Dr Athena Stein
Honorary Research Associate
Child Health Research Centre
+61 7 3069 7555
Book Chapter
Stein, Athena, Iyer, Kartik K. and Barlow, Karen M. (2022). Cerebral activation of attention and working memory in traumatic brain injury. Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. (pp. 151-167) London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823347-4.00025-7
Journal Articles
Stein, Athena, Riddle, Justin, Caulfield, Kevin A., Dux, Paul E., Friehs, Maximilian A., Schroeder, Philipp A., Craven, Michael P., Groom, Madeleine J., Iyer, Kartik K. and Barlow, Karen M. (2025). Safety, Feasibility, and Tolerability of Ten Days of At-Home, Remotely Supervised tDCS During Gamified Attention Training in Children with Acquired Brain Injury: An Open-Label, Dose-Controlled Pilot Trial. Brain Sciences, 15 (6) 561, 561. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15060561
Stein, Athena, Higgins, Nathan, Gajwani, Mehul and Gericke, Christian A. (2024). The treatment gap for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a comparative analysis of cost and utilisation in high-income countries. Australian Health Review, 48 (5), 497-505. doi: 10.1071/AH24036
Stein, Athena, Thorstensen, Jacob R., Ho, Jonathan M., Ashley, Daniel P., Iyer, Kartik K. and Barlow, Karen M. (2024). Attention Please! Unravelling the link between brain network connectivity and cognitive attention following acquired brain injury: a systematic review of structural and functional measures. Brain Connectivity, 14 (1), 4-38. doi: 10.1089/brain.2023.0067
Stein, Athena, To, Xuan Vinh, Nasrallah, Fatima and Barlow, Karen Maria (2023). Evidence of ongoing cerebral microstructural reorganization in children with persisting symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a NODDI DTI analysis. Journal of Neurotrauma, 41 (1-2), 41-58. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0196
Stein, Athena, Iyer, Kartik K., Khetani, Aneesh M. and Barlow, Karen M. (2021). Changes in working memory-related cortical responses following pediatric mild traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal fMRI study. Journal of Concussion, 5. doi: 10.1177/20597002211006541
Conference Papers
Stein, Athena, Riddle, Justin, Caulfield, Kevin, Dux, Paul, Friehs, Maximilian, Schroeder, Philipp, Craven, Michael, Groom, Madeleine, Iyer, Kartik and Barlow, Karen (2025). At-home tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a dose-controlled feasibility study. 6th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Kobe, Japan, 23-26 February 2025. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.342
Stein, Athena, Thornstensen, Jacob R., Ho, Jonathon M., Ashley, Daniel P., Iyer, Kartik K. and Barlow, Karen M. (2023). Investigating the association between brain network connectivity and attention following acquired brain injury: a systematic review of structural and functional measures. 2023 Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, TAS Australia, 10-13 September 2023. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC.
Stein, Athena, Caulfield, Kevin A., Craven, Michael P., Groom, Madeleine J. and Barlow, Karen M. (2023). Electric field predicts tDCS-related attention improvement in children with acquired brain injury: A sham-controlled clinical trial. 2023 Australasian Brain Stimulation Society Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 25-26 November 2023.
Stein, Athena and Barlow, Karen (2023). Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol. 5th International Brain Stimulation Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-22 February 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2023.01.540
Stein, Athena, Iyer, Kartik K. and Barlow, Karen M. (2022). The effect of pediatric traumatic brain injury on simulated tDCS e-field. 2022 Neuroergonomics Conference and NYC Neuromodulation Conferences, New York, NY United States, 28 July - 1 August 2022.
Stein, A. and Gericke, C.A. (2020). PND23 Treatment Gaps in Deep Brain Stimulation for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Comparative Analysis of Nine High-Income Countries. ISPOR Asia Pacific 2020, Online, 14 -16 September 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2020.07.411
Thesis
Stein, Athena (2024). Using non-invasive brain stimulation to improve attention following childhood acquired brain injury. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/a8a8ce9