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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Brian Litt is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, with a research focus spanning several domains within neuroscience and medicine. Their work primarily addresses areas such as cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and artificial intelligence.

Their research topics include multiple aspects of brain function and neurological disorders, notably:

  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Brian Litt has published extensively, with numerous contributions appearing in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Epilepsia, Brain, Journal of Neural Engineering, and Brain Communications.

Some recent publications include:

  • "Low-field MRI: Clinical promise and challenges," 2022, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • "Towards network-guided neuromodulation for epilepsy," 2022, Brain
  • "Time-evolving controllability of effective connectivity networks during seizure progression," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Normative intracranial EEG maps epileptogenic tissues in focal epilepsy," 2021, Brain
  • "Quantitative approaches to guide epilepsy surgery from intracranial EEG," 2023, Brain

Frequent collaborators include Kathryn A. Davis, Erin C. Conrad, Joel M. Stein, John M. Bernabei, and William K.S. Ojemann, indicating a sustained pattern of cooperative research efforts in their field.

Brian Litt's body of work aligns closely with their main fields of study, which comprise 116 publications in neuroscience and 80 in medicine overall. The integration of advanced imaging techniques, brain signal analysis, and clinical applications in epilepsy and brain-computer interfaces constitutes a significant aspect of their research profile.

In recognition of their research contributions, Brian Litt received the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics

    Dae Hyeong Kim;Jonathan Viventi;Jason J. Amsden;Jianliang Xiao

  • Flexible, foldable, actively multiplexed, high-density electrode array for mapping brain activity in vivo

    Jonathan Viventi;Dae Hyeong Kim;Leif Vigeland;Eric S. Frechette

  • Materials for multifunctional balloon catheters with capabilities in cardiac electrophysiological mapping and ablation therapy

    Dae Hyeong Kim;Nanshu Lu;Roozbeh Ghaffari;Yun Soung Kim

  • Epileptic seizures may begin hours in advance of clinical onset: a report of five patients.

    Brian Litt;Rosana Esteller;Rosana Esteller;Javier Echauz;Javier Echauz;Maryann D'Alessandro

  • Drug discovery: a jump-start for electroceuticals.

    Kristoffer Famm;Brian Litt;Kevin J. Tracey;Edward S. Boyden

  • Race and Sex Differences in the Distribution of Cerebral Atherosclerosis

    R. J. Wityk;D. Lehman;M. Klag;J. Coresh

  • High‐frequency oscillations and seizure generation in neocortical epilepsy

    Greg A. Worrell;Landi Parish;Stephen D. Cranstoun;Rachel Jonas

  • Transparent, flexible, low-noise graphene electrodes for simultaneous electrophysiology and neuro-imaging

    Duygu Kuzum;Ertugrul Cubukcu;Brian Litt

  • Prediction of epileptic seizures

    Brian Litt;Javier Echauz

  • High-frequency oscillations in human temporal lobe : simultaneous microwire and clinical macroelectrode recordings

    Greg A. Worrell;Andrew B. Gardner;S. Matt Stead;Sanqing Hu

  • Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus for the treatment of intractable epilepsy.

    John F. Kerrigan;Brian Litt;Robert S. Fisher;Stephen Cranstoun

  • Bioresorbable silicon electronics for transient spatiotemporal mapping of electrical activity from the cerebral cortex

    Ki Jun Yu;Duygu Kuzum;Duygu Kuzum;Suk Won Hwang;Bong Hoon Kim

  • A Conformal, Bio-Interfaced Class of Silicon Electronics for Mapping Cardiac Electrophysiology

    Jonathan Viventi;Dae Hyeong Kim;Joshua D. Moss;Yun Soung Kim

  • Adaptive method and apparatus for forecasting and controlling neurological disturbances under a multi-level control

    Rosana Esteller;Javier Ramón Echauz;Brian Litt;George John Vachtsevanos

  • One-Class Novelty Detection for Seizure Analysis from Intracranial EEG

    Andrew B. Gardner;Abba M. Krieger;George Vachtsevanos;Brian Litt

  • Microseizures and the spatiotemporal scales of human partial epilepsy

    Matt Stead;Mark Bower;Benjamin H. Brinkmann;Kendall Lee

  • Temporal lobe epilepsy after experimental prolonged febrile seizures: prospective analysis.

    Céline Dubé;Cristina Richichi;Roland A. Bender;Grace Chung

  • Epileptic seizure prediction using hybrid feature selection over multiple intracranial EEG electrode contacts: a report of four patients

    M. D'Alessandro;R. Esteller;G. Vachtsevanos;A. Hinson

  • Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in the critically ill elderly.

    Brian Litt;Robert J. Wityk;Sharon H. Hertz;Paul D. Mullen

  • Human and automated detection of high-frequency oscillations in clinical intracranial EEG recordings.

    Andrew B. Gardner;Greg A. Worrell;Eric Marsh;Dennis Dlugos

  • Technology insight: neuroengineering and epilepsy-designing devices for seizure control.

    William C Stacey;Brian Litt

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn A. Davis
Kathryn A. Davis University of Pennsylvania
Timothy H. Lucas
Timothy H. Lucas University of Pennsylvania
Danielle S. Bassett
Danielle S. Bassett University of Pennsylvania
Dae-Hyeong Kim
Dae-Hyeong Kim Seoul National University
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University
Gordon H. Baltuch
Gordon H. Baltuch University of Pennsylvania
Joel M. Stein
Joel M. Stein University of Pennsylvania
Russell T. Shinohara
Russell T. Shinohara University of Pennsylvania

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