M1 transcranial direct current stimulation augments laparoscopic surgical skill acquisition

D Galvin, AJ Toth, B O'Reilly, R O'Sullivan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The acquisition of basic surgical skills is a key component of medical education and trainees
in laparoscopic surgery typically begin developing their skills using simulation box trainers …

Interhemispheric functional connectivity in the primary motor cortex distinguishes between training on a physical and a virtual surgical simulator

A Dutta, A Kamat, B Makled, J Norfleet, X Intes… - … Image Computing and …, 2021 - Springer
Functional brain connectivity using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during a
pattern cutting (PC) task was investigated in physical and virtual simulators. 14 right-handed …

Brain-behavior analysis of transcranial direct current stimulation effects on a complex surgical motor task

P Walia, Y Fu, J Norfleet, SD Schwaitzberg… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) has demonstrated its potential in enhancing
surgical training and performance compared to sham tDCS. However, optimizing its efficacy …

[PDF][PDF] Digitalisation in healthcare: the future of surgical training

D Galvin - 2023 - cora.ucc.ie
The impact of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) has a daily impact on our lives.
Healthcare as an industry is at the forefront of technological innovation. The application of …