Abstract:

Deep Brain Stimulation is a neuromodulation therapy widely used to treat movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. It also shows promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric conditions, including depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder. 

In this talk, I will discuss how stimulation-evoked field potentials provide insight into the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation and how patient-specific computational modeling can help improve stimulation precision. Finally, I will highlight how we are leveraging these approaches to develop circuit-specific neuromodulation strategies for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Biography:

Dr. Sohail Noor is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Indiana University, where he began in February 2025. His research focuses on precision neuromodulation, with a particular emphasis on Deep Brain Stimulation.

Dr. Noor completed his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada, where he investigated the mechanisms of deep brain stimulation in both animal models and human patients. During his postdoctoral research at Case Western Reserve University and Duke University, he developed expertise in patient-specific computational modeling.

His current work aims to develop precision neuromodulation strategies for the treatment of medication-resistant neurological disorders. He employs electrophysiology, imaging, and computational modeling in his research.

Students registered for the seminar are expected to attend in-person.

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