By Professor Colleen Loo

Conference Abstracts

Valenzuela M; Sachdev PS; Loo C; Pantelis C; Pujol J; Velakoulis D; Yucel M; Cardoner N; Savati MM; Rodriguez OC; Urretavizcaya M; Menchon J; Suo C; Djuri P, 2012, 'Human Neurogenesis Signal Predicts Hippocampal Structural Plasticity following ECT [Abstract Poster 728]', in Proceedings of the 18th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Beijing, China, presented at 18th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), Beijing, China, 10 June 2012 - 14 June 2012

Valenzuela M; Sachdev P; Loo C; Pujol J; Pantelis C; Velakoulis D; Yucel M; Cardoner N; Maletic-Savatic M; Contreras O; Menchon J; Suo C; Djuric P, 2011, 'Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of 1.28ppm signal in live human brain meets neurogenesis criteria', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Paris, France, Vol. 7, pp. S63 - S64, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2011, Paris, France, 16 July 2011 - 21 July 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.102

Loo CK; Sainsbury K; Mitchell PB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'A Sham-controlled Trial of Left and Right Temporal rTMS for the Treatment of Auditory Hallucinations [Abstract SP28]', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, Vol. 44, pp. A15 - A16, presented at 11th Australasian Schizophrenia Conference, Sydney, 22 September 2010 - 24 September 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2010.507062

Loo CK; Taylor J; Mcdarmont B; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Sham TMS in controlled studies: Is it really “sham”? [Abstract 397]', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier Science Inc, New York, NY, USA, Vol. 45, pp. 123S - 123S, presented at Society of Biological Psychiatry 54th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 13 May 2009 - 15 May 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(99)80008-0

Arul-Anandam AP; Rae CD; Loo CK; Pigot M; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS, 2008, 'A magnetic resonance imaging study of time course changes after transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy control subjects [Abstract OP044]', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, Vol. 42, pp. A46 - A46, presented at Australian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) Annual Conference 2008, Newcastle, Australia, 03 December 2008 - 05 December 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802549638

Loo CK; Pigot M; Mitchell PB; Malhi GS; Lagopoulos J; Sachdev PS, 2008, 'Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation as a treatment for depression: a double-blind sham-controlled study [Abstract 151]', in Brain Stimulation, Elsevier, Netherlands, Vol. 1, pp. 287 - 287, presented at 3rd International Conference on Transcranial Magnetic and Direct Current Stimulation, Gottingen, Sweden, 01 October 2008 - 03 October 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2008.06.126

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Malhi GS, 2007, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the treatment of Depression: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial [Abstract]', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, Vol. 41, pp. A150 - A150, presented at WPA International Congress 2007, Melbourne, 28 November 2007 - 02 December 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670701724597

Pigot M; Loo CK; Sachdev PS; Malhi GS; Lagopoulos J; Mitchell PB; Lagopoulos , 2007, 'Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation TDCS for the Treatment of Depression: Cognitive and Neuropsychological Findings [Abstract APP040]', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, Vol. 41, pp. A481 - A481, presented at WPA International Congress 2007, Melbourne, Australia, 28 November 2007 - 02 December 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670701757092

Malhi G; Loo C; Lagopoulos J; Pigot M; Moss K; Mitchell P; Sachdev P, 2006, 'Direct current and deep brain stimulation with lessons from neurosurgery [Abstract 07-04]', in Acta Neuropsychiatr, Sydney, Australia, Vol. 18, pp. 330 - 331, presented at Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting – “Brainwaves”, Sydney, Australia, 06 December 2006 - 08 December 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800032270

Mitchell P; Loo C; Malhi G; McFarquhar T; Sachdev P, 2006, 'TMS treatment for depression: overview of efficacy and report on a sham-controlled trial of twice daily left prefrontal rTMS [Abstract 07-02]', in Acta Neuropsychiatrica, Cambridge University Press (CUP): STM Journals, England, Vol. 18, pp. 330 - 330, presented at Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting – “Brainwaves”, England, 06 December 2006 - 08 December 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0924270800032257

Loo CK; McFarquhar TF; Sachdev PS; Malhi GS; Mitchell PB, 2006, 'A sham-controlled trial of twice daily left prefrontal rTMS for depression [Abstract SY055]', in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Dove Medical Press, Cheshire, UK, Vol. 2, pp. S50 - S50, presented at 6th International Neuropsychiatric Association Congress, Sydney, 10 September 2006 - 14 September 2006

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; McFarquhar TF; Malhi GS, 2006, 'Psychomotor retardation is characterized by a reduced ability to activate the motor cortex: a TMS study of the mechanisms involved [Abstract SY043]', in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Dove Medical Press, Cheshire, UK, Vol. 2, pp. S39 - S39, presented at 6th International Neuropsychiatric Association Congress, Sydney, 10 September 2006 - 14 September 2006

Loo CK; Sachdev PS, 2006, 'Transcranial magnetic stimulation - a novel treatment for auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia? [Abstract O43]', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, Vol. 40, pp. A123 - A123, presented at Australasian Schizophrenia Conference, Fremantle, WA, 21 August 2006 - 23 August 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01859_7.x

Haindl W; Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Zheng X; Som S; Walker BM, 2001, 'Acute regional cerebral blood flow changes in depressed patients receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation [Abstract OS_281]', in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Springer, New York, NY, USA, Vol. 28, pp. 1034 - 1034, presented at Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Napoli, Italy, 25 August 2001 - 29 August 2001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02832651

Haindl W; Loo C; Mitchell P; Sachdev P; Zheng X; Som S; Walker B, 2000, 'rCBF Changes in Depressed Patients Receiving Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) [Abstract 41]', in Nuclear Medicine Communications, Brighton, UK, Vol. 21, pp. 382 - 382, presented at 28th Annual Meeting of The British Nuclear Medicine Society, Brighton, UK, 10 April 2000 - 12 April 2000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006231-200004000-00053

Loo CK; Haindl W; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Mitchell PB; Croker V; Mcbride RS; Malhi GS, 1999, 'Regional CBF changes during prefrontal rTMS in depressed patients [Abstract 386]', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier Science Inc, New York, NY, USA, Vol. 49, pp. 120S - 120S, presented at Society of Biological Psychiatry 54th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 13 May 1999 - 15 May 1999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(99)80008-0

Haindl W; Loo C; Mitchell P; Sachdev P; Zheng X; Som S; Walker B, 1999, 'Acute rCBF changes in depressed patients receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) [Abstract 5]', in Nuclear Medicine Communications, Perth, Australia, Vol. 20, pp. 362 - 362, presented at 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealnd Society of Nuclear Medicine, Perth, Australia, 24 April 1999 - 27 April 1999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006231-199904000-00015

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Mcdarmont BN; Gandevia SC, 1998, 'A randomised controlled trial of rTMS in medication-resistant depression [Abstract]', in Program and Abstracts of the Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting, presented at Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research Annual Meeting, 02 December 1998 - 04 December 1998

Loo CK; Mitchell PB; Sachdev PS; Mcdarmont B; Gandevia SC, 1998, 'RTMS: A sham-controlled trial in medication-resistant depression [Abstract 317]', in Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier Science Inc, New York, NY, USA, Vol. 43, pp. 95S - 95S, presented at Society of Biological Psychiatry 53rd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 27 May 1998 - 31 May 1998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(98)90765-X

Theses / Dissertations

Ho K, 2015, Optimising transcranial electrical stimulation for the treatment of depression, http://www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=unsworks_36790&indx=1&recIds=unsworks_36790&recIdxs=0&elementId=0&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&frbg=&&dscnt=0&scp.scps=scope:(LRS_UNSWORKS),scope:(UNSWORKS_MODS)&tb=t&mode=Basic&vid=UNSWORKS&srt=rank&tab=default_tab&dum=true&vl(freeText0)=kerrie-anne%20ho&dstmp=1469596691207

Recorded / Rendered Creative Works

Ho K; Loo C, 2014, Brain stimulation offers hope for depression, but don’t try it at home, The Conversation, Published: 04 December 2014, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://theconversation.com/brain-stimulation-offers-hope-for-depression-but-dont-try-it-at-home-31625

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

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, 2025, 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

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

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

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

Lennon MJ; Symons X; Ratheesh A; Suttie J; Mitchell PB; Loo C; Cowden RG; VanderWeele TJ, Human flourishing and suicide: A national-level analysis with 22 countries, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8487304/v1

Glue P; Glue P; Loo C; Fam J; Lane H-Y; Young A; Surnam P, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study of Extended-Release Ketamine Tablets (R-107) for Treatment-Resistant Depression – the BEDROC Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3501826/v1

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

Chan HN; Alonzo A; Martin DM; Player M; Mitchell PB; Sachdev P; Loo CK, 2012, Treatment of major depressive disorder by transcranial random noise stimulation: Case report of a novel treatment, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.02.009

Loo CK, 2008, Electroconvulsive therapy and the NSW Mental Health Bill 2007, Sage Publications

Loo CK, 2004, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): Promise for the future. Letter to the Editor, Sage Publications

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