Mitchell Goldsworthy

Research Interests

Cognitive neuroscience Psychology of ageing Behavioural neuroscience Developmental Psychology and Ageing Psychophysiology Applied and developmental psychology Neurosciences Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

APrf Mitchell Goldsworthy

Enterprise Fellow

School of Psychology

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am an Enterprise Fellow in Psychology, ARC Future Fellow, and Deputy Director of the Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre at Adelaide University. My research expertise spans human neuroscience and cognitive ageing and centres on two complementary research themes: the methodological and physiological factors that influence neuroplasticity induced by non-invasive brain stimulation in humans, and the neural mechanisms through which changes in brain function across the adult lifespan contribute to cognitive resilience or impairment in older age. Together, these research streams aim to advance our understanding of cognitive ageing and inform the development of novel strategies to non-invasively modulate brain function and build resilience to age-related cognitive decline.

I use a range of complementary research methods, including transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and behavioural assessment, to investigate the neural physiology underlying cognitive performance and ageing. Current projects of interest include:

Neural noise in human cognitive ageing and reserve

Age-related increases in neural noise degrade information transfer in the brain and lead to diminished cognitive function. Yet with cognitive reserve, some people are able to maintain healthy functioning well into their later years. This project aims to investigate the effects of neural noise on brain connectivity, cognitive performance and reserve, advancing breakthrough work on the neural physiology of healthy cognitive ageing and malleability of neural noise. This will be delivered by novel combinations of electrophysiology, neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation. Benefits extend from developing neural markers for measuring cognitive reserve to new strategies for building resilience to age-related cognitive decline.

Aperiodic neural activity across time: prospects for optimising human cognition

The aperiodic signal that pervades human brain activity changes over the lifespan and explains individual differences in cognitive function. Yet, the physiological and behavioural impacts of aperiodic signal fluctuations over shorter time scales remain unclear. This project aims to investigate the effects of time-varying aperiodic neural activity on human cognitive performance, brain excitability and neuroplasticity. This will be delivered by a closed-loop approach, using brain signals recorded in real time to target momentary shifts in aperiodic activity and infer direct causal relationships. Benefits include a detailed mechanistic understanding of how dynamic fluctuations in aperiodic neural activity across time affect human behaviour.

Date Position Institution name
2026 - ongoing Deputy Director, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre Adelaide University
2026 - ongoing Enterprise Fellow, ARC Future Fellow, Associate Research Professor Adelaide University
2024 - 2025 Deputy Director, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre University of South Australia
2024 - 2025 ARC Future Fellow University of South Australia
2023 - 2025 Enterprise Fellow, Psychology University of South Australia
2020 - 2023 ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2016 - 2019 NHMRC–ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow University of Adelaide
2014 - 2015 AADRF Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2013 - 2013 Postdoctoral Research Officer University of Adelaide

Date Institution name Country Title
2010 - 2013 University of Adelaide Australia PhD (Medicine)
2009 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science
2006 - 2008 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)

Year Citation
2026 Sghirripa, S., Graziano, A., & Goldsworthy, M. (2026). The Relationship Between Task‐Related Aperiodic EEG Activity, Neural Inefficiency and Verbal Working Memory in Younger and Older Adults. Psychophysiology, 63(2), e70255-1-e70255-14.
DOI Europe PMC1
2026 Suresh, S., Biabani, M., Liao, W. -Y., Opie, G. M., Fornito, A., Goldsworthy, M. R., & Rogasch, N. C. (2026). Cumulative timing-dependent changes in corticospinal excitability during suprathreshold paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. Scientific Reports, 1-20.
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2025 Boda, M. R., Rees, A. E., Goldsworthy, M. R., Evangelou, N., Sidhu, S. K., & Smith, A. E. (2025). Scoping review: The effects of diet, physical activity and sleep on motor and physical fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis. Neuroscience, 568, 166-194.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2025 Liao, W. -Y., Hand, B. J., Cirillo, J., Sasaki, R., Opie, G. M., Goldsworthy, M. R., & Semmler, J. G. (2025). Gamma Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Has Frequency-Dependent Effects on Human Motor Cortex Plasticity Induced by Theta-Burst Stimulation. The European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(3), e70018-1-e70018-12.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2025 Williams, E. E. R., Hordacre, B., Rogasch, N. C., Goldsworthy, M., & Attrill, S. (2025). Translating Technology Into Speech-Language Pathology Practice: Qualitative Interviews Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Case Study.. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 60(3), e70041-1-e70041-15.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2025 Lyons, E. M., Goldsworthy, M. R., & Hordacre, B. (2025). Exploring neural variability, movement variability and motor learning in healthy adults and people with stroke. Clinical Neurophysiology, 175(2110759), 1-8.
DOI Europe PMC1
2025 Williams, E. E. R., Hordacre, B., Goldsworthy, M., Brocksopp, C., & Attrill, S. (2025). Implementation of transcranial magnetic stimulation in speech-language pathology practice: a survey. Disability and Rehabilitation, online(7), 1-15.
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2025 Graetz, L., Goldsworthy, M., Pope, K., Sghirripa, S., Sayed, T., O'Loughlin, R., & Shekhawat, G. S. (2025). Electroencephalographic features of chronic subjective tinnitus: A scoping review. Hearing Research, 467, 15 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Mellow, M. L., Dumuid, D., Olds, T., Stanford, T., Dorrian, J., Wade, A. T., . . . Smith, A. E. (2024). Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour time-use composition, grey matter volume and cognitive function in healthy older adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(1), 11-1-11-17.
DOI Scopus15 WoS16 Europe PMC16
2024 Boda, M. R., Otieno, L. A., Smith, A. E., Goldsworthy, M. R., & Sidhu, S. K. (2024). Metaplastic neuromodulation via transcranial direct current stimulation has no effect on corticospinal excitability and neuromuscular fatigue. EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 242(8), 14 pages.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2024 Biabani, M., Fornito, A., Goldsworthy, M., Thompson, S., Graetz, L., Semmler, J. G., . . . Rogasch, N. C. (2024). Characterising the contribution of auditory and somatosensory inputs to TMS-evoked potentials following stimulation of prefrontal, premotor, and parietal cortex. Imaging Neuroscience, 2(2024), 1-23.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC4
2023 Merkin, A., Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Smith, A. E., Hordacre, B., Harris, R., . . . Goldsworthy, M. (2023). Do age-related differences in aperiodic neural activity explain differences in resting EEG alpha?. Neurobiology of Aging, 121, 78-87.
DOI Scopus98 WoS98 Europe PMC137
2023 Wilson, M. T., Goldsworthy, M., Vallence, A. -M., Fornito, A., & Rogasch, N. (2023). Finding Synaptic Couplings from a Biophysical Model of Motor Evoked Potentials after Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Brain Research, 1801(148205), 148205-1-148205-14.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2023 Xian, C., Barbi, C., Goldsworthy, M. R., Venturelli, M., & Sidhu, S. K. (2023). The interaction between metaplastic neuromodulation and fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 444(120521), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2023 Van Dam, J. M., Graetz, L., Pitcher, J. B., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2023). The effects of age and biological sex on the association between I-wave recruitment and the response to cTBS: an exploratory study. Brain Research, 180(148359), 148359-1-148359-8.
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2023 Vallence, A. -M., Seidler, R. D., Goldsworthy, M. R., Semmler, J. G., & Opie, G. M. (2023). Editorial: The neuroscience of advancing age.. Front Aging Neurosci, 15(1195785), 1195785.
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2023 Mellow, M. L., Dumuid, D., Wade, A. T., Stanford, T., Olds, T. S., Karayanidis, F., . . . Smith, A. E. (2023). Corrigendum: Twenty-four-hour time-use composition and cognitive function in older adults: cross-sectional findings of the ACTIVate study (Front. Hum. Neurosci., (2022), 16, (1051793), 10.3389/fnhum.2022.1051793). Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1221303.
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2022 Mellow, M. L., Dumuid, D., Wade, A. T., Stanford, T., Olds, T. S., Karayanidis, F., . . . Smith, A. E. (2022). Twenty-four-hour time-use composition and cognitive function in older adults: cross-sectional findings of the ACTIVate study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 16(1051793), 1-14.
DOI Scopus19 WoS20 Europe PMC16
2022 Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Rogasch, N., Semmler, J., & Goldsworthy, M. (2022). Does predictive cueing of presentation time modulate alpha power and facilitate visual working memory performance in younger and older adults?. Brain and Cognition, 159(105861), 1-10.
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2022 Smith, A. E., Wade, A. T., Olds, T., Dumuid, D., Breakspear, M. J., Laver, K., . . . Karayanidis, F. (2022). Characterising activity and diet compositions for dementia prevention: protocol for the ACTIVate prospective longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open, 12(1), 1-12.
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2022 Mellow, M. L., Crozier, A. J., Dumuid, D., Wade, A. T., Goldsworthy, M. R., Dorrian, J., & Smith, A. E. (2022). How are combinations of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep related to cognitive function in older adults? A systematic review. Experimental Gerontology, 159(article no.111698), 111698-1-111698-17.
DOI Scopus61 WoS53 Europe PMC47
2022 Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Rogasch, N. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2022). Does predictive cueing of presentation time modulate alpha power and facilitate visual working memory performance in younger and older adults?. Brain and Cognition, 159, 105861-1-105861-10.
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2021 Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Merkin, A., Rogasch, N. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2021). Load-dependent modulation of alpha oscillations during working memory encoding and retention in young and older adults. Psychophysiology, 58(2), 1-15.
DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC27
2021 Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Merkin, A., Rogasch, N. C., Ridding, M. C., Semmler, J. G., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2021). The role of alpha power in the suppression of anticipated distractors during verbal working memory. Brain Topography: journal of functional neurophysiology, 34(1), 102-109.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC11
2021 Vallence, A. M., Dansie, K., Goldsworthy, M. G., McAllister, S., Yang, R., Rothwell, J. C., & Ridding, M. C. (2021). Examining motor evoked potential amplitude and short-interval intracortical inhibition on the up-going and down-going phases of a transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) imposed alpha oscillation. The European Journal of Neuroscience, 53(8), 2755-2762.
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2021 Smith, A. E., Dumuid, D., Goldsworthy, M. R., Graetz, L., Hodyl, N., Thornton, N. L. R., & Ridding, M. C. (2021). Daily activities are associated with non-invasive measures of neuroplasticity in older adults. Clinical Neurophysiology, 132(4), 984-992.
DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC11
2021 Goldsworthy, M. R., Hordacre, B., Rothwell, J. C., & Ridding, M. C. (2021). Effects of rTMS on the brain: is there value in variability?. Cortex, 139, 43-59.
DOI Scopus62 WoS58 Europe PMC52
2021 Van Dam, J. M., Goldsworthy, M. R., Hague, W. M., Coat, S., & Pitcher, J. B. (2021). Cortical Plasticity and Interneuron Recruitment in Adolescents Born to Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Brain Sciences, 11(3), 388-1-388-12.
DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2021 Hordacre, B., Goldsworthy, M. R., Graetz, L., & Ridding, M. C. (2021). Motor network connectivity predicts neuroplastic response following theta burst stimulation in healthy adults. Brain Structure and Function, 226(6), 1893-1907.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2021 Merkin, A., Sghirripa, S., Graetz, L., Smith, A. E., Hordacre, B., Harris, R., . . . Goldsworthy, M. (2021). Age differences in aperiodic neural activity measured with resting EEG.
DOI Europe PMC8
2020 Van Dam, J., & Goldsworthy, M. (2020). Case report of a vasovagal pre-syncope event during single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation in a healthy adult participant. Clinical Neurophysiology, 131(4), 981-982.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2020 Hordacre, B., Goldsworthy, M. R., Welsby, E., Graetz, L., Ballinger, S., & Hillier, S. (2020). Resting state functional connectivity is associated with motor pathway integrity and upper-limb behavior in chronic stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34(6), 547-557.
DOI Scopus33 WoS31 Europe PMC26
2020 Goldsworthy, M. R., Rogasch, N. C., Ballinger, S., Graetz, L., Van Dam, J. M., Harris, R., . . . Ridding, M. C. (2020). Age-related decline of neuroplasticity to intermittent theta burst stimulation of the lateral prefrontal cortex and its relationship with late-life memory performance. Clinical Neurophysiology, 131(9), 2181-2191.
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2019 Hordacre, B., Ghosh, R., Goldsworthy, M. R., & Ridding, M. C. (2019). Transcranial magnetic stimulation-EEG biomarkers of poststroke upper-limb motor function. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 28(12), 104452-1-104452-10.
DOI Scopus21 WoS19 Europe PMC19
2019 Mellow, M. L., Goldsworthy, M. R., Coussens, S., & Smith, A. E. (2019). Acute aerobic exercise and neuroplasticity of the motor cortex: a systematic review. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(4), 408-414.
DOI Scopus62 WoS54 Europe PMC55
2019 Moezzi, B., Pratti, L. M., Hordacre, B., Graetz, L., Berryman, C., Lavrencic, L. M., . . . Goldsworthy, M. R. (2019). Characterization of young and old adult brains: an EEG functional connectivity analysis. Neuroscience, 422, 230-239.
DOI Scopus55 WoS51 Europe PMC46
2018 Smith, A., Goldsworthy, M., Wood, F., Olds, T., Garside, T., & Ridding, M. (2018). High-intensity Aerobic Exercise Blocks the Facilitation of iTBS-induced Plasticity in the Human Motor Cortex. Neuroscience, 373, 1-6.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC12
2018 Moezzi, B., & Goldsworthy, M. (2018). Commentary: consistency of EEG source localization and connectivity estimates. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12(MAR, article no. 147), 147-1-147-3.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2018 Hordacre, B., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2018). Commentary: cooperation not competition: bihemispheric tDCS and fMRI show role for ipsilateral hemisphere in motor learning. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12(97), 97-1-97-3.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2018 Van Dam, J., Garrett, A., Schneider, L., Hodyl, N., Goldsworthy, M., Coat, S., . . . Pitcher, J. (2018). Reduced Cortical Excitability, Neuroplasticity, and Salivary Cortisol in 11–13-Year-Old Children Born to Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. EBioMedicine, 31, 143-149.
DOI Scopus40 WoS35 Europe PMC33
2018 Tse, N., Goldsworthy, M., Ridding, M., Coxon, J., Fitzgerald, P., Fornito, A., & Rogasch, N. (2018). The effect of stimulation interval on plasticity following repeated blocks of intermittent theta burst stimulation. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-10.
DOI Scopus97 WoS91 Europe PMC90
2018 Van Dam, J., Garrett, A., Schneider, L., Buisman-Pijlman, F., Short, M., Hodyl, N., . . . Pitcher, J. (2018). Variability of the cortisol awakening response and morning salivary oxytocin in late adolescence. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 30(11), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC7
2018 Moezzi, B., Schaworonkow, N., Plogmacher, L., Goldsworthy, M. R., Hordacre, B., McDonnell, M., . . . Triesch, J. (2018). Simulation of electromyographic recordings following transcranial magnetic stimulation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120(5), 2532-2541.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC12
2017 Hordacre, B., Moezzi, B., Goldsworthy, M. R., Rogasch, N. C., Graetz, L. J., & Ridding, M. C. (2017). Resting state functional connectivity measures correlate with the response to anodal transcranial direct current stimulation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 45(6), 837-845.
DOI Scopus31 WoS30 Europe PMC29
2017 Hordacre, B., Goldsworthy, M., Vallence, A., Darvishi, S., Moezzi, B., Hamada, M., . . . Ridding, M. (2017). Variability in neural excitability and plasticity induction in the human cortex: a brain stimulation study. Brain Stimulation, 10(3), 588-595.
DOI Scopus113 WoS102 Europe PMC105
2017 Goldsworthy, M., & Hordacre, B. (2017). Dose-dependency of transcranial direct current stimulation: implications for neuroplasticity induction in health and disease. The Journal of Physiology, 595(11), 3265-3266.
DOI Scopus26 WoS24 Europe PMC22
2017 Opie, G., Rogasch, N., Goldsworthy, M., Ridding, M., & Semmler, J. (2017). Investigating TMS–EEG indices of long-interval intracortical inhibition at different interstimulus intervals. Brain Stimulation, 10(1), 65-74.
DOI Scopus45 WoS36 Europe PMC42
2016 Hordacre, B., Rogasch, N., & Goldsworthy, M. (2016). Commentary: Utility of EEG measures of brain function in patients with acute stroke. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10(article no. 621), 1-3.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2016 Schneider, L., Goldsworthy, M., Cole, J., Ridding, M., & Pitcher, J. (2016). The influence of short-interval intracortical facilitation when assessing developmental changes in short-interval intracortical inhibition. Neuroscience, 312, 19-25.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC5
2016 Goldsworthy, M., Vallence, A., Yang, R., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2016). Combined transcranial alternating current stimulation and continuous theta burst stimulation: a novel approach for neuroplasticity induction. European Journal of Neuroscience, 43(4), 572-579.
DOI Scopus35 WoS30 Europe PMC28
2016 Goldsworthy, M., Hordacre, B., & Ridding, M. (2016). Minimum number of trials required for within- and between-session reliability of TMS measures of corticospinal excitability. Neuroscience, 320, 205-209.
DOI Scopus162 WoS159 Europe PMC151
2016 Goldsworthy, M., Vallence, A., Hodyl, N., Semmler, J., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2016). Probing changes in corticospinal excitability following theta burst stimulation of the human primary motor cortex. Clinical Neurophysiology, 127(1), 740-747.
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2015 Vallence, A., Goldsworthy, M., Hodyl, N., Semmler, J., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2015). Inter- and intra-subject variability of motor cortex plasticity following continuous theta-burst stimulation. Neuroscience, 304, 266-278.
DOI Scopus94 WoS93 Europe PMC82
2015 Goldsworthy, M., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2015). Spaced Noninvasive Brain Stimulation: Prospects for Inducing Long-Lasting Human Cortical Plasticity. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 29(8), 714-721.
DOI Scopus63 WoS61 Europe PMC49
2015 Pitcher, J., Doeltgen, S., Goldsworthy, M., Schneider, L., Vallence, A., Smith, A., . . . Ridding, M. (2015). A comparison of two methods for estimating 50% of the maximal motor evoked potential. Clinical Neurophysiology, 126(12), 2337-2341.
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2015 Hordacre, B., Ridding, M. C., & Goldsworthy, M. R. (2015). Response variability to non-invasive brain stimulation protocols. Clinical neurophysiology, 126(12), 2249-2250.
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2014 Smith, A., Goldsworthy, M., Garside, T., Wood, F., & Ridding, M. (2014). The influence of a single bout of aerobic exercise on short-interval intracortical excitability. Experimental Brain Research, 232(6), 1875-1882.
DOI Scopus127 WoS122 Europe PMC108
2014 Vallence, A., & Goldsworthy, M. (2014). Can noninvasive brain stimulation enhance function in the ageing brain?. Journal of Neurophysiology, 111(1), 1-3.
DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC8
2014 Clow, A., Law, R., Evans, P., Vallence, A. M., Hodyl, N. A., Goldsworthy, M. R., . . . Ridding, M. C. (2014). Day differences in the cortisol awakening response predict day differences in synaptic plasticity in the brain. Stress, 17(3), 219-223.
DOI Scopus61 WoS57 Europe PMC50
2014 Goldsworthy, M., Müller-Dahlhaus, F., Ridding, M., & Ziemann, U. (2014). Inter-subject variability of LTD-like plasticity in human motor cortex: a matter of preceding motor activation. Brain Stimulation, 7(6), 864-870.
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2014 Goldsworthy, M., Müller-Dahlhaus, F., Ridding, M., & Ziemann, U. (2014). Resistant Against De-depression: LTD-Like Plasticity in the Human Motor Cortex Induced by Spaced cTBS. Cerebral Cortex, 25(7), 1724-1734.
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2013 Goldsworthy, M. R., & Vallence, A. M. (2013). The role of β-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease-related neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(32), 12910-12911.
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2013 Goldsworthy, M., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2013). Neuroplastic modulation of inhibitory motor cortical networks by spaced theta burst stimulation protocols. Brain Stimulation, 6(3), 340-345.
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2012 Goldsworthy, M., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2012). A comparison of two different continuous theta burst stimulation paradigms applied to the human primary motor cortex. Clinical Neurophysiology, 123(11), 2256-2263.
DOI Scopus109 WoS101 Europe PMC98
2012 Goldsworthy, M., Pitcher, J., & Ridding, M. (2012). The application of spaced theta burst protocols induces long-lasting neuroplastic changes in the human motor cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience, 35(1), 125-134.
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2009 Bignold, J., Deans-Costi, G., Goldsworthy, M., Robertson, C., McEvoy, R., Catcheside, P., & Mercer, J. (2009). Poor long-term patient compliance with the Tennis Ball Technique for treating positional obstructive sleep apnea. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 5(5), 428-430.
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- Van Dam, J. M., Goldsworthy, M. R., Short, M. A., Garrett, A. J., Schneider, L. A., Buisman-Pijlman, F. T. A., & Pitcher, J. (n.d.). Larger Average Cortisol Awakening Response Is Associated with Poorer Executive Function and Processing Speed in Healthy Adolescents. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Year Citation
2022 Hussain, S., Price, G., McAndrew, M., Bose, A., Rodger, J., Hennessy, L. A., . . . McFarlane, A. (2022). REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (RTMS), ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) AND CONNECTOMES: A CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL UPDATE. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 56 (pp. 115-116). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Year Citation
2023 Arthurs, E., Goldsworthy, M., Sokolenko, E., Schubert, K. O., Tan, K. T., Bol, D., & Clark, S. (2023). Frontal Alpha Asymmetry as a Biomarker of Symptoms, Cognition, and Function in Mood Disorders. Poster session presented at the meeting of Society for Social and Affective Neuroscience. Adelaide.
2022 Tan, K. T., Lawrence, A., Lawrence-Wood, E., Edwards, S., Rogasch, N., Schubert, K. O., . . . McFarlane, A. (2022). TRAUMA HISTORY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 1/F ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) SIGNATURE IN A MILITARY SAMPLE. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.

Year Citation
2026 Holden, M., Goldsworthy, M., Liao, W. -Y., Clark, S., Cline, C., Keller, C., . . . Rogasch, N. (2026). Characterising and Minimising Step and Filtering Artifacts in TMS-EEG Recordings.
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2024 Boda, M., Otieno, L., Smith, A., Goldsworthy, M., & Sidhu, S. (2024). Metaplastic neuromodulation via transcranial direct current stimulation has no effect on corticospinal excitability and neuromuscular fatigue.
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2023 Mellow, M., Dumuid, D., Olds, T., Stanford, T., Dorrian, J., Wade, A., . . . Smith, A. (2023). Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour time-use composition, grey matter volume and cognitive function in healthy older adults.
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2021 Smith, A., Wade, A., Olds, T., Dumuid, D., Breakspear, M., Laver, K., . . . Karayanidis, F. (2021). Optimising activity and diet compositions for dementia prevention: Protocol for the ACTIVate prospective longitudinal cohort study.
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2020 Van Dam, J., Goldsworthy, M. R., Hague, W. M., Coat, S., & Pitcher, J. B. (2020). Lower Morning Cortisol Secretion in Adolescents Born to Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

My research has attracted more than $5 million in competitive research funding, with more than $3.3 million as lead/sole CI. This includes:

  • ARC Discovery Project (CIA), 2026-2029
  • ARC Future Fellowship (sole CI), 2024-2028
  • NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Grant (CIF), 2020-2024
  • ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (sole CI), 2020-2022
  • Yulgilbar Postdoctoral Excellence Award (CIA), 2017
  • NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship (sole CI), 2016–2019
  • Alzheimer’s Australia (AADRF) Project Grant (CIA), 2015
  • AADRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (sole CI), 2014-2015
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grant (sole CI), 2012

Courses I teach

  • BEHL 1004 Psychology 1B (2025)
  • BEHL 1004 Psychology 1B (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2026 Principal Supervisor Neural noise in human cognitive ageing and reserve Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Yaroslava Leonova
2025 Co-Supervisor The Neural Correlates of Working Memory Master of Philosophy (Medical Science) Master Full Time Ms Anis Syatirah Mohammad Gadapi
2025 Co-Supervisor Integrating EEG feature discovery and biophysical modelling to optimise TMS for working memory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Eblinghaus
2025 Co-Supervisor The Neural Correlates of Working Memory Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Anis Syatirah Mohammad Gadapi
2025 Co-Supervisor Neurophysiological indices of delirium: risk to recovery Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Jingxian Lin
2025 Co-Supervisor Integrating EEG feature discovery and biophysical modelling to optimise TMS for working memory - Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Eblinghaus
2025 Co-Supervisor Integrating EEG feature discovery and biophysical modelling to optimise TMS for working memory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Thomas Eblinghaus
2023 Principal Supervisor Neurophysiology of Cognitive Reserve and Working Memory in Ageing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Victoria Prowse
2023 Principal Supervisor Neurophysiology of Cognitive Reserve and Working Memory in Ageing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Victoria Prowse
2023 Principal Supervisor Neurophysiology of Cognitive Reserve and Working Memory in Ageing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Victoria Prowse
2022 Co-Supervisor The interaction between diet, physical activity and neuroplasticity in multiple sclerosis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Madison Boda
2022 Co-Supervisor The interaction between diet, physical activity and neuroplasticity in multiple sclerosis - Doctorate Part Time Miss Madison Boda
2022 Co-Supervisor The interaction between diet, physical activity and neuroplasticity in multiple sclerosis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Madison Boda
2021 Co-Supervisor Investigating inducing plasticity in cortical circuits using repetitive paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Suraj Suresh
2021 Co-Supervisor The impact of different drugs on neural oscillations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Marissa Marina Holden
2021 Co-Supervisor Investigating inducing plasticity in cortical circuits using repetitive paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. - Doctorate Part Time Mr Suraj Suresh
2021 Co-Supervisor The impact of different drugs on neural oscillations - Doctorate Part Time Miss Marissa Marina Holden
2021 Co-Supervisor The impact of different drugs on neural oscillations Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Marissa Marina Holden
2021 Co-Supervisor Investigating inducing plasticity in cortical circuits using repetitive paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Suraj Suresh

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2022 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Non-invasive brain stimulation in the treatment of post-stroke aphasia: challenges and opportunities for translation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Ellen Evelyn Robison Williams
2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Brain Rhythms and Working Memory in Healthy Ageing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Sabrina Sghirripa
2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor A Study of Behavioural, Cognitive and Neural Markers Underlying Visuospatial Learning Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Toby Martin Branson
2017 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Neurophysiological and Neuroendocrine Development in Adolescents Born to Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jago McDonald Van Dam

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2021 - 2024 Member Australasian Brain Stimulation Society, Executive Committee Australasian Brain Stimulation Society Australia
2018 - 2019 Member NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research, Accelerator Working Group NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research Australia
2017 - 2020 Member Australian Association of Gerontology, SA division Australian Association of Gerontology Australia

Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
2024 - 2024 Invited Speaker, Pint of Science Festival Public Community Engagement Pint of Science Australia Australia
2022 - 2022 Invited Speaker, SAHMRI Lifelong Health Outreach: “Can we really slow ageing?” Public Community Engagement South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia
2020 - 2020 Invited Speaker, SAHMRI Consumer and Carer Research Consultation Group Public Community Engagement South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Australia
2019 - 2019 Organiser and Chair, AAG SA Lifestyle and Healthy Brain Ageing Seminar Public Community Engagement Australian Association of Gerontology Australia

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2025 - ongoing Editor Scientific Reports Springer Nature United Kingdom

Date Event Name Event Type Institution Country
2019 - 2021 Scientific Program Committee Member, Australian Dementia Forum Conference Australian Dementia Network Australia
2017 - 2017 Organising Committee Member, Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference Conference Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Australia

Date Title Type Institution Country
2026 - 2026 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DP27) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2026 - 2026 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DE27) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2025 - 2026 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (FT26) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2025 - 2025 Expert Reviewer, UKRI Funding Service Grant Assessment UK Research and Innovation United Kingdom
2024 - 2024 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DP25) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2023 - 2023 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DP24) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2023 - 2023 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DE24) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2022 - 2022 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DP23) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2022 - 2022 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DE23) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2022 - 2022 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (FT22) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2020 - 2020 Reviewer, Sir Charles Hercus Research Fellowship Grant Assessment Health Research Council of New Zealand New Zealand
2020 - 2020 Detailed Assessor, ARC Discovery Program (DP21) Grant Assessment Australian Research Council Australia
2020 - 2020 External Reviewer, Dementia Australia Research Foundation Grants Program Grant Assessment Dementia Australia Australia
2017 - 2017 External Assessor, 2017 NHMRC Project Grants Grant Assessment National Health and Medical Research Council Australia
2015 - 2015 Expert Assessor, Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Grant Assessment Neurological Foundation of New Zealand New Zealand
2015 - 2015 External Assessor, 2015 NHMRC Project Grants Grant Assessment National Health and Medical Research Council Australia

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