Mark Cunningham

Excited by brain waves. Married + 2 kids. Passion for Garibaldi biscuits. Ellen Mayston Bates Prof. of Neurophysiology of Epilepsy at Trinity College Dublin.

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

And now we enter the liminal space #Autumn

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

@marksweetnam Sorry to hear this Mark. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Excited to share new paper in Brain 🧠
CSF1R inhibition in an Alzheimer’s model disrupts gamma oscillations and increases epileptiform activity and network hyperexcitability.
Findings highlight a potentially protective role for microglia in maintaining brain network stability.

[Brain @Brain1878]

Delaney et al. show that reducing microglial proliferation worsens network hyperactivity in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, suggesting that microglia help maintain synaptic and circuit stability. https://t.co/YAK9OYzSQm

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

@sophiescott Must be a Lund thing! No music in the Karolinska today but a damn fine cake and a great PhD viva!

[Journal of Physiology @JPhysiol]

Mattia D'Andola and co-authors from @idibaps examined modulation of slow and fast oscillations by direct current stimulation in the #cerebral cortex in vitro in this recent #Research article 🧠 ⚡️

📜 Read it here:
https://t.co/EN7hYGBuu5

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Thank you @oranfinegan for delivering an incredible 2025 John Mallet Purser Public Lecture @TrinityMed1 @TCDPhysiology @tcddublin @AnatomyTrinity

[Oran Finegan @oranfinegan]

Proud to have been invited to deliver the 2025 John Mallet Purser Public Lecture in @tcddublin on the 12th November. A great opportunity to highlight the rapidly developing field of #humanitarian #forensics

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Thanks to @epilepsyireland for popping in to see our @tcddublin @TCINeuroscience @TrinityMed1 @Researchirel new OPM-MEG scanner and for the article highlighting how this technology will help with epilepsy research @Futureneuro_ie https://t.co/N3RcLbGVn6

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

I will be chairing this lunchtime talk by Dr. Marius Volberg @PhotoMuseumIRL next Wed 12th November on "The Promises and Pitfalls of Empathy" (https://t.co/cB5Ft8qRr5) as part of @ScienceWeek @Researchirel @TCDPhysiology @tcddublin @Futureneuro_ie @TrinityMed1

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Humanitarian forensic action is a field that recognises that forensic methods can help protect human rights, clarify the fate of missing persons, and bring dignity to victims & families, even where there is no functioning legal system or where the primary goal isn’t prosecution

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

1/2 Delighted to announce that the 2025 John Mallet Purser Public lecture will be delivered by Oran Finegan who will deliver a lecture on how his training in anatomy led to a career in humanitarian forensic action
@TrinityMed1
@TCDPhysiology
@AnatomyTrinity

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Ahhhhhh Venice….

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

It has been a wonderful experience to participate as faculty on the 21st Advanced Epilepsy Course on San Servolo, Venice #sanservolo @TCDPhysiology @TrinityMed1 @Futureneuro_ie

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

When in Venice…checking out Ca’ da Mosto….@FdaMosto

[Neuroscience Ireland @NeuroscienceIRL]

🏆We’re excited to announce Prof. Mark Cunningham @markcnewry (@tcddublin) as the 2025 winner of the Tom Connor Distinguished Investigator Award! A leading figure in #epilepsy research, his work on neuronal microcircuits has had global impact. Huge congratulations! 👏

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

@THRIVE_TCD @E_C_S_S @maxeweston @philipbuys01 @emmacurtin01 @TCDPhysiology @TrinityMed1 Well done! Enjoy the conference!

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Congratulations to PhD candidate @Futureneuro_ie Harry Frost and post-doc Hugh Delaney on winning best poster presentation (as Gaeilge) and Clayton Neuroscience prize respectively at the @TCINeuroscience anniversary symposium @TCDPhysiology

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

This is what it is all about. @CarlingfordIRE

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@BeatrizGilLA @Insermu1266 @TCDPhysiology @Futureneuro_ie Always!

[Mark Cunningham @markcnewry]

Great visit to @Insermu1266 to discuss our work on brain tumour related epilepsy with Gilles Huberfeld and colleagues. Paris looking good in the sun ☀️ @TCDPhysiology @Futureneuro_ie