By Dr Donel McQuarrie Martin

Conference Papers

Martin D; McClintock S; Alonzo A; Aaronson S; Bikson M; Husain M; Lisanby S; McDonald W; O'Reardon J; Loo C, 2017, 'Neurocognitive Predictors of Antidepressant Efficacy to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Results from an International Randomized Controlled Trial', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Diego, pp. S260 - S260, presented at 72nd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), CA, San Diego, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.1050

Martin DM; Galvez V; Loo C, 2014, 'Predictors of Changes in Retrograde Autobiographical Memory Following Electroconvulsive Therapy', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. 121S - 121S, presented at 69th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry, NY, New York, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000334101800372&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Posters

Moffa AH; Martin D; Nikolin S; Bennabi D; Brunoni A; Flannery W; Haffen E; McClintock S; Moreno M; Padberg F; Palm U; Loo C, 2017, 'Cognitive Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Treatment in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Randomised Sham Controlled Trials', NY, New York, Vol. 83, pp. S407 - S408, presented at 73rd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), NY, New York, 10 May 2017 - 12 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.02.1045

Conference Presentations

Ho K-A; Bai S; Martin D; Alonzo A; Dokos S; Puras P; Loo CK, 2014, 'A Pilot Study of Alternative Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Electrode Montages for the Treatment of Major Depression', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000341417500033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Martin D; Galvez V; Loo C, 2014, 'Verbal Fluency as a Predictor of Retrograde Autobiographical Memory After Electroconvulsive Therapy', https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000341417500040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Sarma S; Zeng Y; Barreiros AR; Dong V; Massaneda-Tuneu C; Cao TV; Waite S; McCosker L; Branjerdporn G; Loo C; Martin D, 2025, 'Clinical outcomes of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression in older old people (≥80 years) compared with other age groups across the adult lifespan: A CARE Network study', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier, Vol. 18, pp. 512 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.868

Barreiros AR; Waite S; Sarma S; Massaneda-Tuneu C; Brettell L; Flynn M; Dong V; Mitchell PB; Loo C; Martin D, 2025, 'Impact of Lithium and Anticonvulsants on Cognitive and Clinical Outcomes of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 41

Loo C; Barreiros AR; Martin D, 2025, 'New Approaches to ECT: Novel and Alternative Electrode Placements', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 18, pp. 345 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.396

Barreiros AR; Tuneu CM; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Zeng Y; Dong V; Loo C; Martin D, 2025, 'Understanding the effects of demographic, clinical and treatment factors on recovery of orientation after ECT: A CARE Network Study', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier, Vol. 18, pp. 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.923

Martin D; Harvey A; Baune B; Berk M; Carter G; Dong V; Glozier N; Glue P; Hood S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hackett M; Mills N; Sarma S; Somogyi A; Rodgers A; Loo C, 2024, 'Cognitive Outcomes Following a Course of Racemic Ketamine: Results From the Randomised, Active-Controlled Ketamine for Adult Depression Study (KADS)', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, TX, Austin, Vol. 95, pp. S201 - S201, presented at Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), TX, Austin, 09 May 2024 - 11 May 2024

Barreiros AR; Tuneu CM; Zeng C; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Dong V; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, 'Understanding the Effects of Demographic, Clinical and Treatment Factors on Recovery of Orientation After Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Care Network Study', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, TX, Austin, Vol. 95, pp. S180 - S181, presented at Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), TX, Austin, 09 May 2024 - 11 May 2024

Barreiros AR; Tuneu CM; Zeng C; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Dong V; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, '198. Understanding the Effects of Demographic, Clinical and Treatment Factors on Recovery of Orientation After Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Care Network Study', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, Vol. 95, pp. s180 - s181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.433

Martin D; Harvey A; Baune B; Berk M; Carter G; Dong V; Glozier N; Glue P; Hood S; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hackett M; Mills N; Sarma S; Somogyi A; Rodgers A; Loo C, 2024, '248. Cognitive Outcomes Following a Course of Racemic Ketamine: Results From the Randomised, Active-Controlled Ketamine for Adult Depression Study (KADS)', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, Vol. 95, pp. s201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.483

Xu X; Xu M; Cao TV; Nikolin S; Moffa AH; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, '330. Assessing the Combined Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Cognitive Training for Improving Response Inhibition', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier BV, Vol. 95, pp. S235 - S235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.829

Sarma S; Zeng Y; Barreiros AR; Dong V; Tuneu CM; Thanh VC; Waite S; McCosker LK; Branjerdporn G; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, 'Clinical Outcomes of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Older Old People Relative to Other Age Groups Across the Adult Life Span: A CARE Network Study', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 40, pp. E28 - E28

Barreiros AR; Tuneu C; Zeng C; Waite S; Sarma S; Branjerdporn G; Dong V; Loo C; Martin D, 2024, 'Understanding the Effects of Demographic, Clinical and Treatment Factors on Recovery of Orientation After ECT: ACARE Network Study', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 40, pp. E21 - E21

Tor P-C; Koh A; Tan X; Chatterton M-L; Martin D; Loo C, 2023, 'The effect of Outpatient Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy (C-ECT) on the Readmission Risk and Total Direct Cost in Patients with Depressive, Bipolar and Psychotic Disorders: A Naturalistic Retrospective Cohort Study', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier, Vol. 16, pp. 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.339

Nikolin S; Alonzo A; Martin D; Gálvez V; Buten S; Taylor R; Goldstein J; Oxley C; Moffa AH; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo C, 2020, 'Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, NY, New York, Vol. 87, pp. s455 - s456, presented at 75th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), NY, New York, 30 April 2020 - 02 May 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.1160

Martin D; Mohan A; Alonzo A; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Loo C, 2019, 'tDCS combined with cognitive training for improving memory in people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) [Abstract 302]', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier BV, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 12, pp. 441 - 441, presented at 3rd International Brain Stimulation Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 24 February 2019 - 27 February 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.429

Nikolin S; Huggins C; Martin D; Alonzo A; Loo C, 2019, 'Adverse events associated with repeated sessions of tDCS: A systematic review and meta-analysis', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 12, pp. 483 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.577

Nikolin S; Chand N; Loo C; Iacoviello B; Hoch M; Martin D, 2019, 'Clinical effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive emotional training in patients with treatment resistant depression', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 12, pp. 482 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.573

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C; Boonstra T, 2019, 'Dosage effects of tDCS on working memory and neurophysiological outcomes', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier BV, Vol. 12, pp. 482 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.575

Moffa A; Martin D; Brunoni A; Alonzo A; Blumberger D; Bennabi D; Daskalakis Z; Fregni F; Padberg F; Palm U; Sampaio-Junior B; Loo C, 2019, 'Transcranial direct current stimulation for acute major depressive episodes: An updated meta-analysis of individual patient data', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier, Vol. 12, pp. 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.562

Martin D; Mohan A; Alonzo A; Padinjareveettil AT; Rogers J; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Loo C, 2017, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Cognitive Training in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders', in JOURNAL OF ECT, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 33, pp. 211 - 211, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000408883900029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Martin D; Mohan A; Alonzo A; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Loo C, 2017, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined with Computerized Cognitive Training to Enhance Memory in People with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI): Preliminary Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial [Abstract 168]', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, San Diego, CA, USA, Vol. 81, pp. S69 - S70, presented at 72nd Annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, USA, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.181

Martin D; Mohan A; Alonzo A; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Loo C, 2017, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Combined with Computerized Cognitive Training to Enhance Memory in People with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI): Preliminary Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, CA, San Diego, Vol. 81, pp. S69 - S70, presented at 72nd Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), CA, San Diego, 18 May 2017 - 20 May 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.181

Loo C; Player M; Alonzo A; Martin D; Mitchell P; Sachdev PS; Taylor JL, 2015, 'Non invasive brain stimulation therapy restores neuroplasticity in depression [Abstract 138]', in Brain Stimulation, Singapore, Vol. 8, pp. 349 - 349, presented at 1st International Brain Stimulation Conference, Singapore, 02 March 2015 - 04 March 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2015.01.128

Martin DM; Liu R; Alonzo A; Green M; Player M; Sachdev P; Loo C, 2013, 'Can Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhance Outcomes from Cognitive Training? A Randomized Controlled Trial in Healthy Participants [Abstract 658]', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier, San Francisco, CA, USA, Vol. 73, pp. 209S - 209S, presented at 68th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA, 16 May 2013 - 18 May 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(13)00288-6

Working Papers

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo CK; Boonstra TW, 2017, Effects of tDCS Dosage on Working Memory in Healthy Participants, http://dx.doi.org10.1101/192419

Moffa AH; Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C; Boonstra TW, Assessing neuromodulation effects of theta burst stimulation to the prefrontal cortex using TMS-evoked potentials, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, http://dx.doi.org10.1101/2021.06.21.449219

Preprints

Nikolin S; Pande SR; Lennon MJ; Moffa AHDM; Cao TV; Tan C; Harvey AJ; Shiroma PR; Glue P; Loo C; Martin DM, 2026, Cognitive Effects of Ketamine in Major Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7445299

Xu M; Nikolin S; Moffa AHDM; Xu X; Su Y; Li R; Chan H; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2024, Prolonged Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Targeting the Left Prefrontal Cortex and Cerebellum Does Not Affect Executive Functions in Healthy Individuals, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3893220/v1

Loo C; Glozier N; Barton D; Baune B; Mills N; Fitzgerald PB; Glue P; Sarma S; Galvez-Ortiz V; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Alonzo A; Dong V; Martin DM; Nikolin S; Mitchell P; Berk M; Carter G; Hackett M; Leyden J; Hood S; Somogyi A; Lapidus K; stratton E; Lyrtzis E; Gainsford K; Neehoff S; Garg D; Thornton N; Fourrier C; Richardson K; Rozakis D; Scaria A; Mihalopoulos C; Chatterton ML; McDonald W; Boyce P; Holtzheimer P; Kozel FA; Riva-Posse P; Rodgers A, 2022, Efficacy and Safety of Repeated Subcutaneous Ketamine Injections for Treatment Resistant Depression - The KADS Study: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Comparator-Controlled Trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4107711

Tan XW; Martin D; Lee J; Tor PC, 2022, The Impact of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Their Association with Clinical Outcomes, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4032351

Nikolin S; Chand N; Martin D; Rushby J; Loo CK; Boonstra TW, 2022, Lack of Evidence for a Reduced Late Positive Potential in Major Depressive Disorder

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C; Boonstra T, 2022, TDCS MODULATES WORKING MEMORY MAINTENANCE PROCESSES IN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.11.23.517774

Nikolin S; Alonzo A; Martin D; Galvez V; Buten S; Taylor R; Goldstein J; Oxley C; Moffa AH; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Loo C, 2020, Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/19004218

Nikolin S; Tan YY; Martin D; Moffa A; Loo C; Boonstra T, 2020, Behavioural and neurophysiological differences in working memory function of depressed patients and healthy controls, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/h8dmr

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo CK; Iacoviello BM; Boonstra TW, Assessing neurophysiological changes associated with combined transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive emotional training for treatment-resistant depression, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/688317

Brunoni AR; Ekhtiari H; Antal A; Auvichayapat P; Baeken C; Benseñor IM; Bikson M; Boggio P; Borroni B; Brighina F; Brunelin J; Carvalho S; Caumo W; Ciechanski P; Charvet L; Clark VP; Kadosh RC; Cotelli M; Datta A; Deng Z-D; De Raedt R; De Ridder D; Fitzgerald PB; Floel A; Frohlich F; George MS; Ghobadi-Azbari P; Goerigk S; Hamilton RH; Jaberzadeh SJ; Hoy K; Kidgell DJ; Zonoozi AK; Kirton A; Laureys S; Lavidor M; Lee K; Leite J; Lisanby SH; Loo C; Martin DM; Miniussi C; Mondino M; Monte-Silva K; Morales-Quezada L; Nitsche MA; Okano AH; Oliveira CS; Onarheim B; Pacheco-Barrios K; Padberg F; Nakamura-Palacios EM; Palm U; Paulus W; Plewnia C; Priori A; Rajji TK; Razza LB; Rehn EM; Ruffini G; Schellhorn K; Zare-Bidoky M; Simis M; Skorupinski P; Suen P; Thibaut A; Valiengo LCL; Vanderhasselt M-A; Vanneste S; Venkatasubramanian G; Violante IR; Wexler A; Woods AJ; Fregni F, Digitizing Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Trials: Scoping Review, Process Mapping, and Recommendations from a Delphi Panel, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.03.22271837

Assche EV; Hohoff C; Statz V; Wissing S; Alonzo A; Barton D; Berk M; Carter G; Chatterton ML; Dong V; Fitzgerald P; Ortiz VG; Glozier N; Glue P; Hackett M; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Hood S; Loo C; Martin D; Mihalopoulos C; Mills N; Mitchell P; Nikolin S; Rodgers A; Sarma S; Somogyi A; Baune B, DNA methylation changes in a pharmaco-epigenomic EWAS in depression: comparing fixed and response-guided dosing paradigms for ketamine in the KADS trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6778101/v1

Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo CK; Boonstra TW, Effects of tDCS Dosage on Working Memory in Healthy Participants, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/192419

Xu M; Singavarapu A; Philips R; Zheng M; Martin D; Nikolin S; Mutz J; Becker A; Firenze R; Tsai L-H, Gamma Frequency Stimulation Provides Therapeutic Potential in Neuropsychiatry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.10.26350641

Moffa AH; Nikolin S; Martin D; Loo C; Boonstra TW, Reliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation evoked potentials to detect the effects of theta-burst stimulation of the prefrontal cortex, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.11.472198

Schwartz O; Amminger P; Baune BT; Bedi G; Berk M; Cotton SM; Daglas-Georgiou R; Glozier N; Harrison B; Hermens DF; Jennings E; Lagopoulos J; Loo C; Mallawaarachchi S; Martin D; Phelan B; Read N; Rodgers A; Schmaal L; Somogyi AA; Thurston L; Weller A; Davey CG, The Study of Ketamine for Youth Depression (SKY-D): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of low-dose ketamine for young people with major depressive disorder, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3158995/v1

Other

Loo C; Somogyi A; Alonzo A; Rodgers A; Baune B; Mihalopoulos C; Barton D; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Martin D; Carter G; Leyden J; Lapidus K; Hackett M; Chatterton ML; Berk M; Mills N; Glozier N; Fitzgerald P; Glue P; Mitchell P; Hood S; Nikolin S; Dong V; Galvez-Ortiz V, 2021, Ketamine therapy among patients with treatment-resistant depression: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial (The KADS Trial) - Clinical Trial Protocol & Statistical Analysis Plan, http://dx.doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6FPGU

Nikolin S; Loo CK; Martin DM, 2018, A response to comments by Dr. Mohammad Alwardat on “Safety of repeated sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation: A systematic review”, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2018.03.011

Loo CK; Martin D; McCall WV; Sackeim H, 2018, Response to Rosenman ‘electroconvulsive therapy stimulus titration: Not all it seems’, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418773178

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