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Carolyn Gunraj

Carolyn Gunraj

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Neuroscience

D-Index
40
Citations
5788
World Ranking
8136
National Ranking
478

Overview

Carolyn Gunraj is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their work spans several main fields including Neuroscience and Medicine, with a focus on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Surgery as subfields.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Their recent publications demonstrate an ongoing exploration of neurological conditions and brain stimulation techniques. Notable papers include:

  • Plasticity-Induced Effects of Theta Burst Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, 2024, published in Movement Disorders
  • Impaired motor cortical facilitatory-inhibitory circuit interaction in Parkinson's disease, 2021, published in Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Influence of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on excitatory-inhibitory balance and plasticity in human motor cortex, 2021, published in Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Interhemispheric interactions between the right angular gyrus and the left motor cortex: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study, 2021, published in Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Effects of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation Combined With Functional Electrical Stimulation on Corticospinal Excitability and Upper Extremity Fine Motor Function, 2025, published in Brain and Behavior

Carolyn Gunraj has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology (6 publications)
  • Movement Disorders (2 publications)
  • Neurology (2 publications)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology (1 publication)
  • Brain and Behavior (1 publication)

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with several researchers, among whom the most common collaborators are:

  • Robert Chen (13 co-authored papers)
  • Cricia Rinchon (6 co-authored papers)
  • Talyta Grippe (5 co-authored papers)
  • Neil M. Drummond (5 co-authored papers)
  • Jean-François Nankoo (4 co-authored papers)

Best Publications

  • Short and long latency afferent inhibition in Parkinson's disease

    Alexandra Sailer;Gregory F. Molnar;Guillermo Paradiso;Carolyn A. Gunraj

  • Exploring the connectivity between the cerebellum and motor cortex in humans

    Zafiris Jeff Daskalakis;Guillermo O Paradiso;Bruce K Christensen;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald

  • Motor cortex plasticity in Parkinson's disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesias.

    Francesca Morgante;Alberto J. Espay;Carolyn Gunraj;Anthony E. Lang

  • Two Phases of Interhemispheric Inhibition between Motor Related Cortical Areas and the Primary Motor Cortex in Human

    Zhen Ni;Carolyn Gunraj;Aimee J. Nelson;I-Jin Yeh

  • Contralesional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic hemiparesis in subcortical paediatric stroke: a randomised trial

    Adam Kirton;Robert Chen;Sharon Friefeld;Carolyn Gunraj

  • The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on cortical inhibition in healthy human subjects

    Zafiris Jeff Daskalakis;Bertram Moller;Bertram Moller;Bruce K Christensen;Paul Bernard Fitzgerald

  • Cortical and spinal abnormalities in psychogenic dystonia.

    Alberto J. Espay;Francesca Morgante;Jamie Purzner;Carolyn A. Gunraj

  • Increased motor cortical facilitation and decreased inhibition in Parkinson disease

    Zhen Ni;Nina Bahl;Carolyn A. Gunraj;Filomena Mazzella

  • Effect of Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Interhemispheric Inhibition

    Pramod Kr. Pal;Ritsuko Hanajima;Carolyn A. Gunraj;Jie-Yuan Li

  • Effects of short interval intracortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation on short interval intracortical facilitation in human primary motor cortex

    Aparna Wagle-Shukla;Zhen Ni;Carolyn A. Gunraj;Nina Bahl

  • The Nature and Time Course of Cortical Activation Following Subthalamic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

    Renju Kuriakose;Renju Kuriakose;Utpal Saha;Gabriel Castillo;Kaviraja Udupa

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation in different current directions activates separate cortical circuits.

    Zhen Ni;Samer Charab;Carolyn Gunraj;Aimee J. Nelson

  • Interhemispheric and ipsilateral connections in Parkinson's disease: relation to mirror movements.

    Jie-Yuan Li;Alberto J. Espay;Carolyn A. Gunraj;Pramod K. Pal

  • Impairments of speed and amplitude of movement in Parkinson's disease: A pilot study

    Alberto J. Espay;Alberto J. Espay;Dorcas E. Beaton;Francesca Morgante;Francesca Morgante;Carolyn A. Gunraj

  • The effects of inhibitory and facilitatory intracortical circuits on interhemispheric inhibition in the human motor cortex.

    Hubert Lee;Carolyn Gunraj;Robert Chen

  • Cortical excitability and interhemispheric inhibition after subcortical pediatric stroke: plastic organization and effects of rTMS.

    Adam Kirton;Gabrielle deVeber;Carolyn Gunraj;Robert Chen

  • Effects of theta burst stimulation on motor cortex excitability in Parkinson’s disease

    Orit Zamir;Carolyn Gunraj;Zhen Ni;Filomena Mazzella

  • Interactions between long latency afferent inhibition and interhemispheric inhibitions in the human motor cortex.

    Sadiya Kukaswadia;Aparna Wagle-Shukla;Francesca Morgante;Carolyn Gunraj

  • Short interval intracortical inhibition and facilitation during the silent period in human

    Zhen Ni;Carolyn Gunraj;Robert Chen

  • Changes in motor cortex excitability with stimulation of anterior thalamus in epilepsy.

    G. F. Molnar;A. Sailer;C. A. Gunraj;D. I. Cunic

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Elena Moro
Elena Moro Grenoble Alpes University
Francesca Morgante
Francesca Morgante St George's, University of London
Mojgan Hodaie
Mojgan Hodaie University of Toronto
Adam Kirton
Adam Kirton University of Calgary
Zafiris J. Daskalakis
Zafiris J. Daskalakis University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Bruce K. Christensen
Bruce K. Christensen Australian National University

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