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Robert Chen

ResearcherMedicine/NeurologyUniversity of Toronto

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Robert Chen

Researcher

Medicine/Neurology

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
126 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 45 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (8 CIHR, 2 NSERC), most recently in 2024.
Supervisor on 12 trainee awards (12 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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1,537

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Research

Deep Brain Stimulation Parkinson'S Disease Basal Ganglia Dystonia Human Subjects Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Movement Disorders Subthalamic Nucleus

Latest papers

Safety and tolerability of temporal interference stimulation in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of an emerging deep neuromodulation technology.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2026
Toward the Optimal Way to Assess Symptomatic Fatigue in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Mixed Methods Survey Study.
JMIR formative research · 2026
Future Prospects of Ultrasound: Role of Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in the Treatment of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders.
European journal of neurology · 2026

All 327 publications

Latest funding

Transcranial Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Deep Brain Nuclei in Parkinson's Disease
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,290,225
Effects of peripheral electrical stimulation combined with low intensity focused ultrasound to improve upper extremity motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$165,000
Causal investigations of the hyperdirect pathway in Parkinson's disease
CIHR · 2021 · Supervisor
$135,000

All 22 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 327 publications.

Safety and tolerability of temporal interference stimulation in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of an emerging deep neuromodulation technology.

Demchenko I, Lin Q, Patel Y, Tang A, Joseph J, Torresan O, Hunter M, Tong X, Gholamali Nezhad F, Janssen-Aguilar R, Schweizer TA, Kennedy SH, Datta A, Huang Y, Rampersad S, Jha MK, Violante IR, Boutet A, Chen R, Lozano AM, Bhat V

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106981 PMID: 42749234

Toward the Optimal Way to Assess Symptomatic Fatigue in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Mixed Methods Survey Study.

Boerger TF, Yanez Touzet A, Furlan JC, Nouri A, Zipser CM, Kwon BK, Fehlings MG, Guest JD, Martin AR, Treanor C, Anderson DB, Sarewitz E, Tetreault L, Harrop J, Wilson J, Chen R, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Fallah N, Carter J, Widdop S, Kurpad S, Aarabi B, Mowforth O, Kotter M, Davies BM

JMIR formative research2026

DOI: 10.2196/88794 PMID: 42721451

Future Prospects of Ultrasound: Role of Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in the Treatment of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders.

Sui Y, Wei M, Chen R, Xia X

European journal of neurology2026

DOI: 10.1111/ene.70754 PMID: 42741816

Effects of online motor cortex transcranial ultrasound stimulation on interhemispheric inhibition.

Wang Y, Zeng K, Fomenko A, Xia X, Ding MYR, Nankoo JF, Chen R

The Journal of physiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1113/jp290803 PMID: 42533734

Cortical myoclonus as a common and clinically actionable movement disorder phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

Reyes NGD, Grippe T, Lira VST, Angeloni B, Desai N, Marras C, Boot E, Yuen RKC, Lang AE, Andrade DM, Chen R, Bassett AS

Parkinsonism & related disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2026.108991 PMID: 42777511

Combined continuous theta burst transcranial ultrasound and magnetic stimulation for induction of cortical plasticity.

Chen KS, Kuo YJ, Yang WC, Nankoo JF, Dong YS, Chang HY, Liu HL, Shih YC, Chen GS, Chen R

NeuroImage2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.122067 PMID: 42320612

Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Enhanced Long-Latency Reflex II in Parkinson's Disease Through Rapid Subthalamic-Cortical Modulation.

Chen KS, Kuo YJ, Jeng CY, Dong YS, Tai CH, Chen R

Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mds.70508 PMID: 42595494

Movement Disorders Neurophysiology: A Growing Branch of Clinical Neurophysiology.

Grippe T, Wile D, Levy A, Ng MC, Chen R

The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2026.10635 PMID: 42473431

Evaluating the biological meaning of neural network decisions in EEG-based MCI detection.

Yu J, Ma W, Pei Z, Zhu L, Shi X, Liu Y, Li P, Wang P, Ji Y, Zhou Y, Tong X, Liu Q, Chen R, Guo Y

Journal of neural engineering2026

DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ae7695 PMID: 42229510

Hyposmia as a predictor of cognitive decline in long-term Parkinson's disease with dementia: a multicenter study in China.

Wang H, Li W, Ding Y, Sun Q, Liu J, Cui S, Li G, Gao C, Chen R, Liu X, Wang G, Chen S

Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00702-026-03107-1 PMID: 41711828

Transcranial Ultrasound Neuromodulation of Deep Brain Nuclei in Parkinson's Disease

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Robert E

Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Deep Brain Stimulation; Globus Pallidus; Neuromodulation; Parkinson'S Disease; Subthalamic Nucleus; Ultrasound Stimulation

$1,290,225

Effects of peripheral electrical stimulation combined with low intensity focused ultrasound to improve upper extremity motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Desai (Kapadia), Naaz A

Keywords: Biomedical; Focused Ultrasound; Neuroscience

$165,000

Causal investigations of the hyperdirect pathway in Parkinson's disease

SupervisorCIHR2021CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Darmani, ghazaleh

Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Deep Brain Stimulation; Motor Control; Noninvasive Brain Stimulation; Parkinson'S Disease; Transcranial Ultrasound Utimulation

$135,000

Non-invasive neuromodulation using low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in the human brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Chen, Robert

$149,954

Restoring Motor Functions in Parkinson's Disease with Noninvasive Hybrid Transcranial Neuromodulation

Nominated PICIHR2020Operating Grant: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)

Principal investigators: Chen, Robert E

Keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation; Neuromodulation; Parkinson'S Disease; Temporal Interference Fields; Transcranial Focused Ultrasound

$303,189

Non-invasive neuromodulation using low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in the human brain

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chen, Robert

$330,000

Induction of Cortical Plasticity in Human using Theta Burst Ultrasound Stimulation

SupervisorCIHR2019CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Zeng, Ke

Keywords: Electroencephalographic; Focused Ultrasound; Plasticity; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$135,000

Uncovering how cortical and subcortical inhibitory brain structures contribute to uncontrollable freezing of movement in Parkinson's disease.

SupervisorCIHR2018CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Drummond, Neil M

Keywords: Deep Brain Stimulation; Freezing Of Gait; Inhibitory Network; Neural Recording; Neuromodulation; Parkinson'S Disease; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$90,000

Cortical and basal ganglia mechanisms in movement disorders

Nominated PICIHR2016Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Robert E

Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Deep Brain Stimulation; Dystonia; Human Subjects; Motor Control; Motor Cortex; Parkinson'S Disease; Plasticity; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

$3,268,959

Exploring Parietal-Motor Connectivity for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

SupervisorCIHR2015Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Baarbé, Julianne K

Keywords: Alpha Oscillations; Beta Oscillations; Freezing Of Gait; Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (Itbs); Parietal-Motor Connectivity; Parkinson'S Disease; Posterior Parietal Cortex; Primary Motor Cortex; Risk Of Falls; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Tms)

$105,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Robert Chen

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Safety and tolerability of temporal interference stimulation in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of an emerging deep neuromodulation technology.

Toward the Optimal Way to Assess Symptomatic Fatigue in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Mixed Methods Survey Study.

Future Prospects of Ultrasound: Role of Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation in the Treatment of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders.

Effects of online motor cortex transcranial ultrasound stimulation on interhemispheric inhibition.

Cortical myoclonus as a common and clinically actionable movement disorder phenotype of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

Combined continuous theta burst transcranial ultrasound and magnetic stimulation for induction of cortical plasticity.

Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Enhanced Long-Latency Reflex II in Parkinson's Disease Through Rapid Subthalamic-Cortical Modulation.

Movement Disorders Neurophysiology: A Growing Branch of Clinical Neurophysiology.

Evaluating the biological meaning of neural network decisions in EEG-based MCI detection.

Hyposmia as a predictor of cognitive decline in long-term Parkinson's disease with dementia: a multicenter study in China.

Non-invasive neuromodulation using low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in the human brain

Non-invasive neuromodulation using low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in the human brain

Frequent collaborators

Mojgan Hodaie

Alfonso Fasano

Clement Hamani

Aimee Nelson

Alexandre Boutet

Venkat Bhat

Jonathan Downar

Daphne Voineskos

James Milligan

Mario Masellis

Benjamin Davidson

Milad Lankarany

Kei Masani

Susan Fox

Colin Hawco

Nir Lipsman

Pablo Rusjan

Jurgen Germann

Isabelle Boileau

Connie Marras

Sarah Duff Canning

David Mikulis

W Richard Staines

Steven Baker

Omar Khan