I am a PhD candidate at IBMP, where I am part of the Brain Stimulation Research Group. I work on projects that investigate non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, primarily transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), to assess their effectiveness as treatment methods for mood/affective conditions, auditory verbal hallucinations and epilepsy:

 

University of Bergen:

• Subject Manager

  PSYK250: Bachelor's Thesis - General Psychology (Bachelor's Thesis - General Psychology | University of Bergen (uib.no)

  -Spring 2024-

• Teaching
   
  PSYK111: Introduction to psychology and the history of psychology (https://www4.uib.no/emner/PSYK111):
  
  "The Biological Basis of Behavior"
  "Sensation and Perception"
  "Consciousness and Learning"

  -From fall 2023 to present-

  PSYK207: Learning and Behavioral Psychology (Læring og atferdspsykologi | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no):

  "Sniffy Seminars + technical help"

  -From fall 2023 to present-

  MAPSYK336: Cognitive Neuroscience (Cognitive Neuroscience | University of Bergen (uib.no): 

  "Action Seminar"
  "Memory Seminar"

  -From fall 2023 to present-

  
  PSYK250: Bachelor's Thesis - General Psychology | University of Bergen (uib.no:
  
  "APA Seminar"
  
  -From spring 2023 to present-

  PRPSYK304: Cognitive Neuroscience (Kognitiv nevrovitenskap | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no):

  "Electrical Brain Stimulation"

  "Hemispheric Specialization"

  -Spring 2024-

  LOGO319: Research Methods and Research Ethics (Forskingsmetode og forskningsetikk | Universitetet i Bergen (uib.no):

  "Experimental Design"

  -Fall 2024-

   

Tronrud, T., Hirnstein, M., Eichele, T., Kolstad, E., & Marquardt, L. (2025). Transcranial direct current stimulation treatment reduces, while repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment increases electroencephalography spike rates with refractory occipital lobe epilepsy: A case study. Epilepsia Open. http://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.70024. 

Tronrud, T., I. Kusztrits, J. Laloyaux, and M. Hirnstein (2025). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Increase Auditory False Perceptions in Healthy Participants. European Journal of Neuroscience 62, no. 12: e70361. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70361.

Project 1:  tDCS Treatment Reduces, whilst rTMS Treatment Increases EEG Spike Rates with Refractory Occipital Lobe Epilepsy: A Case Study (published).

Project 4: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Does Not Increase Auditory False Perceptions in Healthy Participants (published).

Tentative Projects:

Project 2: Improving the Existing rTMS Treatment by Identifying Treatment Responder in Patients with Depression

Project 3: Exploring the Potential of rTMS in Positive/negative Moods