Here are some of UF Neuroscience’s Heavy Hitters as featured on the cover of the latest edition of Florida GATOR Magazine! The Brain’s A-Team: When it comes to brain research, UF scientists are the top of their game. Meet a few of the Heavy Hitters in Neuroscience. Diseases of the…
Congratulations Drs. Williamson, Drago, Falchook, Wargovich and Heilman, on the publication of “Chronological Effects of Emotional Valence on the Self-selected Retrieval of Autobiographical Memories“. This article was published in the March issue of Cognitive Behavioral Neurology. Abstract Background and Objective: Salience of emotional autobiographical memories may have…
Congratulations Dr. Okun on the publication of “Deep Brain Stimulation for Obesity: A Review and Future Directions,” in the current issue of Frontiers in Neuroscience. The global prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing. Although pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgeries can be useful adjuvants in the treatment of morbid…
Congratulations to Drs. Spears, Almeida, Okun and Deeb on the publication of “An Unusual Case of Essential Tremor Deep Brain Stimulation: Where is the Lead?“. This article was published in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements March Edition.
Congratulations to Drs. Deeb, Shukla, Hess, Foote, and Okun on the publication of “Gait worsening and the microlesion effect following deep brain stimulation for essential tremor,” in the latest issue of The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Abstract Objective To investigate the effects of unilateral thalamic deep brain stimulation…
By Todd Taylor A new state-of-the-art surgical device called the Robotic Stereotactic Assistance Brain is now in use at UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital, and it’s enhancing surgical options for patients with epilepsy. The procedure — stereotactic electroencephalography, or sEEG — uses stereotaxy techniques similar to those pioneered by the UF…
After decades of DBS studies, fundamental questions remain. “If someone tells you they know the mechanism of action, they’re being a bit ambitious,” says Michael Okun, a neuroscientist at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Some studies suggest that DBS can either excite or inhibit individual neurons, depending on…
Congratulations Dr. Okun on the publication of “Interrogating the Genetic Determinants of Tourette’s Syndrome and Other Tic Disorders Through Genome-Wide Association Studies,” in the March issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry. Abstract Objective: Tourette’s syndrome is polygenic and highly heritable. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) approaches are useful for interrogating…
Jennifer won the 2020 Debra L. Dooley GME Program coordinator Excellence Award, which is is given to program coordinators in recognition of their in-depth understanding of the accreditation process, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and projects to improve residency programs.. Only 5 awards are given nationally per year.
Barbara Sperrazza was a dietitian and diabetes educator who had the warmest smile and loved to help people. She lost her ability to read, write, speak and eventually swallow due to frontotemporal dementia, a progressive degenerative brain disease that strikes in the prime of life, typically between ages 45 and…
