Athena Stein

Athena Stein

Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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  1. Stein A, Floegel E, Zhang M, Subramaniyan A, Sharma S, Feldman Z, Evers M, Riddle J, Meltzer-Brody S, Frohlich F. (2026). Establishing naturalistic brain stimulation targeting aperiodic EEG features: Transcranial Endogenous Current Stimulation (tECS). Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation.

  2. Stein A*, Schwippel TU*, Pupillo FM, LaGarde HC, Zhang M, Rubinow DR, Frohlich F. (2026). Daily EEG reveals stage-specific alpha power and functional connectivity modulation across five days of tACS in major depressive disorder. medRxiv.

  3. Schwippel T, Pupillo F, LaGarde H, Stein A, Zhang M, Rubinow D, Frohlich F. (2026). Suppression of Endogenous Alpha Power Predicts Clinical Response to 10 Hz tACS in Major Depressive Disorder: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. medRxiv.

  4. Friehs MA, Schroeder PA, Barlow KM, Stein A. (2026). Not just childish games: An exploration of different game-based assessments and discussion of gamification in clinical pediatric populations. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement.

  5. Stein A, Riddle J, Caulfield KA, Dux PE, Friehs MA, Schroeder PA, Craven MP, Groom MJ, Iyer KK, Barlow KM. (2025). Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial. Brain Sciences.

  6. Stein A, Caulfield KA, Singh M, Riddle J, Friehs MA, Craven MP, Groom MJ, Iyer KK, Barlow KM. (2025). The Effect of a Single Session of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Attention in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury: Characterizing Interindividual Structural and Functional Network Response Variability. Pediatric Neurology.

  7. Barlow KM, Stein A. (2026). Author's Reply to: Comment on “Orthostatic Tachycardia in Children With and Without Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Controlled Study”. Pediatric Neurology, 176, 29–30.

  8. Stein A*, Barlow KM*. (2025). Orthostatic tachycardia in children with and without persisting post concussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: A prospective controlled study. Pediatric Neurology.

  9. Stein A, Thorstensen JR, Ashley DP, Ho JM, Iyer KK, Barlow KM. (2024). Attention please! Unravelling the link between brain network connectivity and cognitive attention following acquired brain injury: a systematic review of structural and functional measures. Brain Connectivity.

  10. Stein A, Higgins N, Gajwani M, Gericke CA. (2024). The treatment gap for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: a comparative analysis of cost and utilisation in high-income countries. Australian Health Review.

  11. Stein A, To XV, Nasrallah FA, Barlow KM. (2023). Evidence of ongoing cerebral microstructural reorganization in children with persisting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a NODDI DTI analysis. Journal of Neurotrauma.

  12. Stein A, Iyer KK, Barlow KM. (2022). Cerebral activation of attention and working memory in traumatic brain injury. In: Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Academic Press.

  13. Stein A, Iyer KK, Barlow KM. (2022). The effect of pediatric traumatic brain injury on simulated transcranial direct current stimulation electric field. Neuroergonomics and Neuromodulation Meeting.

  14. Stein A, Iyer KK, Khetani A, Barlow KM. (2021). Changes in Working Memory-Related Cortical Responses Following Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Concussion.