The DBS Think Tank Volume 4 is now open for submission! Submit your cool DBS projects here: frontiersin.org/research-topic…

Brain mechanisms in ADHD. Source: nature #neuroscience #MedTwitter

Feltrin et al. report a novel targeting method for magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU ) thalamotomy, 4 tract tractography, improving the adverse effect profile of MRgHIFU while maintaining a sustained tremor response. bit.ly/3uGfU7p

This is super important so agree with Andreas Horn Lead-DBS we have a coming tsunami of issues with abandonment after device implantation. Let’s be proactive! DBS Think Tank

Bear with us… v3 is coming! (sooner or later, we’re hard at work).

Last Journal Club of the year🥲! Dim sum, tea, and great discussions with Nick McFarland . 🥟 🍵 #LRRK2Inhibition

Movement disorders dim sum journal club. Such awesome fellows!

Karaoke night party to celebrate our chief Nita Chen, MD who is leaving soon for California!!! 🎤🎉🍾 We love you Nita!!

The DBS Think Tank virtual registration is now live and online! Please click on the link below to sign up! ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regist… The event will take places from August 9-11, 2023 The full agenda can be seen here fixel.ufhealth.org/research/deep-… Amazing speaker line up!

Happening NOW: See how Nanditha Rajamani is personalizing deep brain stimulation surgery using the human connectome and patient-specific combinations of “symptom-networks” alongside a fancy optimization algorithm. Poster #410!

Gait impairment during cognitive loading in Parkinson's disease associated with decreased STN theta power. Freezing of gait at the intersection of cognitive and motor control. …mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md…

How does deep brain stimulation work? Neumann et al. provide a critical review of competing theories of the underlying mechanisms of action. tinyurl.com/373zr8pk

Dopaminergic therapy in Parkinson's disease associated with increased functional connectivity between the salience network and default mode network. Treatment changes brain networks, implications for disease mechanisms and cognitive function unclear. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hb…

The UF Movement Fellowship national match results are in and we are 'over the moon' to welcome our three newest rising stars in movement disorders: Anastasia Barnes from Harvard, Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston; Patricia Graese from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; and Tejas

Is there a different lesioning target for VIM vs deep brain stimulation. Anterior and superior to the DBS target. Germann and Lozano say YES and opine this may reduce complications. Those of us who have made lesions for a long time would tell you this is true. The reason this

Check out this new review of neuromodulation for mood disorders led by awesome UF MovementDisorders fellows Jason Chan & Ariane V. Carpentier! Joshua Wong Michael Okun Erik Middlebrooks, MD #DBS #depression #ConnectomeSurgery tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We are lucky to have Dr. Hess lead our UF Movement Fellowship program! The program continues to evolve to new heights every year

News for DSI Studio users! You can now rotate and examine 3D DSI Studio tractography within a PowerPoint file. Simply export 3D models at [View][Save 3D model] and insert the model into a PowerPoint file. Check out the example ppt file here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/3h92tiu…

A double blind trial was conducted live this morning @fixelinstitute to determine once and for all whether American or Canadian maple syrup is superior on taste testing. Graduating movement fellows all blindly rated an American syrup (from a field of four samples) as number one