1. Determinants and Facilitators of Stroke Recovery using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
2. Neuroimaging and Acute Stroke Treatment using MR Perfusion/Diffusion imaging as well as CT, CT Perfusion, and CT Angiography
3. Melodic Intonation Therapy to Enhance Aphasia Recovery.
4. Psychophysical and Neural Correlates of Tone-deafness: a disorder of auditory-motor interactions.
5. The Effects of Instrumental Music Training on Brain and Cognitive Development
Schlaug G. The brain of musicians: A model for functional and structural plasticity. Ann NY Acad Sci 2001;930: 281-299.
Schlaug G, Renga V, Nair D. Transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke recovery. Arch Neurol 2008.
Fink JN, Kumar S, Horkan C, Linfante I, Selim M, Caplan LR, Schlaug G. The stroke patient who woke up: clinical and radiological features, including diffusion and perfusion MRI. Stroke 2002;33:988-993.
Nair D, Hutchinson S, Fregni F, Alexander M, Pascual-Leone, A, Schlaug G. Imaging correlates of motor recovery from cerebral infarction and their physiological significance in well-recovered patients. Neuroimage 2006;34:253-263.
Mandell J, Schulze K, Schlaug G. Congenital amusia – an auditory-motor feedback disorder? Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 2007;25:323-334.
Major Collaborative Activities:
1. David Alsop, PhD, MRI Research, Dept. of Radiology, BIDMC
2. Christian Gaser, PhD, Dept of Psychiatry, University of Jena, Germany
3. Ellen Winner, PhD, Developmental Psychology, Boston College and Harvard University
4. Frank Guenther, PhD, Dept. Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University
5. Lutz Jaencke, PhD, Dept. of Neuropsychology, University of Zuerich, Switzerland
6. Robert Rowe, PhD, Dept of Music and Performing Arts Professions, New York University
7. Nancy Helm Estabrooks, DSc, Dept. of Allied Health Sciences, University of North Carolina
