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Antonio P. Strafella

Antonio P. Strafella

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Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
20011
World Ranking
2107
National Ranking
118

Overview

Antonio P. Strafella is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on Parkinson's disease and related neurological disorders, emphasizing neuroimaging biomarkers, disease mechanisms, and advanced neuroimaging techniques.

The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Emerging Neuroimaging Biomarkers Across Disease Stage in Parkinson Disease, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Disease modification and biomarker development in Parkinson disease, 2020, Neurology
  • Dopamine Receptors in Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Imaging Studies, 2021, Movement Disorders
  • Automated MRI Classification in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Large International Cohort Study, 2020, Movement Disorders
  • Imaging Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Parkinson's Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology

Frequent co-authors in their research include Carme Uribe, María Díez-Cirarda, Alexander Mihaescu, Mikaeel Valli, and Ariel Graff-Guerrero.

Their publications frequently appear in the following venues:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neuroscience Research
  • npj Parkinson s Disease

Antonio P. Strafella's main fields of study are Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant focus on Neurology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental health as subfields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

Best Publications

  • Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Prefrontal Cortex Induces Dopamine Release in the Caudate Nucleus

    Antonio P. Strafella;Tomas Paus;Jennifer Barrett;Alain Dagher

  • Seeing and hearing speech excites the motor system involved in speech production

    K E Watkins;A P Strafella;T Paus

  • TMS and drugs revisited 2014

    Ulf Ziemann;Janine Reis;Peter Schwenkreis;Mario Rosanova

  • Modulation of cortical excitability during action observation: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study.

    Antonio P. Strafella;Tomáš Paus

  • Striatal dopamine release induced by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the human motor cortex.

    Antonio P Strafella;Tomás Paus;Maria Fraraccio;Alain Dagher

  • Apathy in Parkinson's disease: clinical features, neural substrates, diagnosis, and treatment

    Javier Pagonabarraga;Jaime Kulisevsky;Antonio P Strafella;Antonio P Strafella;Paul Krack;Paul Krack

  • Increased striatal dopamine release in Parkinsonian patients with pathological gambling: a [11C] raclopride PET study

    T. D. L. Steeves;T. D. L. Steeves;J. Miyasaki;M. Zurowski;A. E. Lang

  • Functional Role of the Basal Ganglia in the Planning and Execution of Actions

    Oury Monchi;Michael Petrides;Antonio P. Strafella;Keith J. Worsley

  • rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex modulates dopamine release in the ipsilateral anterior cingulate cortex and orbitofrontal cortex.

    Sang Soo Cho;Sang Soo Cho;Antonio P. Strafella;Antonio P. Strafella

  • Fronto-striatal connections in the human brain: a probabilistic diffusion tractography study.

    Sandra E. Leh;Alain Ptito;M. Mallar Chakravarty;Antonio P. Strafella;Antonio P. Strafella

  • Consensus paper: Combining transcranial stimulation with neuroimaging

    Hartwig R. Siebner;Hartwig R. Siebner;Til O. Bergmann;Sven Bestmann;Sven Bestmann;Marcello Massimini

  • Abnormal intrinsic brain functional network dynamics in Parkinson's disease.

    Jinhee Kim;Marion Criaud;Marion Criaud;Sang Soo Cho;Sang Soo Cho;María Díez-Cirarda;María Díez-Cirarda

  • Dysfunction of the Default Mode Network in Parkinson Disease: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Thilo van Eimeren;Oury Monchi;Benedicte Ballanger;Antonio P. Strafella

  • Cortical activity in Parkinson's disease during executive processing depends on striatal involvement.

    Oury Monchi;Michael Petrides;Beatriz Mejia-Constain;Antonio P. Strafella;Antonio P. Strafella

  • Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and impulsivity: release your horses.

    Benedicte Ballanger;Thilo van Eimeren;Thilo van Eimeren;Elena Moro;Andres M. Lozano

  • Dynamic functional connectivity changes associated with dementia in Parkinson’s disease

    Eleonora Fiorenzato;Antonio P Strafella;Jinhee Kim;Jinhee Kim;Jinhee Kim;Roberta Schifano

  • Impulsive and compulsive behaviors in Parkinson's disease.

    Andrew H. Evans;Antonio P. Strafella;Daniel Weintraub;Mark Stacy

  • Serotonin 2A Receptors and Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson Disease

    Benedicte Ballanger;Antonio P. Strafella;Thilo van Eimeren;Mateusz Zurowski

  • Dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex interactions during self-control of cigarette craving

    Takuya Hayashi;Ji Hyun Ko;Ji Hyun Ko;Antonio P. Strafella;Antonio P. Strafella;Alain Dagher

  • The Neural Circuitry of Executive Functions in Healthy Subjects and Parkinson's Disease

    Sandra E Leh;Michael Petrides;Antonio P Strafella;Antonio P Strafella;Antonio P Strafella

Frequent Co-Authors

Thilo van Eimeren
Thilo van Eimeren University of Cologne
Oury Monchi
Oury Monchi University of Montreal
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Ariel Graff-Guerrero
Ariel Graff-Guerrero Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Nicola Pavese
Nicola Pavese Newcastle University
Elena Moro
Elena Moro Grenoble Alpes University
Daniel Weintraub
Daniel Weintraub University of Pennsylvania
Michael Petrides
Michael Petrides McGill University

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