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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 25/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #81: Theodore Schwartz - Gray Matters: brain surgery from the inside, the history and the future of neurosurgery. Quote from Theodore Schwartz: Every heartbeat, every respiration, the brain moves. And so it's like operating on a beating heart, you know, you're operating on a beating brain.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 21/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #78: Keith Mullett — Medtronic, pain, and the prehistory of modern DBS. Quote from Keith Mullett: The whole concept of stimulation as an alternative to drug therapy was to avoid the overuse of opioids.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 18/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #79: Karl Friston — The Origins of SPM and the Making of Modern Human Brain Mapping. Quote from Karl Friston: So the very first implementation of SPM was actually writing down the statistical equations in an Excel spreadsheet, where each cell in the Excel spreadsheet was corresponding to a voxel.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 16/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #71: Harold Sackeim – The founding editor of Brain Stimulation and a founding figure in modern electroconvulsive therapy. Quote from Harold Sackeim: Helplessness is the default state. We're born helpless. What we do is learn control or what I call resilience.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 14/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #69: Terence Sanger – Pushing Boundaries in Pediatric DBS: From Multi-Electrode Stimulation to Closed-Loop Strategies. Quote from Terence Sanger: DBS is like trying to fix a computer using a hairdryer. You know, you can warm it up, you can cool it down, but sometimes that's what it needs.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 07/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #67: Jonathan Downar – TMS for depression: Towards a One-Day protocol. Quote from Jonathan Downar: It's possible that up to 50% of the cost of a TMS session right now is just people arguing over whether to pay the other half.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 04/08/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #72: John Rolston — Closed-Loop Stimulation, Seizure Dynamics, and the New Frontiers of Epilepsy Treatment. Quote from John Rolston: There's gene therapy and cell therapy for epilepsy that are coming online. We're learning more about the genes that are involved in it and seeing things like post-mitotic mutations in the brain.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 03/08/2026
New on Stimulating Brains: @doriswang.bsky.social on adaptive DBS synchronized with the moment-by-moment rhythm of walking—and what it could mean for gait and falls in Parkinson’s disease. 🎧 stimulatingbrains.org/82-doris-wan... #DeepBrainStimulation #AdaptiveDBS #ParkinsonsDisease #Neurosurgery
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 31/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #58: Ali Rezai – Long lasting Effects of Focused Ultrasound for Addiction. Quote from Ali Rezai: I think the future of functional neurosurgery is exciting, but again, it's the convergence of imaging, technological innovations.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 30/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #54: Phil Starr – Using cortical signals to guide DBS, how lesions may produce brain signals and open collaborations in the field.. Quote from Phil Starr: I think for me, doing what I do best, which is human invasive brain reporting, has been the best thing I've ever done.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 29/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #68: Todd Herrington – The Future of Neuromodulation: Insights from the ADAPT PD Trial and Beyond. Quote from Todd Herrington: In a single patient with Parkinson's disease, I think this was really a breakthrough of a feasibility trial, but also did show some really promising results.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 28/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #64: Balint Varkuti – Making Use of Side-Effects: Redefining Brain Computer Interfaces with Ceregate. Quote from Balint Varkuti: I think at Brain Lab, it was really when I think I was at the first surgery that was done with the new software we made.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 27/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #63: Mark McAuley & Susan Boehnke – Patient-led Research, Patient-Centered Care and Neuroscience Education. Quote from Mark McAuley & Susan Boehnke: I'm really a proponent of getting more undergraduates involved in the research process because I think they're just a great way to make amazing future doctors, scientists, and industry leaders potentially.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 26/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #70: Rees Cosgrove – When Neurosurgery Chooses You: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Lesions and the Future of Brain Stimulation. Quote from Rees Cosgrove: No, but so I don't think I really, I have a feeling, neurosurgery chose me.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 25/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #57: Mallory Hacker & David Charles – Could DBS be slowing motor progression if applied very early?. Quote from Mallory Hacker & David Charles: One thing we also included there, which I think is really important, is results of a patient satisfaction survey that David and colleagues had done right as the trial concluded.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 24/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #61: Shan Siddiqi – Bringing Human Brain Connectomics to Clinical Practice in Psychiatry. Quote from Shan Siddiqi: We brought in people who had both depression and anxiety, and we randomized them to one target or the other.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 23/07/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #62: Daniela Popa & Clement Lena – Unlocking the Cerebellum: From Dyskinesia to Fear Extinction. Quote from Daniela Popa & Clement Lena: Need more basic or clinical research, but I think now we know that several stimulations are coming into the game.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 10/06/2026
For the next stimulating brains talk session, we're going to span across three continents with @carobellum.bsky.social and @macshine.bsky.social! Join us on June 25th at 6 PM EST (11 PM BST/8 AM AEST next day) for another amazing session! Free to attend 🎉 👉 talks.stimulatingbrains.org
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 09/06/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #56: Harith Akram – Connectomic DBS, Sweetspots and Building a Supercomputer. Quote from Harith Akram: I think brain computer interface, adaptive DBS, getting all drug delivery, gene delivery is where I see us.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 06/06/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #76: György Buzsáki — Action, the ultimate source of knowledge. Quote from György Buzsáki: They thought about almost everything I'm preaching about because they thought how it could be used for many, many levels of brain organization.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 02/06/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #74: Ludvic Zrinzo – DBS vs. Lesioning – and how to know you’re right. Quote from Ludvic Zrinzo: I think that's really important for us to understand this isn't a perfect therapy, but we shouldn't give up on those patients.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 29/05/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #59: Milad Girgis – 25 Years of Progress: Evolution and Innovation in Neuromodulation Devices. Quote from Milad Girgis: Science, I think the reality is we are every day trying to, we're trying to convince a patient to go in for an elective brain procedure.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 26/05/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #73: Eyal Zadicario – Beyond the Scalpel: Towards an Acoustic Neurosurgical Suite with Insightec. Quote from Eyal Zadicario: There's a huge unmet need in non-invasive brain surgery, which we can talk about in a second.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 22/05/2026
Is Parkinson's Disease a preventable disease? In their new book, @michaelokun.bsky.social & Ray Dorsey accumulate evidence for this notion and direct a plan to do so. Tune in here 👇👇 stimulatingbrains.org/80-michael-o... @fixelinstitute.bsky.social @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 22/05/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #65: Transforming Lives with DBS – Jim McNasby’s Journey with Parkinson’s and Advocacy. Quote from Jim McNasby: When I started to understand more about Parkinson's and about how primitive it is, the science, UPDRS, it's shocking to me that there wasn't a biomarker.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 16/05/2026
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Quote card for Stimulating Brains #60: Nanthia Suthana – Pushing Boundaries: Memory Enhancement, Virtual Reality, and Trauma Therapy in Neuroscience. Quote from Nanthia Suthana: They're patients, they're sitting still while we're doing all these cognitive tasks and we're trying to study memory, but also spatial navigation and memory.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 12/05/2026
It was a tremendous honor to speak with the one and only Karl Friston – not about the Free Energy Principle, but for a change about the history of SPM. Did you know the very first version of SPM was programmed in Excel? That and much more here 👇👇 stimulatingbrains.org/79-karl-fris...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 07/05/2026
What was deep brain stimulation before the Benabid era? Listen to this new episode with a very unique view behind the scenes at Medtronic developing DBS for pain, just in time for the Grenoble team to come in: stimulatingbrains.org/78-keith-mul...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 27/04/2026
What an insightful conversation we had with @meharpist.bsky.social about scientific publishing & editing! Mary Elizabeth is a deputy editor at @nature.com and talks about the day-to-day work and a bit about the future of scientific publishing. 🎧 Tune in here: stimulatingbrains.org/77-mary-eliz...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 17/04/2026
🧠 Exciting Stimulating Brains Talk coming up! 📅 Thursday, April 30th, 2026 | Noon–1:30 PM ET / 6–7:30 PM CET via Zoom with two fantastic speakers, @carinaoehrn.bsky.social and Helen Bronte-Stewert on aDBS for cognitive function in PD ⚡🧠 👉 talks.stimulatingbrains.org
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 17/03/2026
Have you heard about the primacy of movement over sensation? Why is action the ultimate source of knowledge? Check it out in our brand new episode with none less than György Buzsáki here: stimulatingbrains.org/76-gyorgy-bu...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 15/02/2026
✨ Be there or be square! ✨ In our upcoming Stimulating Brains session (Feb 26, noon ET / 6 pm CET), let’s dive into the brain networks driving chronic pain and how adaptive DBS is changing treatment! 🎤 Feat. Valentina Lind & Prasad Shirvalkar 🔗 Get your Zoom link here: talks.stimulatingbrains.org
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 25/01/2026
It was a great joy to talk to Ludvic Zrinzo about DBS, lesioning and how it all may work: stimulatingbrains.org/74-ludwig-zr... Thanks to Niels Pacheco for producing the episode!
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 20/01/2026
🧠⚡ New year, fresh StimBrains talks! Join us when we explore the brain networks driving schizophrenia & how we can treat them via DBS. January session (Thurs, Jan 29, noon ET / 6pm CET) feat. the amazing @andrewpines.bsky.social & Nicola Cascella ✨ Get Zoom link here: talks.stimulatingbrains.org
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 11/12/2025
🎄🧠 Ho ho ho! Let’s close out the year with fresh insights into the brain networks behind creativity — and what happens when they go awry. Our December session (Thurs, Dec 18, noon ET / 6pm CET) will feat. @isaiahneuro.bsky.social & Ben Shofty. ✨ Get Zoom link here: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 14/10/2025
Loading...the Oct edition of the Talk series! When --> Thurs, Oct 30th, 2025/ 12:00 PM EST / 6:30 PM CET Ft. Alessia Cavallo & Svjetlana Miocinovic who will deep dive into all things electrophysiology - from state dependent effects to optimization! Register here: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 15/09/2025
🧠✨Join us Thurs, Sept 25 — 12 PM EST / 6 PM CET to explore how fronto-basal ganglia circuits drive goal-directed behavior in Parkinson’s & how adaptive DBS moves from pathophysiology to clinical care, with @colinwhoy.bsky.social & Andrea Kühn! 👉 Register here: mgb-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 21/08/2025
The talk series is back after a summer break! 🌞 Join us Aug 28 at noon ET / 6 PM CET for a fascinating session with the academic power duo @dorahermes.bsky.social & Kai Miller! 🧠✨ They’ll explore how single-pulse signals reveal biomarkers and map brain connectivity. Don’t miss it!
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 01/08/2025
We had a wonderful time talking to @rolstonjohn.bsky.social, the Director of Epilepsy Surgery at Brigham & Women's Hospital. We talk about RNS for epilepsy, DBS for coma, traveling waves in the brain, stem cell therapy, closed loop DBS & more! Tune in 👇 stimulatingbrains.org/72-john-rols...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 18/06/2025
Excited to be featured as one of the best neuroscience podcasts on millionpodcasts: www.millionpodcasts.com/neuroscience...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 29/05/2025
Happening today! We have two amazing speakers, Nicole Provenza and Martijn Figee who will share their thoughts on engineering for Neuromodulation and circuit based DBS for OCD respectively. Be sure to tune in on May 29th, 12 noon EST/6:00 PM CET Register here: partners.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 13/05/2025
Mark your calendar: May 29 🧠 @nicoleprovenza.bsky.social & @mfigee.bsky.social are joining Stimulating Brains this month! Register now 👉 stimulatingbrains.org/talk-series/
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 25/04/2025
It was a great honor to talk with the founding editor of Brain Stimulation, Dr. Harold Sackeim! Beyond the past, present and future of ECT, we covered the entire field of neuromodulation. Priceless insights from a key leader in the field! Tune in here 👇 stimulatingbrains.org/71-harold-sa...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 22/04/2025
We had a truly inspiring and insightful conversation with Dr. Rees Cosgrove, Director of Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery at @brighamandwomens.bsky.social & Professor of Neurosurgery @harvardmed.bsky.social Rediscovering the lost art of brain lesions…! stimulatingbrains.org/70-rees-cosg...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 21/04/2025
🧠 Big brains, big moves! Join us 📆 April 24 for a Stimulating Brains sesh with Dr. Rees Cosgrove & @bassamalfatly.bsky.social ⚡️ We will dive into topics of mapping causal brain networks & the evolution of movement disorder surgery! Where: partners.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🕛 Thurs, 12 PM ET / 6 PM CET
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 27/03/2025
We had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Terry Sanger from CHOC who is a very inspirational figure and innovator in the field of DBS – with a special focus on treating pediatric forms dystonia / cerebral palsy. Tune in here 👇👇 stimulatingbrains.org/69-terrence-...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 18/03/2025
Adaptive DBS was recently approved by the FDA – in this episode, we talk with @toddherrington.bsky.social about the underlying ADAPT-PD trial, the mechanism of action of DBS, and the potential role of stem cell therapy in movement disorders. Tune in here 👇🎧👇🎧 stimulatingbrains.org/68-todd-herr...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 17/03/2025
March‘s Stimulating Brains is here! Joins us on March 27th for talks by Molly Hermiller and Ziad Nahas at noon ET/ 5 PM CET. *Please be aware that the time has changed to 5 PM CET for those in Europe.
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 03/03/2025
Can an entire treatment course of TMS for depression be condensed into a single day? Find out in this very inspiring conversation with Jonathan Downar here: stimulatingbrains.org/67-jonathan-...
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Stimulating Brains @stimulatingbrains.org · 17/01/2025
Happy New Year 2025! We're starting off the year with a banger of a talk by our very own Aysu Sahin and Dr. Aysegul Gunduz! 📆: January 30th, Thursday ⏰: 12 ET/ 6 PM CET Register here for free: stimulatingbrains.org/talk-series/
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