Publications

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1. Roeder L, Breakspear M, Kerr GK, Boonstra TW (2024). Dynamics of brain-muscle networks reveal effects of age and somatosensory function on gait. iScience 27, 109162. PDF

2. Nikolin S, Martin D, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2023). Transcranial direct current stimulation modulates working memory maintenance processes in healthy individuals. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 35:3, 468–484. PDF

3. Jie J, Kal E, Ellmers T, Rosier J, Meijer K, Boonstra TW (2023). The effects of conscious movement processing on the neuromuscular control of posture. Neuroscience 507, 63-73. PDF

4. Moffa AH, Boonstra TW, Wang A, Martin D, Loo C, Nikolin S (2022). Neuromodulatory effects of theta burst stimulation to the prefrontal cortex. Scientific Data 9, 1-8. PDF

5. Yaserifar M, Mohammadi ZF, Hosseininejad SE, Esmaili I, Afrakoti P, Meijer K, Boonstra TW (2022). Coordination variability reduced for soccer players compared to non-athletes during the stance phase of gait. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, in press. PDF

6. Moffa AH, Nikolin S, Martin D, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2022). Reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation evoked potentials to detect the effects of theta-burst stimulation of the prefrontal cortex. NeuroImage Reports 2, 100115. PDF

7. Braund TA, The Zin M, Boonstra TW, Wong QJJ, Larsen ME, Christensen H, Tillman G, O’Dea B (2022).  Smartphone sensor data for identifying and monitoring symptoms of mood disorders: A longitudinal observational study. JMIR Mental Health 9, e35549. PDF

8. Nikolin S, Chand N, Martin D, Rushby J, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2022). Little evidence for a reduced late positive potential to unpleasant stimuli in major depressive disorder. NeuroImage Reports 2, 100077. PDF

9. Nikolin S, Tan YY, Martin D, Moffa A, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2021). Behavioural and neurophysiological differences in working memory function of depressed patients and healthy controls. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, 559-568. PDF

10. ODea B, Boonstra TW, Larsen ME, Nguyen T, Venkatesh S, Christensen H (2021). The relationship between linguistic expression in blog content and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts: A longitudinal study. PLoS ONE 16(5): e0251787. PDF

11. Kerkman JN, Bekius A, Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, Dominici N (2020). Muscle synergies and coherence networks reflect different modes of coordination during walking. Frontiers in Physiology 11, 751. PDF

12. Roeder L, Boonstra TW, Kerr GK (2020). Corticomuscular control of walking in older people and people with Parkinson’s disease. Scientific Reports 20, 2980. PDF

13. Nikolin S, Martin D, Loo CK, Iacoviello BM, Boonstra TW (2020). Assessing neurophysiological changes associated with combined transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive emotional training for treatment-resistant depression. European Journal of Neuroscience, 1-15. PDF

14. Boonstra TW, Faes L, Kerkman JN, Marinazzo D (2019). Information decomposition of multichannel EMG to map functional interactions in the distributed motor system. NeuroImage 202, 116093. PDF

15. Vidaurre C, Nolte G, de Vries IEJ, Gómez M, Boonstra TW, Müller K-R, Villringer A, Nikulin VV (2019). Canonical maximization of coherence: a novel tool for investigation of neuronal interactions between two datasets. NeuroImage 201: 116009. PDF

16. Boonstra TW, Nicholas J, Wong QJ, Shaw F, Townsend S, Christensen H (2018). Using smartphone sensor technology for mental health research: Integrated analysis to identify hidden challenges and potential solutions. Journal of Medical Internet Research 20: e10131. PDF

17. Roeder L, Boonstra TW, Smith SS, Kerr GK (2018). Dynamics of corticospinal motor control during overground and treadmill walking in humans. Journal of Neurophysiology 120, 1017–1031. PDF 

18. Kerkman JN, Daffertshofer A, Gollo L, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2018). Network structure of the human musculoskeletal system shapes neural interactions on multiple timescales. Science Advances 4, eaat0497. PDF

19. Al-kaysi A, Al-Ani A, Galvez V, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2018). Estimating the quality of electroconvulsive therapy induced seizures using decision tree and fuzzy inference system classifiers. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 3677-3680. PDF

20. Nikolin S, Martin DM, Loo CK, Boonstra TW (2018). Effects of tDCS dosage on working memory in healthy participants. Brain Stimulation 11, 518-527. PDF

21. Xie HB, Sivakumar B, Boonstra TW, Mengersen K (2018). Fuzzy entropy and its application for enhanced subspace filtering. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems 26, 1970-1982. PDF

22. Boonstra TW, Larsen ME, Townsend S, Christensen H (2017). Validation of a smartphone app to map social networks of proximity. PLoS ONE 12, e0189877. PDF

23. Nikolin S, Boonstra TW, Loo CK, Martin DM (2017). Combined effect of prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation and a working memory task on heart rate variability. PLoS ONE 12, e0181833. PDF

24. Boonstra TW, Werner-Seidler A, O'Dea B, Larsen ME, Christensen H (2017). Smartphone app to investigate the relationship between social connectivity and mental health. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 287-290. PDF

25. Kerkman JN, Daffertshofer A, Gollo L, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2017). Functional connectivity analysis of multiplex muscle network across frequencies. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 1567-1570. PDF

26. Boonstra TW (2017). Cortical adaptations during muscle fatigue: the role of sensorimotor oscillations. Acta Physiologica 220, 307-309. PDF

27. Al-Kaysi AM, Al-Ani A, Loo CK, Powell TY, Martin DM, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2017). Predicting tDCS treatment outcomes of patients with major depressive disorder using automated EEG classification. Journal of Affective Disorders 208: 597–603. PDF

28. De Vries IEJ, Daffertshofer A, Stegeman DF, Boonstra TW (2016). Functional connectivity in neuromuscular system underlying bimanual coordination. Journal of Neurophysiology, 116: 2576–2585. PDF

29. Boonstra TW, Farmer SF, Breakspear M (2016). Using computational neuroscience to define common input to spinal motor neurons. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 10, 313. PDF

30. Boonstra TW, Nikolin S, Meisener A-C, Martin DM, Loo CK (2016). Change in mean frequency of resting-state electroencephalography after transcranial direct current stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 10, 270. PDF

31. Al-kaysi A, Al-Ani A, Loo CK, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2016). Predicting brain stimulation treatment outcomes of depressed patients through the classification of EEG oscillations. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 5266-5269. PDF

32. Mehrkanoon S*, Boonstra TW*, Breakspear M, Hinder M, Summers JJ (2016). Upregulation of cortico-cerebellar functional connectivity after motor learning. NeuroImage 128, 252–263. [* joint first authorship] PDF

33. Boonstra TW, Danna-Dos-Santos A, Xie HB, Roerdink M, Stins JF, Breakspear M (2015). Muscle networks: Connectivity analysis of EMG activity during postural control. Scientific Reports 5: 17830. PDF

34. Boonstra TW, Larsen ME, Christensen H (2015). Mapping dynamic social networks in real life using participants' own smartphones. Heliyon 1, e00037. PDF

35. Al-Kaysi A, Al-Ani A, Boonstra TW (2015). A multichannel deep belief network for the classification of EEG data. Neural Information Processing (ICONIP 2015), 38-45. PDF

36. Larsen ME, Cummins N, Boonstra TW, O’Dea B, Tighe J, Nicholas J, Shand F, Epps J, Christensen H (2015). The use of technology in suicide prevention. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBC), 7316-7319. PDF

37. Larsen ME, Boonstra TW, Batterham PJ, O’Dea B, Paris C, Christensen H (2015). We Feel: Mapping emotion on Twitter. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics 99, 1. PDF

38. Heitmann S, Boonstra TW, Gong P, Breakspear M, Ermentrout B (2015). The rhythms of steady posture: Motor commands as spatially organized oscillation patterns. Neurocomputing 170: 3–14. PDF

39. Roberts JA, Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2015). The heavy tail of the human brain. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 31: 164-172. PDF

40. Danna-Dos-Santos A, Degani AM, Boonstra TW, Mochizuki L, Harney AM, Schmeckpeper MM, Tabor LC, Leonard CT (2014). The influence of visual information on multi-muscle control during quiet stance: A spectral analysis approach. Experimental Brain Research 233: 657-669. PDF

41. Mehrkanoon S, Breakspear M, Britz J, Boonstra TW (2014). Intrinsic coupling modes in source-reconstructed electroencephalography. Brain Connectivity 4: 812-825. PDF

42. Mehrkanoon S, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2014). The reorganization of corticomuscular coherence during a transition between sensorimotor states. NeuroImage 100: 692-702. PDF

43. Powell TY, Boonstra TW, Martin DM, Loo CK, Breakspear M (2014). Modulation of cortical activity by transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with affective disorder. PLoS ONE 9: e98503. PDF

44. Van de Steeg C, Daffertshofer A, Stegeman DF, Boonstra TW (2014). High-density surface electromyography improves the identification of oscillatory synaptic inputs to motor neurons. Journal of Applied Physiology 116: 1263-1271. PDF

45. Mehrkanoon S, Breakspear M, Boonstra TW (2014). Low-dimensional dynamics of resting-state cortical activity. Brain Topography 27: 338-352. PDF 

46. Danna-Dos-Santos A, Boonstra TW, Degani AM, Cardoso VS, Magalhaes AT, Mochizuki L, Leonard CT (2014). Multi-muscle control during bipedal stance: an EMG–EMG analysis approach. Experimental Brain Research 231: 75-87. PDF

47. Boonstra TW (2013). The potential of corticomuscular and intermuscular coherence for research on human motor control. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 7: 855. PDF

48. Heitmann S, Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2013). A dendritic mechanism for decoding traveling waves: Principles and applications to motor cortex. PLOS Computational Biology 9: e1003260. PDF

49. Boonstra TW, Powell TY, Mehrkanoon S, Breakspear M (2013). Effects of mnemonic load on cortical activity during visual working memory: Linking ongoing brain activity with evoked responses. International Journal of Psychophysiology 89: 409-418. PDF

50. Boonstra TW, He BJ, Daffertshofer A (2013). Scale-free dynamics and critical phenomena in cortical activity. Frontiers in Fractal Physiology 4: 79. PDF

51. Mehrkanoon S, Breakspear M, Daffertshofer A, Boonstra TW (2013) Non-identical smoothing operators for estimating time-frequency interdependence in electrophysiological recordings. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2013: 73. PDF

52. Aburn MJ, Holmes CA, Roberts JA, Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2012). Critical fluctuations in cortical models near instability. Frontiers in Fractal Physiology 3: 331. PDF

53. Birznieks I, Boonstra TW, Macefield VG (2012). Modulation of human muscle spindle discharge by arterial pulsations - functional effects and consequences. PLoS ONE 7: e35091. PDF

54. Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2012). Neural mechanisms of intermuscular coherence: Implications for the rectification of surface electromyography. Journal of Neurophysiology 107: 796-807. PDF

55. Langdon AJ, Boonstra TW, Breakspear M (2011). Multi-frequency phase locking in human somatosensory cortex. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 105, 58-66. PDF

56. Boonstra TW (2010). The nature of periodic input to the muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology 104: 576. PDF

57. Boonstra TW, van Wijk BCM, Praamstra P, Daffertshofer A (2009). Corticomuscular and bilateral EMG coherence reflect distinct aspects of neural synchronization. Neuroscience Letters 463: 17-21. PDF

58. Boonstra TW, Houweling S, Muskulus M (2009). Does asynchronous neuronal activity average out on a macroscopic scale? Journal of Neuroscience 29: 8871– 8874. PDF

59. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, Roerdink M, Flipse I, Groenewoud K, Beek PJ (2009). Bilateral motor unit synchronization of leg muscles during a simple dynamic balance task. European Journal of Neuroscience 29: 613-622. PDF

60. Boonstra TW, Roerdink M, Daffertshofer A, van Vugt B, van Werven G, Beek PJ (2008). Low alcohol doses reduce common 10-15 Hz input to bilateral leg muscles during quiet standing. Journal of Neurophysiology 100(4): 2158-2164. PDF

61. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, van Ditshuizen JC, van den Heuvel MRC, Hofman C, Willigenburg NW, Beek PJ (2008). Fatigue-related changes in motor-unit synchronization of quadriceps muscles within and across legs. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 18(5): 717-731. PDF

62. Daffertshofer A, Boonstra TW, Beek PJ (2007). Cortical beta synchronization is related to low-order motor parameters. International Congress Series 1300: 329-332. PDF

63. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, Breakspear M, Beek PJ (2007). Multivariate time-frequency analysis of electromagnetic brain activity during bimanual motor learning. NeuroImage 36(2): 370-377. PDF

64. Boonstra TW, Stins JF, Daffertshofer A, Beek PJ (2007). Effects of sleep deprivation on neural functioning: an integrative review. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 64(7-8): 934-946. PDF

65. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, van As E, van der Vlugt S, Beek PJ (2007). Bilateral motor unit synchronization is functionally organized. Experimental Brain Research 178(1): 79-88. PDF

66. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, Peper CE, Beek PJ (2006). Amplitude and phase dynamics associated with acoustically paced finger tapping. Brain Research 1109(1): 60-69. PDF

67. Boonstra TW, Daffertshofer A, Beek PJ (2005). Effects of sleep deprivation on event-related fields and alpha activity during rhythmic force production. Neuroscience Letters 388(1): 27-32. PDF

68. Boonstra TW, Clairbois HE, Daffertshofer A, Verbunt J, van Dijk BW, Beek PJ (2005). MEG-compatible force sensor. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 144(2): 193-196. PDF