Investigating brain activity prior to tics and modulating this activity with peripheral nerve stimulation to suppress tics in Tourette syndrome

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. It is associated with a dysfunction in the cortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical (CSTC) circuit that leads to an overexcited motor cortex resulting in the execution of the motor or vocal action (tics). Most indivi...

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Main Author: Morera Màiquez, Bàrbara
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64431/