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Daniel L. Drane is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has a substantial body of research primarily in medicine and neuroscience. Their published work encompasses multiple areas, emphasizing cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and neurology. Drane's research strongly focuses on epilepsy, memory, neural mechanisms, and functional brain connectivity.

The scientist's prominent research topics include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Drane's frequent publication venues reflect a consistent output in specialized journals, including:

  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Epilepsia
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior Reports

Collaboration forms a significant part of Drane's work, with regular coauthors including:

  • David W. Loring
  • Nigel P. Pedersen
  • Carrie R. McDonald
  • Jon T. Willie
  • Robert E. Gross

Among Drane's recent papers are:

  • "A framework for understanding the pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder," 2020, CNS Spectrums
  • "Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgical Outcomes Can Be Inferred Based on Structural Connectome Hubs: A Machine Learning Study," 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • "Development and application of the International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC-CoDE): Initial results from a multi-center study of adults with temporal lobe epilepsy," 2022, Neuropsychology
  • "Temporal lobe regions essential for preserved picture naming after left temporal epilepsy surgery," 2020, Epilepsia
  • "Atrophy and cognitive profiles in older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy are similar to mild cognitive impairment," 2020, Brain

This body of work illustrates Drane's involvement in clinical and cognitive aspects of neurological disorders, with an emphasis on temporal lobe epilepsy, surgical outcomes, and functional neurological disorder mechanisms. The integration of machine learning approaches in some studies indicates engagement with contemporary computational techniques within neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Real-Time Magnetic Resonance-Guided Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Jon T. Willie;Nealen G. Laxpati;Nealen G. Laxpati;Daniel L. Drane;Ashok Gowda

  • Better object recognition and naming outcome with MRI-guided stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane;David W. Loring;Natalie L. Voets;Michele Price

  • Direct electrical stimulation of the amygdala enhances declarative memory in humans.

    Cory S Inman;Joseph R Manns;Kelly R Bijanki;David I Bass

  • Cognitive and behavioral effects of antiepileptic drugs.

    Daniel L Drane;Kimford J Meador

  • Category-specific naming and recognition deficits in temporal lobe epilepsy surgical patients.

    Daniel L. Drane;George A. Ojemann;Elizabeth Aylward;Jeffrey G. Ojemann

  • Stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

    Robert E. Gross;Matthew A. Stern;Jon T. Willie;Rebecca E. Fasano

  • Cognitive Impairment Is Not Equal in Patients with Epileptic and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures

    Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane;David J. Williamson;David J. Williamson;Elizabeth S. Stroup;Elizabeth S. Stroup;Mark D. Holmes;Mark D. Holmes

  • A framework for understanding the pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder.

    Daniel L. Drane;Negar Fani;Mark Hallett;Sahib S. Khalsa

  • The Oral Trail Making Test: Effects of Age and Concurrent Validity †

    Marty Mrazik;Scott Millis;Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane

  • The Role of Stereotactic Laser Amygdalohippocampotomy in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Robert E. Gross;Jon T. Willie;Daniel L. Drane

  • Famous face identification in temporal lobe epilepsy: Support for a multimodal integration model of semantic memory

    Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane;Jeffrey G. Ojemann;Jeffrey G. Ojemann;Vaishali S Phatak;David W. Loring

  • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgical Outcomes Can Be Inferred Based on Structural Connectome Hubs: A Machine Learning Study.

    Ezequiel Gleichgerrcht;Simon S. Keller;Simon S. Keller;Daniel L. Drane;Daniel L. Drane;Brent C. Munsell

  • Magnetic Resonance Thermometry-Guided Stereotactic Laser Ablation of Cavernous Malformations in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Imaging and Clinical Results.

    D Jay McCracken;Jon T Willie;Jon T Willie;Brad A Fernald;Amit M Saindane

  • False-Positive Error Rates for Reliable Digit Span and Auditory Verbal Learning Test Performance Validity Measures in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer Disease.

    David W. Loring;Felicia C. Goldstein;Chuqing Chen;Daniel L. Drane

  • Diminished default mode network recruitment of the hippocampus and parahippocampus in temporal lobe epilepsy.

    G. Andrew James;Shanti Prakash Tripathi;Jeffrey G. Ojemann;Robert E. Gross

  • MRI-Guided stereotactic laser ablation for epilepsy surgery: Promising preliminary results for cognitive outcome.

    Daniel L. Drane

  • Nomograms to predict naming decline after temporal lobe surgery in adults with epilepsy

    Robyn M. Busch;Olivia Hogue;Michael W. Kattan;Marla Hamberger

  • Safety and effectiveness of stereotactic laser ablation for epileptogenic cerebral cavernous malformations

    Jon T. Willie;James G. Malcolm;Matthew A. Stern;Lindsay O. Lowder

  • Temporal lobe regions essential for preserved picture naming after left temporal epilepsy surgery

    Jeffrey R. Binder;Jia‐Qing Tong;Sara B. Pillay;Lisa L. Conant

  • Stereotactic MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for extratemporal lobe epilepsy.

    Kunal Gupta;Brian Cabaniss;Ammar Kheder;Satyanarayana Gedela

  • Diagnosing cognitive disorders in older adults with epilepsy.

    Anny Reyes;Erik Kaestner;Emily C Edmonds;Emily C Edmonds;Anna Christina Macari

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon T. Willie
Jon T. Willie Washington University in St. Louis
David W. Loring
David W. Loring Emory University
Jeffrey G. Ojemann
Jeffrey G. Ojemann University of Washington
John W. Miller
John W. Miller University of Washington
Carrie R. McDonald
Carrie R. McDonald University of California, San Diego
Kimford J. Meador
Kimford J. Meador Stanford University
Leonardo Bonilha
Leonardo Bonilha Medical University of South Carolina
George A. Ojemann
George A. Ojemann University of Washington
Bruce P. Hermann
Bruce P. Hermann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Simon S. Keller
Simon S. Keller University of Liverpool

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