Opitz Lab

Alexander Opitz lab at the Dept of BioMed Engineering (@UMNBME), University of Minnesota (@UMNews). Research on noninvasive neuromodulation. #TMS #TDCS #TACS

[Flavio Frohlich PhD @FlavioFrohlich]

@Opitz_Lab Kicking off the double session on #tACS at #Brainstim2025 in room 501. Join us!

[Hamed Ekhtiari @EkhtiariHamed]

International Brain Stimulation Conference starts with @Opitz_Lab talk in Kobe Japan

[UMN Biomedical Engineering @UMNBME]

#UMNproud to receive a $4 million grant to advance transcranial magnetic stimulation. The project is co-led by @Opitz_Lab & aims to develop innovative technologies that could revolutionize treatment for psychiatric disorders.
https://t.co/KQxZe1ncxc

[Miles Wischnewski - Psyched! @MilesWischnews1]

🚨New Publication!🚨 Are you interest in combining TMS with real-time analysis of EEG? Check out our review on the latest methods.

LINK to paper: https://t.co/RhAynScqc2

In JNE (@IOPPublishing) with a.o. @Opitz_Lab @SShiripour @IvanAlekseichuk @DrPaulCroarkin

[Brain Stimulation @brainstimj]

We are delighted to announce that Walter Paulus is the recipient of the 2025 International Brain Stimulation Award. Join us at #BrainStimConf Feb 23-26, 2025, Kobe, Japan, where Dr. Paulus will deliver a plenary lecture.
poster/symposia deadline 27 Sept. https://t.co/I9zCgoHAEF

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

Congrats Ivan! Second lab alumni who is starting their own independent position this year!

[Ivan Alekseichuk @IvanAlekseichuk]

Excited to share that I will start as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behav Sciences at Northwestern University this fall! My lab will do closed-loop brain stimulation and imaging.

I look forward to doing cool science together with brilliant colleagues @NUFeinbergMed.

[Karrie Molitor @Karriemolitor]

Congratulations to Dr. Sangjun Lee (Mentor: Dr. Alex Opitz) who received the 2024-2025 #MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Research Fellowship for his project titled, "A novel method for modulation of cognitive functions using traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation".

[Paul Croarkin @DrPaulCroarkin]

Please consider applying if you are interested in joining a team focused on adapting and innovating neurotherapeutics for youth

Research Fellow - Psychology & Psychiatry https://t.co/imu6gP2hip

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

5/n Synaptic connections affect the entrainment of the postsynaptic neuron with excitatory synapses enhancing neural entrainment

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

‼️Check out our new paper‼️ spearheaded by our fantastic PhD candidate @Zhao1505. We modeled the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (#tACS) in a neuronal network model using intensities that are realistically achievable in humans.

https://t.co/SriGQzDP4d

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

4/n These de-entrainment and re-entrainment effects are frequency-specific. Furthermore, phase-locking depends also on the natural firing rate of the neurons, with higher firing rates resulting in higher phase-locking values.

[College of Sci & Eng @UMNCSE]

CSE researchers showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior. This could lead to new therapies for brain disorders. Read more at https://t.co/fxgAsL2cYq

@Opitz_Lab @UMNBME @UMNResearch @UMNews @NIH

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

Check out our new paper from the lab!

[Miles Wischnewski - Psyched! @MilesWischnews1]

Check out our new publication in @natcomms w/ @Opitz_Lab & @_janzimmermann_ where we show that neural phase precession can be induced by transcranial alternating current stimulation. #tACS #neuroscience #brainstimulation #science

https://t.co/SNbqZNbclJ

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

Very proud of your success! Well deserved!

[Miles Wischnewski - Psyched! @MilesWischnews1]

I am so excited to share that I will be joining the @univgroningen as an assistant professor at the department of Experimental Psychology!

Looking forward to meeting new colleagues and doing cool science!

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

Great work by Nipun Perera (@nipunWD), as well as all the others, @IvanAlekseichuk, @SShirinpour, @MilesWischnews1, and our collaborators in NY, Gary Linn, Kurt Masiello, Brent Butler, @RussBEneuro, Charles Schroeder, and Arnaud Falchier!

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

❗️Our new #research paper ❗️ on the mesoscale neural effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation #TMS in non-human primates is now out in @SFNjournals #JNeurosci #neuromodulation #neuroscience 1/5

https://t.co/a7hbRCECN0

[Opitz Lab @Opitz_Lab]

Our findings hopefully provide insights to TMS-evoked potential research in human using non-invasive #EEG recordings, as well as clinical research using EEG-guided #TMStherapy. 5/5