Marom Bikson

Professor, The City College of New York of CUNY

Research Expertise

Neural Engineering
Brain Stimulation
Medical Device Design
Neuromodulation
Biomedical Engineering

About

Dr. Marom Bikson is a Harold Shames Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY) of the City University of New York (CUNY). The translational R&D activity of his group spans pre-clinical studies, computational models, device design and fabrication, regulatory activities, and clinical trials. Technologies developed by his group are in clinical trials in over 350 medical centers. Dr. Bikson has published over 400 papers and book-chapters and is inventor on over 30 patent applications. He is known for his work on brain targeting with electrical stimulation, cellular physiology of electric effects, and electrical safety. Prior to becoming faculty at CUNY, Dr. Bikson was a research fellow at the University of Birmingham Medical School, UK. He received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland OH, and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD.

Publications

Electrical stimulation of excitable tissue: design of efficacious and safe protocols
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2005
Clinical research with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Challenges and future directions
Brain Stimulation
2012
A technical guide to tDCS, and related non-invasive brain stimulation tools
Clinical Neurophysiology
2016
Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016
Brain Stimulation
2016
Safety and recommendations for TMS use in healthy subjects and patient populations, with updates on training, ethical and regulatory issues: Expert Guidelines
Clinical Neurophysiology
2021
Low intensity transcranial electric stimulation: Safety, ethical, legal regulatory and application guidelines
Clinical Neurophysiology
2017
Gyri-precise head model of transcranial direct current stimulation: Improved spatial focality using a ring electrode versus conventional rectangular pad
Brain Stimulation
2009
Effects of uniform extracellular DC electric fields on excitability in rat hippocampal slices in vitro
The Journal of Physiology
2004
Role of cortical cell type and morphology in subthreshold and suprathreshold uniform electric field stimulation in vitro
Brain Stimulation
2009
Comparing Cortical Plasticity Induced by Conventional and High-Definition 4 × 1 Ring tDCS: A Neurophysiological Study
Brain Stimulation
2013
Optimized multi-electrode stimulation increases focality and intensity at target
Journal of Neural Engineering
2011
Evidence-Based Guidelines and Secondary Meta-Analysis for the Use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
2020
Cellular effects of acute direct current stimulation: somatic and synaptic terminal effects
The Journal of Physiology
2013
Low-Intensity Electrical Stimulation Affects Network Dynamics by Modulating Population Rate and Spike Timing
The Journal of Neuroscience
2010
Measurements and models of electric fields in the in vivo human brain during transcranial electric stimulation
eLife
2017
Physiological and modeling evidence for focal transcranial electrical brain stimulation in humans: A basis for high-definition tDCS
NeuroImage
2013
Inter-Individual Variation during Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Normalization of Dose Using MRI-Derived Computational Models
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2012
Electrode Positioning and Montage in Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2011
Fundamentals of transcranial electric and magnetic stimulation dose: Definition, selection, and reporting practices
Brain Stimulation
2012
Origins of specificity during tDCS: anatomical, activity-selective, and input-bias mechanisms
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2013
Effects of weak transcranial alternating current stimulation on brain activity—a review of known mechanisms from animal studies
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2013
Establishing safety limits for transcranial direct current stimulation
Clinical Neurophysiology
2009
Transcranial current stimulation focality using disc and ring electrode configurations: FEM analysis
Journal of Neural Engineering
2008
Realistic volumetric-approach to simulate transcranial electric stimulation—ROAST—a fully automated open-source pipeline
Journal of Neural Engineering
2019
Direct Current Stimulation Modulates LTP and LTD: Activity Dependence and Dendritic Effects
Brain Stimulation
2017
Brain–Heart Interaction During Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Frontiers in Neuroscience
2021
Technique and Considerations in the Use of 4x1 Ring High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS)
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2013
Individualized model predicts brain current flow during transcranial direct-current stimulation treatment in responsive stroke patient
Brain Stimulation
2011
Regulatory considerations for the clinical and research use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): Review and recommendations from an expert panel
Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs
2014
Computational Models of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Clinical EEG and Neuroscience
2012
Electrode montages for tDCS and weak transcranial electrical stimulation: Role of “return” electrode’s position and size
Clinical Neurophysiology
2010
tDCS‐Induced Analgesia and Electrical Fields in Pain‐Related Neural Networks in Chronic Migraine
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
2012
Transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation (tES and TMS) for addiction medicine: A consensus paper on the present state of the science and the road ahead
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
2019
Animal models of transcranial direct current stimulation: Methods and mechanisms
Clinical Neurophysiology
2016
Spike Timing Amplifies the Effect of Electric Fields on Neurons: Implications for Endogenous Field Effects
The Journal of Neuroscience
2007
Brain stimulation modulates the autonomic nervous system, rating of perceived exertion and performance during maximal exercise
British Journal of Sports Medicine
2013
Electrodes for high-definition transcutaneous DC stimulation for applications in drug delivery and electrotherapy, including tDCS
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2010
A Pilot Study of the Tolerability and Effects of High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) on Pain Perception
The Journal of Pain
2012
Classification of methods in transcranial Electrical Stimulation (tES) and evolving strategy from historical approaches to contemporary innovations
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2013
Non-invasive brain stimulation and neuroenhancement
Clinical Neurophysiology Practice
2022
Bio-heat transfer model of deep brain stimulation-induced temperature changes
Journal of Neural Engineering
2006
A visual and narrative timeline of US FDA milestones for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) devices
Brain Stimulation
2022
Suppression of epileptiform activity by high frequency sinusoidal fields in rat hippocampal slices
The Journal of Physiology
2001
Mechanisms and Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Dose-Response
2017
Sham tDCS: A hidden source of variability? Reflections for further blinded, controlled trials
Brain Stimulation
2019
Rigor and reproducibility in research with transcranial electrical stimulation: An NIMH-sponsored workshop
Brain Stimulation
2018
Noninvasive transcranial direct current stimulation over the left prefrontal cortex facilitates cognitive flexibility in tool use
Cognitive Neuroscience
2013
Computational modeling of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obesity: Impact of head fat and dose guidelines
NeuroImage: Clinical
2013
Dosage Considerations for Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children: A Computational Modeling Study
PLoS ONE
2013
Focal Modulation of the Primary Motor Cortex in Fibromyalgia Using 4×1-Ring High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS): Immediate and Delayed Analgesic Effects of Cathodal and Anodal Stimulation
The Journal of Pain
2013
Transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with skull defects and skull plates: High-resolution computational FEM study of factors altering cortical current flow
NeuroImage
2010
Incomplete evidence that increasing current intensity of tDCS boosts outcomes
Brain Stimulation
2018
Spatial and polarity precision of concentric high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
Physics in Medicine & Biology
2016
Remotely-supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for clinical trials: guidelines for technology and protocols
Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
2015
Transcranial DC Stimulation in Fibromyalgia: Optimized Cortical Target Supported by High-Resolution Computational Models
The Journal of Pain
2011
Suppression and control of epileptiform activity by electrical stimulation: a review
Proceedings of the IEEE
2001
Longitudinal Neurostimulation in Older Adults Improves Working Memory
PLOS ONE
2015
Local Suppression of Epileptiform Activity by Electrical Stimulation in Rat Hippocampus In Vitro
The Journal of Physiology
2003
Beyond the target area: an integrative view of tDCS-induced motor cortex modulation in patients and athletes
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
2019
Effects of 6-month at-home transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition and cerebral glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease
Brain Stimulation
2019
Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on exercise performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Brain Stimulation
2019
Transcranial direct current stimulation in pediatric brain: A computational modeling study
2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
2012
Targeted transcranial direct current stimulation for rehabilitation after stroke
NeuroImage
2013
Transcranial electrical stimulation nomenclature
Brain Stimulation
2019
Direct current stimulation boosts hebbian plasticity in vitro
Brain Stimulation
2020
Effects of Applied Electric Fields on Low-Calcium Epileptiform Activity in the CA1 Region of Rat Hippocampal Slices
Journal of Neurophysiology
2000
Direct Current Stimulation Alters Neuronal Input/Output Function
Brain Stimulation
2017
The Pursuit of DLPFC: Non-neuronavigated Methods to Target the Left Dorsolateral Pre-frontal Cortex With Symmetric Bicephalic Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Brain Stimulation
2015
Predicting the behavioral impact of transcranial direct current stimulation: issues and limitations
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2013
Clinically Effective Treatment of Fibromyalgia Pain With High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Phase II Open-Label Dose Optimization
The Journal of Pain
2016
Supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) at home: A guide for clinical research and practice
Brain Stimulation
2020
tDCS changes in motor excitability are specific to orientation of current flow
Brain Stimulation
2018
Laboratory Administration of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS): Technique, Targeting, and Considerations
Journal of Visualized Experiments
2019
State-of-art neuroanatomical target analysis of high-definition and conventional tDCS montages used for migraine and pain control
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
2015
Temporal interference stimulation targets deep brain regions by modulating neural oscillations
Brain Stimulation
2021
Depolarization Block of Neurons During Maintenance of Electrographic Seizures
Journal of Neurophysiology
2003
Left lateralizing transcranial direct current stimulation improves reading efficiency
Brain Stimulation
2012
Electrical stimulation of cranial nerves in cognition and disease
Brain Stimulation
2020
Tragus or cymba conchae? Investigating the anatomical foundation of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
Brain Stimulation
2018
Validation of finite element model of transcranial electrical stimulation using scalp potentials: implications for clinical dose
Journal of Neural Engineering
2013
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation and transcranial pulsed current stimulation: A computer based high-resolution modeling study
NeuroImage
2013
Closing the loop between brain and electrical stimulation: towards precision neuromodulation treatments
Translational Psychiatry
2023
High-Resolution Modeling Assisted Design of Customized and Individualized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Protocols
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
2012
Remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Results from a randomized, sham-controlled trial
Multiple Sclerosis Journal
2017
Imaging artifacts induced by electrical stimulation during conventional fMRI of the brain
NeuroImage
2014
Brief Report: Excitatory and Inhibitory Brain Metabolites as Targets of Motor Cortex Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy and Predictors of Its Efficacy in Fibromyalgia
Arthritis & Rheumatology
2015
Neuroplastic changes following rehabilitative training correlate with regional electrical field induced with tDCS
NeuroImage
2011
Guidelines for TMS/tES clinical services and research through the COVID-19 pandemic
Brain Stimulation
2020
A pilot study on effects of 4×1 High-Definition tDCS on motor cortex excitability
2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
2012
Methodology for tDCS integration with fMRI
Human Brain Mapping
2019
Effects of High-Definition and Conventional tDCS on Response Inhibition
Brain Stimulation
2016
Neuromodulation of Axon Terminals
Cerebral Cortex
2017
Targeted therapies using electrical and magnetic neural stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain in spinal cord injury
NeuroImage
2014
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Increases the Benefit of At-Home Cognitive Training in Multiple Sclerosis
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
2018
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Sports Performance
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
2017
Practical Guide to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Unknown Venue
2019
A pilot randomized controlled trial of supervised, at-home, self-administered transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to manage long COVID symptoms
Bioelectronic Medicine
2022
Tolerability and feasibility of at-home remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS): Single-center evidence from 6,779 sessions
Brain Stimulation
2022
Application of Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation to Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders
Journal of Personalized Medicine
2020

Education

Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

B.S., Biomedical Engineering

Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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