To recognize a famous voice, human brains use the same center that lights up when the speaker’s face is presented, finds a clever neuroscience study where participants were asked to identify U.S. presidents. upmc.me/3jVhgJv American Physiological Society Taylor J. Abel

Great job to Nalli Muthiah and the team! Check out our latest VNS paper Child’s Nervous System. #epilepsy

🧠In this study the authors directly examined neural responses to familiar voices & faces in human #FusiformGyri using direct cortical recordings in epilepsy surgery patients 🖱ow.ly/Z6jq50MlHna #IntracranialRecording #PersonIdentification University of Iowa Neurosurgery University of Pittsburgh

Great job to @eef91214 Emily Harford on her first first author paper! Pediatric Brain Electrophysiology Lab

Thanks to those that tuned in for our first symposium of #SCAN2023! Remember to mark your calendars for April 28 and May 19 and to join us on Slack (bit.ly/3RNXMDf). See you there!🧠👂💬

Join us in congratulating PBE Lab MD/PhD student Jasmine Hect on receiving the NOA for her F30!!

Congrats to Nalli Muthiah!

Reminder to join us for the next installation of SCAN 2023… TOMORROW!! MAY 19th 🎶 Music and Mind 🧠 11am EDT Reyna Gordon, Vanderbilt University, US Nori Jacoby, Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Frankfurt, Germany Robert Zatorre, McGill University, Canada

Congratulations to Melissa Lukehart on recognition at Society of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting for 25+ years of service as program admin for the University of Pittsburgh/UPMC neurosurg residency program. Melissa here with PD Kojo Hamilton, Costas Hadjipanayis, dept chair Robert Friedlander and former residents.

Check out our #preprint by Nalli Muthiah describing SES and healthcare resource disparities in children with epilepsy!

Calling all researchers! The Meghan Rose Bradley Foundation, in conjunction with the AANS/CNS Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery, is soliciting applications for their 2023 Pediatric Brain Cancer Pilot Award. (1/3)

Don't forget! Abstract submission for APAN 2023 closes July 13 at midnight EDT! Submit your latest work on #auditoryneuroscience here: easychair.org/cfp/APAN2023

Very proud of this‼️The largest meta-analysis to date of seizure outcomes following MRgLITT corpus callosum ablation 🧠💥 + technique tips for success. Thank you to collaborators and mentors for their invaluable guidance! Taylor J. Abel Pediatric Brain Electrophysiology Lab doi.org/10.3171/2023.9…

🗓️6-month post-op: ✅18.87% seizure free ✅46.28% free of atonic seizures ‼️Atonic seizure rate ⬇️80.12% from 8.3 to 1.65 daily <5% with permanent neuro deficits. Thank you Jasmine Hect Taylor J. Abel Pediatric Brain Electrophysiology Lab 🔥 🛑 the delay to surgical eval 📖 stopthedelay.org

Congrats co-authors! Low-grade epilepsy associated tumors (LEATs) are a common cause of DRE 🧠 ⚡️ Here we provide proof of concept and prelim data for the analysis of residual tumor on SEEG electrodes to aid in diagnosis. Worth future study! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep…

My first APAN has been such fun! Blown away by the density of high quality work and of brilliant and friendly peers and mentors! 🤗

Don’t miss Jasmine Hect and kylemrupp this afternoon Society for Neuroscience (SfN)!!

I'm honored to join the Board of Directors for the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Alliance ! PESA offers crucial education and support to our epilepsy surgery families. I'm thrilled to be part of the team! UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pitt Neurosurgery Pitt Neurology #epilepsy