Publications by Pablo Maceira Elvira

Native learning ability and not age determines the effects of brain stimulation

Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Anne-Christine Schmid, Andéol Geoffroy Cadic-Melchior, Traian Popa

Healthy aging often entails a decline in cognitive and motor functions, affecting independence and quality of life in older adults. Brain stimulation shows potential to enhance these functions, but studies show variable effects. Previous studies have tried ...

2024

Physiology-inspired bifocal fronto-parietal tACS for working memory enhancement

Sylvain Jean-François Harquel, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Traian Popa

Aging populations face significant cognitive challenges, particularly in working memory (WM). Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) offer promising avenues for cognitive enhancement, especially when inspired by brain physiology. This study (N ...

2024

Noninvasive theta-burst stimulation of the human striatum enhances striatal activity and motor skill learning

Elena Beanato, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Esra Neufeld, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Takuya Morishita, Maximilian Jonas Wessel, Chang-Hyun Park, Traian Popa, Pierre Theopistos Vassiliadis, Pauline Menoud, Fabienne Windel

The stimulation of deep brain structures has thus far only been possible with invasive methods. Transcranial electrical temporal interference stimulation (tTIS) is a novel, noninvasive technology that might overcome this limitation. The initial proof-of-co ...

Nature Portfolio2023

Multi-focal Stimulation of the Cortico-cerebellar Loop During the Acquisition of a Novel Hand Motor Skill in Chronic Stroke Survivors

Manon Chloé Durand-Ruel, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Takuya Morishita, Maximilian Jonas Wessel, Laurijn Rianne Draaisma, Philipp Johannes Koch

Impairment of hand motor function is a frequent consequence after a stroke and strongly determines the ability to regain a self-determined life. An influential research strategy for improving motor deficits is the combined application of behavioral trainin ...

2023

Early motor skill acquisition in healthy older adults: brain correlates of the learning process

Manon Chloé Durand-Ruel, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Takuya Morishita, Maeva Moyne, Chang-Hyun Park

Motor skill learning is a crucial process at all ages. However, healthy aging is often accompanied by a reduction in motor learning capabilities. This study characterized the brain dynamics of healthy older adults during motor skill acquisition and identif ...

OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC2023

The aging brain as a model to understand motor skill acquisition in humans and its restoration using non-invasive brain stimulation

Pablo Maceira Elvira

Motor skill acquisition is essential to our survival, as it enables an efficient interaction with the changing world around us. The acquisition of novel sequential tasks, of particular relevance due to their pervasiveness in everyday life activities, can b ...

EPFL2022

Dissecting motor skill acquisition: Spatial coordinates take precedence

Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Takuya Morishita, Anne-Christine Schmid, Maximilian Jonas Wessel, Traian Popa

Practicing a previously unknown motor sequence often leads to the consolidation of motor chunks, which enable its accurate execution at increasing speeds. Recent imaging studies suggest the function of these structures to be more related to the encoding, s ...

AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE2022

Complementary practical considerations to home-based, remotely- controlled and independently self-applied tES combined with cognitive training

Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC2022

Cerebellar transcranial alternating current stimulation in the gamma range applied during the acquisition of a novel motor skill

Manon Chloé Durand-Ruel, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Takuya Morishita, Maximilian Jonas Wessel, Laurijn Rianne Draaisma, Philipp Johannes Koch, Chang-Hyun Park, Anne Freija Willemijn De Boer

The development of novel strategies to augment motor training success is of great interest for healthy persons and neurological patients. A promising approach is the combination of training with transcranial electric stimulation. However, limited reproduci ...

NATURE RESEARCH2020

Wearable technology in stroke rehabilitation: towards improved diagnosis and treatment of upper-limb motor impairment

Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Anne-Christine Schmid, Traian Popa

Stroke is one of the main causes of long-term disability worldwide, placing a large burden on individuals and society. Rehabilitation after stroke consists of an iterative process involving assessments and specialized training, aspects often constrained by ...

BioMed Central2019

Towards an Adaptive Upper Limb Rehabilitation Game with Tangible Robots

Pierre Dillenbourg, Ayberk Özgür, Arzu Güneysu Özgür, Louis Pierre Faucon, Pablo Maceira Elvira, Wafa Monia Benkaouar Johal, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Maximilian Jonas Wessel, Andéol Geoffroy Cadic-Melchior

A key feature of a successful game is its ability to provide the player with an adequate level of challenge. However, the objective of difficulty adaptation in serious games is not only to maintain the player’s motivation by challenging, but also to ensure ...

2019

Feasibility of home-based, self-applied transcranial direct current stimulation to enhance motor learning in middle-aged and older adults

Pablo Maceira Elvira, Friedhelm Christoph Hummel, Anne-Christine Schmid, Traian Popa

2019