dr.ir. B.C. Schwab (Bettina)

Associate Professor
EEMCS-EE-BSS
b.c.schwab@utwente.nl
+31534891992
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With a background in physics, I am interested in the dynamics of neural activity related to brain stimulation and central motor control. Using experimental and computational approaches, my lab investigates the basic mechanisms of electric brain stimulation. We also study the application of these methods for the modulation of functional connectivity in health and disease, including Parkinson's disease and stroke.

Find out more about our lab on bettina-schwab.net.

Publications

2025

Human cortical high-gamma power scales with movement rate in healthy participants and stroke survivors (2025)The Journal of Physiology, 603(4), 873-893. Haverland, B., Timmsen, L. S., Wolf, S., Stagg, C. J., Frontzkowski, L., Oostenveld, R., Schön, G., Feldheim, J., Higgen, F. L., Gerloff, C., Schulz, R., Schneider, T. R., Schwab, B. C. & Quandt, F.https://doi.org/10.1113/JP286873

2024

Differential effects of theta-gamma tACS on motor skill acquisition in young individuals and stroke survivors: A double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled study (2024)Brain stimulation, 17(5), 1076-1085. Grigutsch, L. S., Haverland, B., Timmsen, L. S., Asmussen, L., Braaß, H., Wolf, S., Luu, T. V., Stagg, C. J., Schulz, R., Quandt, F. & Schwab, B.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.09.001

2022

tACS phase-specifically biases brightness perception of flickering light (2022)Brain stimulation, 15(1), 244-253. Fiene, M., Radecke, J. O., Misselhorn, J., Sengelmann, M., Herrmann, C. S., Schneider, T. R., Schwab, B. C. & Engel, A. K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2022.01.001

2021

Spike-timing-dependent plasticity can account for connectivity aftereffects of dual-site transcranial alternating current stimulation (2021)NeuroImage, 237. Article 118179. Schwab, B. C., König, P. & Engel, A. K.https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.16.342105

2020

Neural activity during a simple reaching task in macaques is counter to gating and rebound in basal gangliaā€“thalamic communication (2020)PLoS Biology, 18(10). Article e3000829. Schwab, B. C., Kase, D., Zimnik, A., Rosenbaum, R., Codianni, M. G., Rubin, J. E. & Turner, R. S.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000829Phase-specific manipulation of rhythmic brain activity by transcranial alternating current stimulation (2020)Brain stimulation, 13(5), 1254-1262. Fiene, M., Schwab, B. C., Misselhorn, J., Herrmann, C. S., Schneider, T. R. & Engel, A. K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.008

Research profiles

Video on my new ERC Project

Lay comic on one of my experimental works

U-Today article on my ERC Starting Grant projectĀ 

Talk @ Computational Modeling in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Workshop 2020

Report on my stay @ Wiko Berlin

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