Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak
Senior Lecturer
Department of Anatomy
University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak is an Senior Lecturer in Department of Anatomy at University of Otago School of Biomedical Sciences, New Zealand. His Qualification includes: MD, PhD(Turkey). His research focuses on Non-invasive neuromodulation, electrostimulation. He is the author of many articles published in several reputed journals.
Research Interest
Dr Cakmak’s researches focus on the neuromodulation of internal organs and the brain structures to modulate their functions and blood flow. Dr Cakmak investigates the effects of different frequencies of non-invasive electrostimulation on internal organs blood flow to increase and decrease the blood flow. He also focus on investigating novel non-invasive stimulation techniques to normalize the neuronal network functions and alleviate the symptoms of neurological diseases.
Publications
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Cakmak YO, Ekinci G, Heinecke A, Çavdar S. A Possible Role of Prolonged Whirling Episodes on Structural Plasticity of the Cortical Networks and Altered Vertigo Perception: The Cortex of Sufi Whirling Dervishes. Frontiers in human neuroscience. 2017;11.
