Today we are celebrating the incredible and #InspirationalWomen at UofT #neurosurgery! Help us share their stories, acknowledge their impressive contributions, and celebrate their accomplishments! 👏🏽 gelareh-zadeh Saira Alli Mary Zhu Nardin Samuel, MD, PhD Mojgan Hodaie #WomensDay

…mentdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/md… Check out our latest paper by Andrew Z. Yang in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice on how enlargement of a cerebellar cavernoma led to emerging hand tremor. Ben Davidson Artur Vetkas Alfonso Fasano kalialabs

Congrats to Michael Fox, whose paradigmatic work on anticorrelated functional networks in the human brain has broken the 10k citation mark! This study has shaped the field. It has also deeply formed my own research, thinking, and career path. 🎉🧠

Gene therapy has long held promise for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. In The Lancet Neurology, authors explore clinical trials and technical advances in gene therapy for Parkinson's disease: hubs.li/Q03rpHNs0

Ruhun şad olsun hocam. 🙏 Rest in Peace... #gaziyasargil

Cumhuriyetin fotoğrafı. Yüzyıllarca askerlik ve vergi toplamak dışında yüzlerine bakılmamış, fakir ve cahil bırakılmış köylü çocuklarından dünyanın en iyi bilim insanları olabilecek özgüveni oluşturmak, ancak bir dahinin kurabileceği çok büyük bir iş. Gazi Yaşargil’e rahmet, Aziz

#TBT to this piece on Spinal Cord Stimulation in PD—a reminder of the evolving landscape of neuromodulation. shorturl.at/jiRE4 🧠Any ideas on Advancing Deep Brain Stimulation for PD? Submit to our upcoming issue go.karger.com/cfp25sfn. AANS CNS

MRI scans are becoming common in the courtroom and show abnormalities in defendants brains. But can any of these abnormalities actually cause #criminal behavior. New paper from Isaiah Kletenik Center For Brain Circuit Therapeutics Mass General Brigham Research in says YES. Thread below:

Brain Stimulation Journal’ s Impact Factor increased to 8.4!  Science Citation Index ranking: 18 of 314 in Neurosciences & 13 of 285 in Clinical Neurology. A big thank you to our authors, reviewers, readers & contributors! Here’s to advancing impactful science together!!

Thrilled to join the 24th Annual International Symposium for Therapeutic Ultrasound #ISTU2025 in stunning Banff! We shared our latest work on ultrasound in movement disorder patients with 4 oral presentations from the Chen Lab. Great to reconnect with colleagues worldwide—huge

An absolute privilege to hear from 2025 Breakthrough Prize winner Dr. Daniel Drucker (Daniel J Drucker) on the neuroprotective potential of GLP-1R agonists at UofT CPIN Research Day. Exciting to learn that the main phase of the EVOKE trial (semaglutide in Alzheimer’s) is nearing

It’s Toronto Tech Week, and Geoffrey Hinton’s lecture yesterday was genuinely awe-inspiring. The follow-up discussion with Nick Frosst took things even further. One idea that stuck with me: nearly 30% of people working at computers today could be jobless within a decade. That’s a

Dr. Michael Schwartz, Legend of Canadian surgery retiring after 50 years (!!) University of Toronto Neurosurgery Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Thousands of patients and lives saved; a career full of reinvention and innovation from radiosurgery to focused ultrasound. Inspiring every step of the way. Congrats Mike!

🧬In Neolithic Çatalhöyük, family was built on social relations rather than blood ties. Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods. 🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.

Excited to share our latest paper in The Journal of Pain, led by my dear friend Oliver Flouty (University of South Florida)! jpain.org/article/S1526-… Using #ECoG in 4 sheep, we explored supraspinal effects of high-frequency #spinalcordstimulation—revealing region- and frequency-specific

nature.com/articles/s4153… New study out npj Journals! Is bilateral STN #DBS for #ParkinsonsDisease merely 2 × unilateral—or something more? We scanned 22 patients with #BOLD #fMRI: half with one lead on, half with both. Bilateral stimulation showed a synergistic suppression of

Honored to highlight our work Center For Brain Circuit Therapeutics Mass General Brigham Neuro Research Day. Thank you Shan Siddiqi @shansiddiqi.bsky.social Frederic Schaper Sheena Baratano and Sam Snider for sharing your experience.

RIP Ozzy Osbourne (1948 – 2025). As a global rock icon, Ozzy inspired millions with his music, but even more profoundly, he moved the Parkinson’s community by bravely sharing his diagnosis and becoming a pioneer in the conversation around advanced therapies, including stem cell

🎉 Congratulations to Newton Cho, the 2025 winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation for his work identifying a novel therapeutic target to improve walking after spinal cord injury. Learn more: scim.ag/3U8Vxwt