Dr Rodrigo Vitorio

Dr Rodrigo Vitório’s research is focused on better understanding the neural correlates of mobility (i.e., walking and balance) impairments and developing enhanced assessments and interventions.

His projects combine portable brain imaging technologies (e.g., EEG/fNRS), movement analysis (e.g., inertial sensors) and neurophysiology (e.g., motor-evoked potentials) to identify people at risk of falling and brain areas suitable to be targeted by interventions. His Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowship aims to develop non-invasive brain stimulation (e.g., tDCS) as a treatment option for mobility impairments in people with Parkinson’s disease.

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• Aerobic Exercise Combined With Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Prefrontal Cortex in Parkinson Disease: Effects on Cortical Activity, Gait, and Cognition, Conceição, N., Gobbi, L., Nóbrega-Sousa, P., Orcioli-Silva, D., Beretta, V., Lirani-Silva, E., Okano, A., Vitório, R. 1 Aug 2021, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Changes in prefrontal cortical activity and turning in response to dopaminergic and cholinergic therapy in Parkinson's disease: A randomized cross-over trial, Vitório, R., Stuart, S., Giritharan, A., Quinn, J., Nutt, J., Mancini, M. 1 May 2021, In: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
• Cortical Activity Underlying Gait Improvements Achieved With Dopaminergic Medication During Usual Walking and Obstacle Avoidance in Parkinson Disease, Orcioli-Silva, D., Vitório, R., Nóbrega-Sousa, P., Beretta, V., Conceição, N., Oliveira, A., Pereira, M., Gobbi, L. 1 May 2021, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Prefrontal Cortex Activity During Walking: Effects of Aging and Associations With Gait and Executive Function, Nóbrega-Sousa, P., Gobbi, L., Orcioli-Silva, D., Conceição, N., Beretta, V., Vitório, R. 1 Oct 2020, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Effect of Different Intensities of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Response to External Perturbation in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease, Beretta, V., Vitório, R., Nóbrega-Sousa, P., Conceição, N., Orcioli-Silva, D., Pereira, M., Gobbi, L. 1 Nov 2020, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Electrocortical Dynamics of Usual Walking and the Planning to Step over Obstacles in Parkinson’s Disease, Vitório, R., Lirani-Silva, E., Orcioli-Silva, D., Beretta, V., Oliveira, A., Gobbi, L. 18 May 2023, In: Sensors
• Effects of internal and external cues on brain activity and gait in Parkinson's disease: findings from BARC-PD, Vitório, R., Morris, R., Graham, L., Das, J., Walker, R., McDonald, C., Mancini, M., Stuart, S. 1 Oct 2025, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Resting-state Alpha Reactivity Is Reduced in Parkinson's Disease and Associated With Gait Variability, Lirani-Silva, E., Silva, L., Orcioli-Silva, D., Beretta, V., Franca, L., Coelho, D., Vitório, R. 1 Sep 2025, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
• Aerobic exercise acutely increases EEG gamma power in the motor/sensorimotor areas during walking in people with Parkinson's disease, Orcioli-Silva, D., Vitório, R., Beretta, V., Souza Oliveira, A., Conceição, N., Nóbrega-Sousa, P., Santos, P., Gobbi, L., Barela, J. 1 Jul 2025, In: Clinical Neurophysiology
• Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults: The Role of Aging and Movement Disorders, Barbieri, F., Vitório, R., dos Santos, P. 20 Feb 2025

• Harry Chalmers Start Date: 01/10/2026
• Gabriella Gatti Objective Mobility Assessment for Clinical Application in Parkinson's Disease: From Validation to Fall Prediction. Start Date: 01/10/2024

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