I completed my PhD at the University of Nottingham in 2017 under the supervision of Professor Stephen Jackson. My research focused on using non-invasive brain stimulation to treat tics in Tourette Syndrome. During this time, I became interested in improving the methods and understanding of how brain stimulation works, while also exploring its therapeutic uses.
From 2017 to 2021, I worked on several projects using different types of non-invasive brain stimulation, including work exploring how mild electrical stimulation at the wrist can help reduce tics in people with Tourette Syndrome.
I started my assistant professor role in 2022 and have several ongoing projects using different types of non-invasive brain stimulation. These include using specialised brain imaging approaches to understand how brain chemistry is temporarily altered after stimulation in health adults; and investigating the link between changes in brain chemistry during memory-based tasks and responses to stimulation in people with psychosis. I’m also involved in a project exploring a type of non-invasive electrical stimulation as a treatment to tinnitus. Additionally, I am leading projects exploring the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in Tourette Syndrome and as a way of exploring brain regions associated with movement and sensation in healthy aging.
Maiquez, B. M., Smith, C., Dyke, K., Chou, C. P., Kasbia, B., McCready, C., ... & Jackson, S. R. (2023). 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
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Dyke, K., Jackson, G., & Jackson, S. (2022). Non-invasive brain stimulation as therapy: Systematic review and recommendations with a focus on the treatment of Tourette syndrome. Experimental Brain Research, 240(2), 341-363.
Sigurdsson, H. P., Jackson, S. R., Kim, S., Dyke, K., & Jackson, G. M. (2020). A feasibility study for somatomotor cortical mapping in Tourette syndrome using neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Cortex, 129, 175-187.
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