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Welcome to the Neural Rhythms Lab! We study how the brain uses rhythm and prediction to control the body and support cognition, with a particular focus on the role of sound. Located at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, we translate these findings into non-invasive interventions for age-related disorders and psychiatric conditions. Our work is dedicated to accessible, effective care for Veterans and older adults.
Maercio Maia and Aada Kekäläinen will be presenting a poster at the 12th Science Factory in Espoo, Finland on May 23-28!
Their work investigates the precise timing of seTMS pulses relative to musical beats, finding that the effects on motor excitability are timing-dependent and correlate with alpha-band inter-trial coherence.
Poster title: Music-Induced Modulation of Corticospinal Excitability Depends on Timing Relative to the Beat
Date: May 23-28, 2026
Event: 12th Science Factory: TMS-EEG Summer School and Workshop
Rafael Seifu-Schmeing will be presenting a poster on May 12th at the Spring 2026 Brain Resilience Symposium at Stanford University!
His work presents a semi-automated EEG preprocessing pipeline optimized for sensory-entrained TMS (seTMS) data, incorporating two-stage ICA, multi-step TMS pulse artifact removal, and filtering tailored to support spectral and TMS-evoked potential analyses.
Poster title: Preprocessing Pipeline Optimization for Sensory-Entrained Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (seTMS)
Date: May 12, 2026
Our research on sensory-entrained TMS was recently highlighted by the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute!
The article covers our finding that timing TMS pulses to musical rhythm can more than double their effect on motor cortex excitability, and explores what this could mean for future psychiatric applications.
Article title: Groove is in the brain: Music supercharges brain stimulation
Published by: Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University
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