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

Assistant Professor

Research

My research interests lie in systems neuroscience and computational biology with a focus on the motor system and basal ganglia. I am fascinated by the physiology of the human brain, and how it controls movement in such a precise and reliable way. Therefore, with a background in physics, I aim to investigate the (dys)function of this system using technical methods, including experimental and computational approaches: electrophysiological recordings, modulation of brain activity by both invasive and non-invasive stimulation, and neural network dynamics. I also have a fable for investigating the basics of electric brain stimulation and advancing new stimulation techniques.

Publications

Recent
Fiene, M., Radecke, J. O., Misselhorn, J., Sengelmann, M., Herrmann, C. S., Schneider, T. R. , Schwab, B. C., & Engel, A. K. (2022). tACS phase-specifically biases brightness perception of flickering light. Brain stimulation, 15(1), 244-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2022.01.001
Fiene, M. , Schwab, B. C., Misselhorn, J., Herrmann, C. S., Schneider, T. R., & Engel, A. K. (2020). Phase-specific manipulation of rhythmic brain activity by transcranial alternating current stimulation. Brain stimulation, 13(5), 1254-1262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.008
Schwab, B. C., Kase, D., Zimnik, A., Rosenbaum, R., Codianni, M. G., Rubin, J. E., & Turner, R. S. (2020). Neural activity during a simple reaching task in macaques is counter to gating and rebound in basal ganglia–thalamic communication. PLoS Biology, 18(10), [e3000829]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000829

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Affiliated Study Programmes

Master

Courses Academic Year  2022/2023

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Courses Academic Year  2021/2022

Projects

“Multi-modal network modulation in Parkinson’s disease”; Individual Research Grant, German Research Foundation (DFG), 2021-2024, sum: 361,350€; Collaborators: Christian Moll, Monika Pötter-Nerger, Wolfgang Hamel (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), Andrew Sharott, Charlotte Stagg, Tim Denison (University of Oxford)

 

“Cross-frequency coupling related to motor skill acquisition in stroke patients”; Joint with Fanny Quandt (Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), 2021-2022, sum: 140,400€, consisting of UKE Tandemförderung (70,500€) & SFB 936 (DFG), Integrated Junior Project (94,700€); Collaborators: Charlotte Stagg (University of Oxford), Till Schneider, Robert Schulz (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)

“Model-based optimization of dual-site tACS”; PhD project Silvana Huertas Penen.

Media

Lay comic on one of my experimental works: https://www.bettina-schwab.net/ComicEnglish.pdf

 

Talk @ Computational Modeling in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Workshop 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVCQB6QIHAY

 

Report on my stay @ Wiko Berlin: https://www.wiko-berlin.de/fileadmin/Jahrbuchberichte/2020/WiKo_2020-21_Web.pdf

Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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