Congratulations to Drs. Jason Chan, Ariane Carpentier, Michael Okun and Joshua Wong, on the publication of “Current perspectives on tractography-guided deep brain stimulation for the treatment of mood disorders,” which appears in the January issue of Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. ABSTRACT Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an emerging therapy…
Congratulations to Drs. Alfonso Enrique Martinez-Nunez, and Michael Okun, on the publication of “Emerging therapies for neuromodulation in Parkinson’s disease,” which appears in the December 28th issue of Neurotherapeutics. Abstract Parkinson’s disease is characterized by its cardinal motor symptoms: bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. The underlying physiological dysfunction includes basal…
Congratulations to Drs. Aysegul Gundu, Kelly D. Foote and Michael S. Okun on the publication of “Participant perceptions of changes in psychosocial domains following participation in an adaptive deep brain stimulation trial,” which appears in the June 15, 2023 issue of Brain Stimulation. Abstract Background There has been…
Congratulations to Drs. Michael Okun, Kelly Foote and Aysegul Gunduz on the publication of “Future directions in psychiatric neurosurgery: Proceedings of the 2022 American society for stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery meeting on surgical neuromodulation for psychiatric disorders,” which was published in the May 2023 edition of Brain Stimulation. Abstract…
Congratulations to Drs. Ramirez-Zamora and Okun on the publication of the editorial: “Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: Updates in Neurotechnology and Neuromodulation, Volume II,” which was published in the June issue of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Introduction The introduction of ever-newer technologies, improved software, and an increasing understanding of the…
Congratulations Drs. Michael Okun, Kelly Foote, Jamie Roper, Chris Hass, Leili Shahgholi, Aparna Wagle Shukla, and Leonardo Almedia on the publication of “Square Biphasic Pulse Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: The BiP-PD Study,” which was published in the latest edition of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Background Conventional Parkinson’s…
Congratulations to Aysegul Gunduz and Michael Okun on the publication of “A review of basal ganglia circuits and physiology: Application to deep brain stimulation,” in the January issue of Parkinsonism & Related Issues. Abstract Introduction Drawing on the seminal work of DeLong, Albin, and Young, we have now…
Congratulations Drs. Rameriz-Zamora, Gunduz, Foote, Almedia, Hu, Deeb and Okun on the acceptance of “Evolving applications, technological challenges and future opportunities in neuromodulation: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank.” This article will be published soon in Frontiers in Neuroscience. Check here for an email reminder…
Congratulations Drs. Gunduz, Foote and Okun on the publication of “Reengineering Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders: Emerging Technologies,” in Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering’s September issue. Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a neurosurgical technique, which consists of continuous delivery of an electrical pulse through chronically implanted electrodes…
