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  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
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Overview

Leonardo G. Cohen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience and neurology. Their work also extends into biomedical engineering, rehabilitation, and social psychology.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Action Observation and Synchronization

Leonardo G. Cohen has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain stimulation
  • npj Science of Learning
  • Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

Notable recent papers by Cohen include:

  • "Mechanisms of offline motor learning at a microscale of seconds in large-scale crowdsourced data," 2020, npj Science of Learning
  • "Induction of LTD-like corticospinal plasticity by low-frequency rTMS depends on pre-stimulus phase of sensorimotor μ-rhythm," 2020, Brain stimulation
  • "Breaking the boundaries of interacting with the human brain using adaptive closed-loop stimulation," 2022, Progress in Neurobiology
  • "Statistical learning occurs during practice while high-order rule learning during rest period," 2021, npj Science of Learning
  • "Robust enhancement of motor sequence learning with 4 mA transcranial electric stimulation," 2022, Brain stimulation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cohen include:

  • Ethan R. Buch
  • Marlene Bönstrup
  • William Hayward
  • Fumiaki Iwane
  • Debadatta Dash

Best Publications

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation: State of the art 2008

    Michael A. Nitsche;Leonardo G. Cohen;Eric M. Wassermann;Alberto Priori

  • Non-invasive electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain, spinal cord, roots and peripheral nerves: Basic principles and procedures for routine clinical and research application: An updated report from an I.F.C.N. Committee

    P.M. Rossini;D. Burke;R. Chen;L.G. Cohen

  • Depression of motor cortex excitability by low-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    R. Chen;J. Classen;C. Gerloff;P. Celnik

  • Transcranial DC stimulation (tDCS): a tool for double-blind sham-controlled clinical studies in brain stimulation.

    Prateek C. Gandiga;Friedhelm C. Hummel;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • Modulation of muscle responses evoked by transcranial magnetic stimulation during the acquisition of new fine motor skills

    A. Pascual-Leone;D. Nguyet;L. G. Cohen;J. P. Brasil-Neto

  • Influence of interhemispheric interactions on motor function in chronic stroke

    Nagako Murase;Julie Duque;Julie Duque;Riccardo Mazzocchio;Riccardo Mazzocchio;Leonardo G Cohen

  • Induction of plasticity in the human motor cortex by paired associative stimulation.

    Katja Stefan;Erwin Kunesch;Leonardo G. Cohen;Reiner Benecke

  • Noninvasive cortical stimulation enhances motor skill acquisition over multiple days through an effect on consolidation

    Janine Reis;Heidi M. Schambra;Leonardo G. Cohen;Ethan R. Buch

  • Direct current stimulation promotes BDNF-dependent synaptic plasticity: potential implications for motor learning.

    Brita Fritsch;Janine Reis;Janine Reis;Keri Martinowich;Heidi M. Schambra

  • Neuroplasticity subserving motor skill learning.

    Eran Dayan;Leonardo G. Cohen

  • A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation tools

    A.J. Woods;A. Antal;M. Bikson;P.S. Boggio

  • Rapid Plasticity of Human Cortical Movement Representation Induced by Practice

    Joseph Classen;Joachim Liepert;Steven P. Wise;Mark Hallett

  • Effects of non-invasive cortical stimulation on skilled motor function in chronic stroke

    Friedhelm Hummel;Pablo Celnik;Pascal Giraux;Agnes Floel

  • Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications

    Steven C. Cramer;Mriganka Sur;Bruce H. Dobkin;Charles J O'Brien

  • Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines

    A. Antal;Ivan Alekseichuk;M. Bikson;J. Brockmöller

  • Functional relevance of cross-modal plasticity in blind humans

    Leonardo G. Cohen;Pablo Celnik;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Brian Corwell

  • Brain–machine interface in chronic stroke rehabilitation: A controlled study

    Ander Ramos-Murguialday;Doris Broetz;Massimiliano Rea;Leonhard Läer

  • Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Using Wii Gaming Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial and Proof of Principle

    Gustavo Saposnik;Robert Teasell;Muhammad Mamdani;Judith Hall

  • Non-invasive brain stimulation: a new strategy to improve neurorehabilitation after stroke?

    Friedhelm C Hummel;Leonardo G Cohen

  • Nervous system reorganization following injury.

    R. Chen;L.G. Cohen;M. Hallett

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Hallett
Mark Hallett National Institutes of Health
Friedhelm C. Hummel
Friedhelm C. Hummel École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
Christian Gerloff
Christian Gerloff University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Ulf Ziemann
Ulf Ziemann University of Tübingen
Pablo Celnik
Pablo Celnik Johns Hopkins University
Joseph Classen
Joseph Classen Leipzig University
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
Agnes Flöel
Agnes Flöel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Surjo R. Soekadar
Surjo R. Soekadar Charité - University Medicine Berlin

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