Kara A Johnson, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Department:
MD-NEUROLOGY-MOVEMENT DISORDER
Business Email:
kara.johnson@neurology.ufl.edu
About Kara A Johnson
Dr. Kara Johnson earned her BS (2016) and PhD (2020) in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, her doctoral research identified predictors of therapeutic response to deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-refractory Tourette syndrome using neuroimaging and computational models of stimulation in multicenter studies. Her postdoctoral research at UF with Dr. Coralie de Hemptinne focuses on the pathophysiology of movement disorders and the neurophysiological effects of DBS. Dr. Johnson also has special interest in nonmotor symptoms and psychiatry. Her ultimate goal is to develop multimodal approaches to optimize neuromodulation therapies for psychiatric and movement disorders.
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-6556-8957
Publications
2024
Chronic intracranial recordings in the globus pallidus reveal circadian rhythms in Parkinson’s disease
Nature Communications.
15(1)
[DOI] 10.1038/s41467-024-48732-0.
[PMID] 38816390.
2024
Deep brain stimulation for refractory major depressive disorder: a comprehensive review
Molecular Psychiatry.
29(4):1075-1087
[DOI] 10.1038/s41380-023-02394-4.
[PMID] 38287101.
2024
Editorial: Deep brain stimulation think tank: updates in neurotechnology and neuromodulation, volume IV.
Frontiers in human neuroscience.
18
[DOI] 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1441212.
[PMID] 38993328.
2024
Elevated Mood Induced by Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation: A Video-Recorded Case Report
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements.
14(1)
[DOI] 10.5334/tohm.900.
[PMID] 39005242.
2024
Proceedings of the 11th Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: pushing the forefront of neuromodulation with functional network mapping, biomarkers for adaptive DBS, bioethical dilemmas, AI-guided neuromodulation, and translational advancements.
Frontiers in human neuroscience.
18
[DOI] 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1320806.
[PMID] 38450221.
2024
Responsive Versus Continuous Deep Brain Stimulation for Speech in Essential Tremor: A Pilot Study.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society.
[DOI] 10.1002/mds.29865.
[PMID] 38877761.
2023
Advances in Deep Brain Stimulation: From Mechanisms to Applications
The Journal of Neuroscience.
43(45):7575-7586
[DOI] 10.1523/jneurosci.1427-23.2023.
2023
Brain Recording Analysis and Visualization Online (BRAVO): An open-source visualization tool for deep brain stimulation data.
Brain stimulation.
16(3):793-797
[DOI] 10.1016/j.brs.2023.04.018.
[PMID] 37100201.
2023
Globus pallidus internus deep brain stimulation evokes resonant neural activity in Parkinson’s disease
Brain Communications.
5(2)
[DOI] 10.1093/braincomms/fcad025.
[PMID] 36895960.
2023
Neurosurgical lesioning for Tourette syndrome – Authors’ reply.
The Lancet. Neurology.
22(4):292-293
[DOI] 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00079-0.
[PMID] 36931795.
2023
Tourette syndrome: clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment.
The Lancet. Neurology.
22(2):147-158
[DOI] 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00303-9.
[PMID] 36354027.
2022
Past, Present, and Future of Deep Brain Stimulation: Hardware, Software, Imaging, Physiology and Novel Approaches.
Frontiers in neurology.
13
[DOI] 10.3389/fneur.2022.825178.
[PMID] 35356461.
2022
Patient‐specific structural connectivity informs outcomes of responsive neurostimulation for temporal lobe epilepsy
Epilepsia.
63(8):2037-2055
[DOI] 10.1111/epi.17298.
[PMID] 35560062.
2021
Basal Ganglia Pathways Associated With Therapeutic Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation for Tourette Syndrome
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
6(10):961-972
[DOI] 10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.11.005.
[PMID] 33536144.
2021
Connectomic Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Biological Psychiatry.
90(10):678-688
[DOI] 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.010.
2021
Suppression and Rebound of Pallidal Beta Power: Observation Using a Chronic Sensing DBS Device.
Frontiers in human neuroscience.
15
[DOI] 10.3389/fnhum.2021.749567.
[PMID] 34566612.
2020
Structural connectivity predicts clinical outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome
Brain.
143(8):2607-2623
[DOI] 10.1093/brain/awaa188.
[PMID] 32653920.
2020
Tract-based analysis of target engagement by subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression
Brain Stimulation.
13(4):1094-1101
[DOI] 10.1016/j.brs.2020.03.006.
2019
A statistical framework for quantification and visualisation of positional uncertainty in deep brain stimulation electrodes
Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization.
7(4):438-449
[DOI] 10.1080/21681163.2018.1523750.
[PMID] 31186994.
2019
Image-based analysis and long-term clinical outcomes of deep brain stimulation for Tourette syndrome: a multisite study
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
90(10):1078-1090
[DOI] 10.1136/jnnp-2019-320379.
[PMID] 31129620.
Education
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering
2020
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University of Utah
B.S. Biomedical Engineering
2016
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University of Utah
Contact Details
Emails:
- Business:
- kara.johnson@neurology.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100268
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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3011 SW WILLISTON RD RM 1103
GAINESVILLE FL 32608