Sarah H. Lisanby
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Duke University
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About
Sarah H. Lisanby is a pioneering figure in the field of noninvasive brain stimulation, with a primary focus on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and its applications in cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychiatry. Her most impactful contribution is co-authoring the landmark 2020 safety guidelines for TMS use, which has garnered over 1,470 citations and serves as the global standard for ethical and regulatory practice. Dr. Lisanby’s research also explores the neural underpinnings of working memory, particularly in aging populations, using online rTMS to probe and enhance cognitive function. She has advanced methodological precision through studies on robotic coil positioning, improving the accuracy and reproducibility of TMS delivery. Her work bridges fundamental neuroscience and clinical translation, with notable achievements including leading expert consensus conferences and integrating neuroimaging with stimulation to test network models of decision-making. With a career marked by rigorous, high-impact studies, Lisanby has shaped both the safety protocols and the experimental paradigms that define modern TMS research, making her an essential reference for students and researchers in cognitive neuroscience and neuromodulation.
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