Margarete Delazer

Prof. Dr. Margarete Delazer


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Academic Career Length

33Years (1994-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 December 2003 in Cognitive Brain Research
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MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer
FDF Domahs
F Domahs
LBL Bartha
L Bartha
CBC Brenneis
C Brenneis
ALA Lochy
A Lochy
TBT Benke
T Benke

1 June 2013 in Current Biology
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ASAlbert Snowball
Albert Snowball
ITIlias Tachtsidis
Ilias Tachtsidis
TPTudor Popescu
Tudor Popescu
JTJacqueline Thompson
Jacqueline Thompson
MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer
RKRoi Cohen Kadosh
Roi Cohen Kadosh
Noninvasive brain stimulation has shown considerable promise for enhancing cognitive functions by the long-term manipulation of neuroplasticity. However, the observation of such improvements has been focused at the behavioral level, and enhancements largely restricted to the performance of basic tasks. Here, we investigate whether transcranial random noise stimulation (TRNS) can improve learning and subsequent performance on complex arithmetic tasks. TRNS of the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a key area in arithmetic, was uniquely coupled with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to measure online hemodynamic responses within the prefrontal cortex. Five consecutive days of TRNS-accompanied cognitive training enhanced the speed of both calculation- and memory-recall-based arithmetic learning. These behavioral improvements were associated with defined hemodynamic responses consistent with more efficient neurovascular coupling within the left DLPFC. Testing 6 months after training revealed long-lasting behavioral and physiological modifications in the stimulated group relative to sham controls for trained and nontrained calculation material. These results demonstrate that, depending on the learning regime, TRNS can induce long-term enhancement of cognitive and brain functions. Such findings have significant implications for basic and translational neuroscience, highlighting TRNS as a viable approach to enhancing learning and high-level cognition by the long-term modulation of neuroplasticity.

1 September 2003 in Personality and Individual Differences
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EWElisabeth M. Weiss
Elisabeth M. Weiss
GKGeorg Kemmler
Georg Kemmler
EDEberhard A. Deisenhammer
Eberhard A. Deisenhammer
WFW.WOlfgang Fleischhacker
W.WOlfgang Fleischhacker
MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer

1 May 2006 in NeuroImage
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AIAnja Ischebeck
Anja Ischebeck
Laura ZamarianLaura Zamarian
Laura Zamarian
CSChristian Siedentopf
Christian Siedentopf
FKFlorian Koppelstätter
Florian Koppelstätter
TBThomas Benke
Thomas Benke
MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer

1 July 2003 in Neuroscience Letters
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EWE. Weiss
E. Weiss
CSC.M. Siedentopf
C.M. Siedentopf
AHAlex Hofer
Alex Hofer
EDE.A. Deisenhammer
E.A. Deisenhammer
MHMatthew J. Hoptman
Matthew J. Hoptman
MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer

1 June 2009 in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
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Laura ZamarianLaura Zamarian
Laura Zamarian
AIA. Ischebeck
A. Ischebeck
MDMargarete Delazer
Margarete Delazer