PERSONNEL

Joseph R. Madsen, M.D., Director

Michael J Kahana, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis, University, Co-Director

John E, Lisman, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University

Robert Sekuler, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Volen National Center for Complex Systems, Brandeis University

Eric Halgren, Ph.D., NMR Laboratories, Martino Center for Functional Imaging, MGH

Steven Schiff, M.D., Ph,D., Prof of Neuroscience, Krasnow Center for Complex Systems, George

FELLOWS

Marc W Howard, Ph.D. 
Sridhar Raghavachari, Ph.D.

STUDENTS 

Dan S, Rizzuto 
Jeremy B. Caplan 
Kelly Addis

STAFF

David Selig 
Franklin Zaromb

The year 2000 saw the launching of a new, multidisciplinary and multi-institutionallaboratory effort in our department: the Laboratory of Neurodynamics. Clinical problems in the care of children, including epilepsy and spasticity, may be understood and better treated with quantitative models of the dynamics of these diseases. To this end, study of human electrocorticograms recorded during behavioral cortical tasks simultaneously answer basic questions about cortical physiology, and point the way toward safer surgery to control epilepsy by improving our ability to map function. The goal of the Laboratory of Neurodynamics is to combine clinical research with the opportunity to do truly basic research involving data from human subjects, This opportunity is uniquely available because the need and benefits of neurosurgical intervention, Advanced technologies, such as digital signal processing (DSP), wavelet analysis, and cutting edge cognitive science combine in this new laboratory.

Another exciting clinical issue involves the growing technology of electrostimulation (of the vagus nerve presently, and in the future other targets) in the treatment of epilepsy. Quantitative approaches are employed to advance understanding of the mechanism of these new technologies, as well as the pioneering investigation of new methods.

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