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Franca Tecchio is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy, contributing extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research outputs span a broad range of topics within neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and neurology. Tecchio's work significantly addresses functional brain connectivity, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neural dynamics, and brain function, as well as transcranial magnetic stimulation and neurological disorders.

The scientist's published works include papers centered on topics such as the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using biomarkers and advanced EEG signal analysis, fatigue in multiple sclerosis, prognostic evaluation of functional recovery following acute stroke through machine learning and electroencephalography, EEG-based brain-computer interface classification using fractal dimension, and studies assessing cortical excitability with EEG coupled with inhibitory theta burst stimulation.

  • Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: the role of biomarkers including advanced EEG signal analysis. Report from the IFCN-sponsored panel of experts (2020, Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Does the functional or structural damage prevail? (2020, Multiple Sclerosis Journal)
  • Electroencephalography-Derived Prognosis of Functional Recovery in Acute Stroke Through Machine Learning Approaches (2020, International Journal of Neural Systems)
  • Fractal Dimension as a discriminative feature for high accuracy classification in motor imagery EEG-based brain-computer interface (2023, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine)
  • Assessing cortical excitability with electroencephalography: A pilot study with EEG-iTBS (2024, Brain Stimulation)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tecchio include Karolina Armonaité, Massimo Bertoli, Teresa L'Abbate, Eugenia Gianni, and L. Conti. These collaborations have played a significant role in advancing multiple aspects of the neuroscientific topics addressed.

  • Karolina Armonaité
  • Massimo Bertoli
  • Teresa L'Abbate
  • Eugenia Gianni
  • L. Conti

The scientist often publishes in several key venues relevant to their research scope. Among the most frequent publication venues are Clinical Neurophysiology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Brain Sciences, Multiple Sclerosis Journal, and Brain Stimulation. These journals align with their main and subfields of study and provide a platform for disseminating work on neural connectivity, brain stimulation, and clinical neuroscience applications.

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Brain Sciences
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Brain Stimulation

Within their research fields, Tecchio focuses primarily on neuroscience (88 publications), with significant contributions to medicine (29 publications). The subfields covered extend to cognitive neuroscience (64 publications), neurology (25 publications), cellular and molecular neuroscience (7 publications), pathology and forensic medicine (6 publications), and biomedical engineering (5 publications). This range of subfields reflects a diverse and multidisciplinary approach to understanding brain function and neurological conditions.

Main topics addressed in Tecchio's work are:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Best Publications

  • Optimization of an independent component analysis approach for artifact identification and removal in magnetoencephalographic signals.

    Giulia Barbati;Camillo Porcaro;Filippo Zappasodi;Paolo Maria Rossini

  • Mapping distributed sources of cortical rhythms in mild Alzheimer's disease. A multicentric EEG study.

    Claudio Babiloni;Giuliano Binetti;Emanuele Cassetta;Daniele Cerboneschi

  • Corticospinal Excitability Modulation to Hand Muscles During Movement Imagery

    Paolo M. Rossini;Simone Rossi;Patrizio Pasqualetti;Franca Tecchio

  • Does cerebrovascular disease affect the coupling between neuronal activity and local haemodynamics

    P. M. Rossini;C. Altamura;A. Ferretti;F. Vernieri

  • Short-term brain ‘plasticity’ in humans: transient finger representation changes in sensory cortex somatotopy following ischemic anesthesia

    P.M. Rossini;G. Martino;L. Narici;A. Pasquarelli

  • Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: the role of biomarkers including advanced EEG signal analysis. Report from the IFCN-sponsored panel of experts

    P.M. Rossini;R. Di Iorio;F. Vecchio;M. Anfossi

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome modifies sensory hand cortical somatotopy: A MEG study

    Franca Tecchio;Luca Padua;Irene Aprile;Paolo Maria Rossini

  • Neuroimaging experimental studies on brain plasticity in recovery from stroke.

    Rossini Pm;Altamura C;Ferreri F;Melgari Jm

  • Somatosensory processing during movement observation in humans.

    S Rossi;F Tecchio;P Pasqualetti;M Ulivelli

  • Fractal dimension of EEG activity senses neuronal impairment in acute stroke.

    Filippo Zappasodi;Elzbieta Olejarczyk;Elzbieta Olejarczyk;Laura Marzetti;Giovanni Assenza

  • Magnetoencephalography - a noninvasive brain imaging method with 1 ms time resolution

    Cosimo Del Gratta;Vittorio Pizzella;Franca Tecchio;Gian Luca Romani

  • Electroencephalographic Fractal Dimension in Healthy Ageing and Alzheimer's Disease.

    Fenne Margreeth Smits;Camillo Porcaro;Camillo Porcaro;Carlo Cottone;Andrea Cancelli

  • Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances procedural consolidation.

    Franca Tecchio;Filippo Zappasodi;Giovanni Assenza;Mario Tombini

  • Age dependence of primary motor cortex plasticity induced by paired associative stimulation.

    F. Tecchio;F. Zappasodi;P. Pasqualetti;L. De Gennaro

  • Auditory sensory processing in autism: a magnetoencephalographic study.

    Franca Tecchio;Francesca Benassi;Filippo Zappasodi;Leonardo Emberti Gialloreti

  • On the reorganization of sensory hand areas after mono-hemispheric lesion: a functional (MEG)/anatomical (MRI) integrative study.

    P.M Rossini;F Tecchio;V Pizzella;D Lupoi

  • Age-Related Changes in Electroencephalographic Signal Complexity.

    Filippo Zappasodi;Laura Marzetti;Elzbieta Olejarczyk;Franca Tecchio

  • Linear inverse source estimate of combined EEG and MEG data related to voluntary movements.

    Fabio Babiloni;Filippo Carducci;Febo Cincotti;Cosimo Del Gratta

  • Multiple sclerosis fatigue relief by bilateral somatosensory cortex neuromodulation

    F. Tecchio;A. Cancelli;C. Cottone;G. Zito

  • Inhibition of auditory cortical responses to ipsilateral stimuli during dichotic listening: evidence from magnetoencephalography

    Alfredo Brancucci;Claudio Babiloni;Fabio Babiloni;Silvana Galderisi

  • Inter-hemispheric coupling changes associate with motor improvements after robotic stroke rehabilitation

    G. Pellegrino;L. Tomasevic;M. Tombini;G. Assenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Zappasodi
Filippo Zappasodi University of Chieti-Pescara
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Camillo Porcaro
Camillo Porcaro University of Padua
Vittorio Pizzella
Vittorio Pizzella University of Chieti-Pescara
Patrizio Pasqualetti
Patrizio Pasqualetti Sapienza University of Rome
Emanuele Cassetta
Emanuele Cassetta Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Gian Luca Romani
Gian Luca Romani University of Chieti-Pescara
Mario Tombini
Mario Tombini Università Campus Bio-Medico
Simone Rossi
Simone Rossi University of Siena
Rosanna Squitti
Rosanna Squitti Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

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