb motor impairment following therapy in chronic stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34(5), 428-439. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968320909796.
  • Nascimento, D., Pimentel, B., Souza, R., Leite, J., Edwards, D., Santos, T., Louzada, F. (2020). Dynamic time series smoothing for symbolic interval data applied to neuroscience. Information Sciences, 517(May 2020), 415-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2019.12.026.
  • Wuennemann, M., Mackenzie, S., Lane, H., Peltz, A., Ma, X., Gerber, L., Edwards, D., Kitago, T. (2020). Dose and staffing comparison study of upper limb device-assisted therapy. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 46(3), 287-297. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-192993.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Cramer, S., Dodakian, L., Le, V., See, J., Augsburger, R., McKenzie, A., Zhou, R., Chiu, N., Heckhausen, J., Cassidy, J., Scacchi, W., Smith, M., Barrett, A., Knutson, J., Edwards, D., Putrino, D., Agrawal, K., Ngo, K., Roth, E., Tirschwell, D., Woodbury, M., Zafonte, R., Zhao, W., Spilker, J., Wolf, S., Broderick, J., Janis, S. (2019). Efficacy of Home-Based Telerehabilitation vs In-Clinic Therapy for Adults After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 76(9), 1079-1087. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.1604.
  • Buchwald, A., Calhoun, H., Rimikis, S., Lowe, M., Wellner, R., Edwards, D. (2019). Using tDCS to facilitate motor learning in speech production: The role of timing. Cortex, 111(February 2019), 274-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.11.014.
  • Wortman-Jutt, S., Edwards, D. (2019). Poststroke Aphasia Rehabilitation: Why All Talk and No Action?. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 33(4), 235-244. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968319834901.
  • Gerber, M., McLean, A., Stephen, S., Chalco, A., Arshad, U., Thickbroom, G., Silverstein, J., Tsagaris, K., Kuceyeski, A., Friel, K., Santos, T., Edwards, D. (2019). NeuroMeasure: A software package for quantification of cortical motor maps using frameless stereotaxic transcranial magnetic stimulation. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 13(16 April 2019), Article number 23. https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2019.00023.
  • Santos, T., Baggio, J., Rondinoni, C., Machado, L., Weber, K., Stefano, L., Santos, A., Pontes-Neto, O., Leite, J., Edwards, D. (2019). Fractional anisotropy of thalamic nuclei is associated with verticality misperception after extra-thalamic stroke. Frontiers in Neurology, 10(July 2019), Article 697. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00697.
  • Silverstein, J., Cortes, M., Tsagaris, K., Climent, A., Gerber, L., Oromendia, C., Fonzetti, P., Ratan, R., Kitago, T., Icaboni, M., Wu, A., Dobkin, B., Edwards, D. (2019). Paired associative stimulation as a tool to assess plasticity enhancers in chronic stroke. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13(JUL, 2019), Article no. 792. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00792.
  • Bikson, M., Esmaeilpour, Z., Adair, D., Kronberg, G., Tyler, W., Antal, A., Datta, A., Sabel, B., Nitsche, M., Loo, C., Edwards, D., Ekhtiari, H., Knotkova, H., Woods, A., Hampstead, B., Badran, B., Peterchev, A. (2019). Transcranial electrical stimulation nomenclature. Brain Stimulation, 12(6), 1349-1366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2019.07.010.
  • Edwards, D., Cortes, M., Rykman-Peltz, A., Chang, J., Elder, J., Thickbroom, G., Mariman, J., Gerber, L., Oromendia, C., Krebs, H., Fregni, F., Volpe, B., Pascual-Leone, A. (2019). Clinical improvement with intensive robot-assisted arm training in chronic stroke is unchanged by supplementary tDCS. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 37(2), 167-180. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-180869.
  • Santos, T., Edwards, D. (2019). Non-invasive brain stimulation to treat disorders of human verticality. Neurologie und Rehabilitation, 25(2019), S50-S53. https://doi.org/10.14624/NR1904011.
  • Nascimento, D., Depetri, G., Stefano, L., Anacleto, O., Leite, J., Edwards, D., Santos, T., Neto, F. (2019). Entropy Analysis of High-Definition Transcranial Electric Stimulation Effects on EEG Dynamics. Brain Sciences, 9(8), Article Number 208. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9080208.

Conference Publications

  • Yu, S., Perez, H., Barkas, J., Mohamed, M., Eldaly, M., Huang, T., Yang, X., Su, H., Del Mar Cortes, M., Edwards, D. (2019). A Soft High Force Hand Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Assistance of Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke Individuals. Proceedings of the 2019 Design of Medical Devices Conference (1-5). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2019-3268.

Reports

  • Devlin, M., Liang-Cheng, Z., Edwards, D., Withers, G., McMillan, J., Vernon, L., Trinidad, S. (2019). Economies of Scale in Supporting Low SES Students: Research Report. Australia. Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Santos, T., Favoretto, D., Toostani, I., Nascimento, D., Rimoli, B., Bergonzoni, E., Lemos, T., Truong, D., Delbem, A., Makkiabadi, B., Moraes, R., Louzada, F., Bikson, M., Leite, J., Edwards, D. (2018). Manipulation of human verticality using high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation. Frontiers in Neurology, 9(Oct 2018), Article no.825. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00825.
  • Buchwald, A., Falconer, C., Rykman-Peltz, A., Cortes, M., Pascual-Leone, A., Thickbroom, G., Krebs, H., Fregni, F., Gerber, L., Oromendia, C., Chang, J., Volpe, B., Edwards, D. (2018). Robotic arm rehabilitation in chronic stroke patients with Aphasia may promote speech and language recovery (but effect is not enhanced by supplementary tDCS). Frontiers in Neurology, 9(Oct 2018), Article no. 853. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00853.
  • Bikson, M., Brunoni, A., Charvet, L., Clark, V., Cohen, L., Deng, Z., Dmochowski, J., Edwards, D., Frohlich, F., Kappenman, E., Lim, K., Loo, C., Mantovani, A., McMullen, D., Parra, L., Pearson, M., Richardson, J., Rumsey, J., Sehatpour, P., Sommers, D., Unal, G., Wassermann, E., Woods, A., Lisanby, S. (2018). Rigor and reproducibility in research with transcranial electrical stimulation: An NIMH-sponsored workshop. Brain Stimulation, 11(3), 465–480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2017.12.008.
  • Harvey, R., Edwards, D., Dunning, K., Fregni, F., Stein, J., Laine, J., Rogers, L., Vox, F., Durand-Sanchez, A., Brockbrader, M., Goldstein, L., Francisco, G., Kinney, C., Liu, C. (2018). Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Motor Recovery in Stroke The NICHE Trial. Stroke, 49(9), 2138-2146. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.020607.
  • Conceicao, L., Baggio, J., Mazin, S., Edwards, D., Santos, T. (2018). Normative data for human postural vertical: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, 13(9), Article number e0204122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204122.
  • Babyar, S., Santos, T., Will-Lemos, T., Mazin, S., Edwards, D., Reding, M. (2018). Sinusoidal Transcranial Direct Current Versus Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation for Treatment of Lateropulsion Poststroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 27(12), 3621-3625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.08.034.

Conference Publications

  • Guo, J., Yu, S., Li, Y., Huang, T., Wang, J., Lynn, B., Fidock, J., Shen, C., Edwards, D., Su, H. (2018). A Soft Robotic Exo-Sheath using Fabric EMG Sensing for Hand Rehabilitation and Assistance. 1st IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2018 (497-503). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOSOFT.2018.8405375.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Wortmann-Jutt, S., Edwards, D. (2017). Transcranial direct current stimulation in poststroke Aphasia recovery. Stroke, 48(3), 820-826. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015626.
  • Friel, K., Lee, P., Soles, L., Smorenburg, A., Kuo, H., Gupta, D., Edwards, D. (2017). Combined transcranial direct current stimulation and robotic upper limb therapy improves upper limb function in an adult with cerebral palsy. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 41(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-171455.
  • Cortes, M., Medeiros, A., Gandhi, A., Lee, P., Krebs, H., Thickbroom, G., Edwards, D. (2017). Improved grasp function with transcranial direct current stimulation in chronic spinal cord injury. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 41(1), 51-59. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-171456.
  • Putrino, D., Zanders, H., Hamilton, T., Rykman, A., Lee, P., Edwards, D. (2017). Patient engagement is related to impairment reduction during digital game-based therapy in Stroke. Games for Health Journal, 6(5), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2016.0108.
  • Edwards, D., Cortes, M., Wortman-Jutt, S., Putrino, D., Bikson, M., Thickbroom, G., Pascual-Leone, A. (2017). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Sports Performance. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 11(May), Article Number: 243. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00243.
  • Cortes, M., Thickbroom, G., Elder, J., Rykman, A., Valls-Sole, J., Pascual-Leone, A., Edwards, D. (2017). The corticomotor projection to liminally-contractable forearm muscles in chronic spinal cord injury: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study. Spinal Cord, 55(4), 362-366. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2016.161.

2016

Book Chapters

  • Krebs, HI., Edwards, D., Hogan, N. (2016). Forging Mens et Manus: The MIT Experience in Upper Extremity Robotic Therapy. Neurorehabilitation Technology (333-350). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28603-7_16.

Journal Articles

  • Caparelli-Daquer, E., Valente, A., Nigri, F., Edwards, D., Medeiros, A. (2016). A Halo-Shaped Electrode Holder System for HD-tDCS is a Practical and Flexible Alternative to the EEG Cap 4×1-Ring Montage. Brain Stimulation, 9(1), 153-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.11.001.
  • Grecco, L., Oliveira, C., Galli, M., Cosmo, C., Duarte, N., Zanon, N., Edwards, D., Fregni, F. (2016). Spared primary motor cortex and the presence of MEP in Cerebral Palsy dictate the responsiveness to tDCS during gait training. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10(Article 361), 11p.. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00361.
  • Otal, B., Dutta, A., Foerster, A., Ripolles, O., Kuceyeski, A., Miranda, P., Edwards, D., Illic, T., Nitsche, M., Ruffini, G. (2016). Opportunities for guided multichannel non-invasive transcranial current stimulation in poststroke rehabilitation. Frontiers in Neurology, 7(Article 21), 11p.. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2016.00021.
  • Tsagaris, Z., Labar, D., Edwards, D. (2016). A Framework for Combining rTMS with Behavioral Therapy. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 10(Nov), article no. 82. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2016.00082.
  • Bolognini, N., Russo, C., Edwards, D. (2016). The sensory side of post-stroke motor rehabilitation. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 34(4), 571-586. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-150606.
  • Santos-Pontelli, T., Rimoli, B., Favoretto, D., Mazin, S., Truong, D., Leite, J., Pontes-Neto, O., Babyar, S., Reding, M., Bikson, M., Edwards, D. (2016). Polarity-dependent misperception of subjective visual vertical during and after transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). PLoS One, 11(3), Article number e0152331. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152331.
  • Labar, D., Labar, A., Edwards, D. (2016). Long-Term Distributed Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Tinnitus: A Feasibility Study. Neuromodulation, 19(3), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/ner.12390.
  • Bashir, S., Vernet, M., Najib, U., Perez, J., Alonso-Alonso, M., Knobel, M., Yoo, W., Edwards, D., Pascual-Leone, A. (2016). Enhanced motor function and its neurophysiological correlates after navigated low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the contralesional motor cortex in stroke. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 34(4), 677-689. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-140460.
  • Grimaldi, G., Argyropoulos, G., Bastian, A., Cortes, M., Davis, N., Edwards, D., Ferrucci, R., Fregni, F., Galea, J., Hamada, M., Manto, M., Miall, R., Morales-Quezada, L., Pope, P., Priori, A., Rothwell, J., Tomlinson, S., Celnik, P. (2016). Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ctDCS): A Novel Approach to Understanding Cerebellar Function in Health and Disease. The Neuroscientist: reviews at the interface of basic and clinical neurosciences, 22(1), 83-97. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073858414559409.
  • Babyar, S., Santos-Pontelli, T., Will-Lemos, T., Mazin, S., Bikson, M., Truong, D., Edwards, D., Reding, M. (2016). Center of Pressure Speed Changes with tDCS Versus GVS in Patients with Lateropulsion after Stroke. Brain Stimulation, 9(5), 796-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2016.06.053.
  • Peters, H., Edwards, D., Wortman-Jutt, S., Page, S. (2016). Moving forward by stimulating the brain: Transcranial direct current stimulation in post-stroke Hemiparesis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10(Article 394), 8p.. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00394.

Conference Publications

  • Kreb, H., Peltz, A., Berkowe, J., Angacian, G., Cortes, M., Edwards, D. (2016). Robotic Biomarkers in RETT Syndrome: Evaluating Stiffness. 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob) Proceedings (680-684). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523704.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Murray, L., Edwards, D., Ruffini, G., Labar, D., Stampas, A., Pascual-Leone, A., Cortes, M. (2015). Intensity dependent effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on corticospinal excitability in chronic spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(4), S114-S121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.11.004.
  • Thickbroom, G., Cortes, M., Rykman, A., Volpe, B., Fregni, F., Krebs, H., Pascual-Leone, A., Edwards, D. (2015). Stroke subtype and motor impairment influence contralesional excitability. Neurology, 85(6), 517-520. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001828.
  • Schambra, H., Ogden, R., Martinez-Hernandez, I., Lin, X., Chang, Y., Rahman, A., Edwards, D., Krakauer, J. (2015). The reliability of repeated TMS measures in older adults and in patients with subacute and chronic stroke. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 9(1), Article no. 335. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2015.00335.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Hopper, D., Grisbook, T., Newnham, P., Edwards, D. (2014). The effects of vestibular stimulation and fatigue on postural control in classical ballet dancers. Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, 18(2), 67-73. https://doi.org/10.12678/1089-313X.18.2.67.
  • Edwards, D., Dipietro, L., Demirtas-Tatlidede, A., Medeiros, A., Thickbroom, G., Mastaglia, F., Krebs, H., Pascual-Leone, A. (2014). Movement-generated afference paired with transcranial magnetic stimulation: An associative stimulation paradigm. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 11(1), Article No. 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-11-31.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Giacobbe, V., Krebs, H., Volpe, B., Pascual-Leone, A., Rykman, A., Zeiarati, G., Fregni, F., Dipietro, L., Thickbroom, G., Edwards, D. (2013). Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and robotic practice in chronic stroke: Thedimension of timing. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 33(1), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-130927.
  • Elder, J., Cortes, M., Rykman, A., Hill, J., Karuppagounder, S., Edwards, D., Ratan, R. (2013). The Epigenetics of Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation: From Polycomb to Histone Deacetylases. Neurotherapeutics, 10(4), 808-816. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-013-0224-3.
  • Cortes, M., Elder, J., Rykman, A., Murray, L., Avedissian, M., Stampa, A., Thickbroom, G., Pascual-Leone, A., Krebs, H., Valls-Sole, J., Edwards, D. (2013). Improved motor performance in chronic spinal cord injury following upper-limb robotic training. NeuroRehabilitation: an interdisciplinary journal, 33(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-130928.
  • Guleyupoglu, B., Schestatsky, P., Edwards, D., Fregni, F., Bikson, M. (2013). Classification of methods in transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) and evolving strategy from historical approaches to contemporary innovations. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 219(2), 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.07.016.
  • Edwards, D., Cortes, M., Thickbroom, G., Rykman, A., Pascual-Leone, A., Volpe, B. (2013). Preserved corticospinal conduction without voluntary movement after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 51(10), 765-767. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2013.74.
  • Edwards, D., Cortes, M., Datta, A., Minhas, P., Wassermann, E., Bikson, M. (2013). Physiological and modeling evidence for focal transcranial electrical brain stimulation in humans: A basis for high-definition tDCS. NeuroImage, 74(1 July 2013), 266-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.01.042.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Benito-Penalva, J., Edwards, D., Opisso, E., Cortes, M., Lopez-Blazquez, R., Murillo, N., Costa, U., Tormos, J., Vidal-Samso, J., Valls-Sole, J., Medina, J. (2012). Gait Training in Human Spinal Cord Injury Using Electromechanical Systems: Effect of Device Type and PatientCharacteristics. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(3), 404-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.028.
  • Cortes, M., Black-Schaffer, RM., Edwards, D. (2012). Transcranial magnetic stimulation as an investigative tool for motor dysfunction and recovery in stroke: an overview for neurorehabilitation clinicians.. Neuromodulation, 15(4), 316-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00459.x.
  • Brunoni, AR., Nitsche, MA., Bolognini, N., Bikson, M., Wagner, T., Merabet, L., Edwards, D., Valero-Cabre, A., Rotenberg, A., Pascual-Leone, A., Ferucci, R., Priori, A., Boggio, PS., Fregni, F. (2012). Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions. Brain Stimulation, 5(3), 175-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2011.03.002.
  • Conesa, L., Costa, U., Morales, E., Edwards, D., Cortes, M., Lean, D., Bernabeu, M., Medina, J. (2012). An observational report of intensive robotic and manual gait training in sub-acute stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 9(1), article no. 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-9-13.

2011

Journal Articles

  • Oberman, L., Edwards, D., Eldaief, M., Pascual-Leone, A. (2011). Safety of Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 28(1), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNP.0b013e318205135f.
  • Najib, U., Bashir, S., Edwards, D., Rotenberg, A., Pascual-Leone, A. (2011). Transcranial Brain Stimulation: Clinical Applications and Future Directions. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 22(2), 233-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nec.2011.01.002.
  • Giacobbe, V., Volpe, B., Thickbroom, G., Fregni, F., Pascual-Leone, A., Krebs, H., Edwards, D. (2011). Reversal of TMS-induced motor twitch by training is associated with a reduction in excitability of the antagonist muscle. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 8(1), art 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-8-46.
  • Bashir, S., Edwards, D., Pascual-Leone, A. (2011). Neuronavigation increases the physiologic and behavioral effects of low-frequency rTMS of primary motor cortex in healthy subjects. Brain Topography: journal of functional neurophysiology, 24(1), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-010-0165-7.
  • Cortes, M., Thickbroom, G., Valls-Sole, J., Pascual-Leone, A., Edwards, D. (2011). Spinal associative stimulation: A non-invasive stimulation paradigm to modulate spinal excitability. Clinical Neurophysiology, 122(11), 2254-2259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2011.02.038.

2010

Journal Articles

  • Chye, MY., Nosaka, K., Murray, L., Edwards, D., Thickbroom, G. (2010). Corticomotor excitability of wrist flexor and extensor muscles during active and passive movement. Human Movement Science, 29(4), 494-501.

2006

Journal Articles

  • McGuigan, M., Doyle, T., Newton, M., Edwards, D., Nimphius, S., Newton, R. (2006). Eccentric utilization ratio: Effect of sport and phase of training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20(4), 992-995.

2005

Journal Articles

  • Rodrigues, J., Edwards, D., Walters, S., Byrnes, ML., Thickbroom, G., Stell, R., Mastaglia, F. (2005). Gabapentin can improve postural stability and quality of life in Primary Orthostatic Tremor. Movement Disorders, 20(7), 865-886.

2004

Conference Publications

  • Doyle, T., Newton, R., Newton, M., Edwards, D. (2004). Vertical jump height correlates with lower body power and 30m sprint times. Exercise and Sports Science Conference: From Research to Practice (1p). Central Queensland University.

Research Projects

  • Develop a systematic profiling of neurological conditions that will facilitate personalised treatment and streamline service delivery, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Western Australia, MS WA - Research funding for social and applied research, 2019 ‑ 2024, $5,224,039.
  • Low-intensity rTMS in human spinal cord injury: a translational approach, Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Neurotrauma Research Program, 2020 ‑ 2022, $67,819.
  • Medical and Health Research Infrastructure Fund 2018 (Round 22), Department of Health WA, Medical and Health Research Infrastructure, 2019 ‑ 2020, $27,887.
  • Is therapeutic brain stimulation during exercise therapy effective for enhancing functional agonist / antagonist muscle coordination in the treatment of spasticity? , Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2005 ‑ 2007, $14,941.
  • Development of Methods to Assess Standing Fatigue, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Grant, 2006 ‑ 2007, $106,569.
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