Faculty of Science

Dr Caitlin Mairi Smith

Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Psychology

caitlin.Smith1@nottingham.ac.uk

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate based in the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham.

My PhD had a strong research focus on the underlying mechanisms of sensorimotor functioning in typically developing populations and in Tourette Syndrome. This involved the acquisition and analysis of multimodal methods of neuroimaging, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

I am currently interested in the underlying mechanisms and promise of closed-loop technologies, such as combining transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) with TMS and median nerve stimulation (MNS) to assess its effect on corticospinal excitability. The clinical effectiveness of MNS is also of interest to me in a range of conditions, such as tremor in Parkinson’s disease and tic execution and urge-to-tic in Tourette Syndrome.

CMS 400x400 (1)

 

 

N3Centre Research Interests
  • Clinical translation/application of neurotechnology
  • Understanding neural mechanisms
 

 

Key Publications

 

  • Maiquez, B. M., Smith, C., Dyke, K., Chou, C. P., Kasbia, B.,  McCready, C., ... & Jackson, S. R.  A double‐blind, sham‐controlled, trial of home‐administered rhythmic 10‐Hz median nerve stimulation for the reduction of tics, and suppression of the urge‐to‐tic, in individuals with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorder. Journal of Neuropsychology, 17(3), 540-563. (2023)

 

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  • Smith, C. M., Sigurdsson, H. P., Dyke, K., Panchuelo, R. S., Francis, S. T., Jackson, G. M., & Jackson, S. R. (2022). Somatomotor cortical mapping in Tourette syndrome using neuro-navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. In International Review of Movement Disorders  (Vol. 3, pp. 321-341). Academic Press. (2022)

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Faculty of Science

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