Papers
15
Total Citations
406
H-Index
8
About
Ephrem Zewdie is a pioneering neuroscientist whose research sits at the intersection of pediatric neurophysiology, non-invasive brain stimulation, and developmental plasticity. Working primarily with children, Zewdie has made foundational contributions to establishing the safety and feasibility of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in developing brains — a field where evidence had historically been scarce. His landmark 2019 study, now cited over 160 times, demonstrated the safety and tolerability of these techniques across 3.5 million stimulations in a pediatric population, helping to open the door for broader clinical and research applications in children. Zewdie has been instrumental in advancing robotic TMS motor mapping as a precise, reliable tool for characterizing cortical organization in young patients, including those with perinatal stroke, hemiparesis, and cerebral palsy. His work on Tourette syndrome explores how targeted stimulation of the supplementary motor area may reduce tic severity, reflecting his commitment to translating neurophysiological insights into therapeutic innovation. Collectively, his research — amassing over 380 citations — equips clinicians and scientists with rigorous, child-specific frameworks for harnessing neuroplasticity to improve motor outcomes in some of the most vulnerable patient populations.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2Perinatal stroke: mapping and modulating developmental plasticity70 citations · 2021
- 3
- 4Robotic TMS mapping of motor cortex in the developing brain39 citations · 2018
- 5Reliability of robotic transcranial magnetic stimulation motor mapping21 citations · 2020
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10