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Jerrold L. Vitek is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with specific expertise in Neurology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their work spans topics such as neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease mechanisms and treatments, neuroscience and neural engineering, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and neural dynamics and brain function.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • "Dose-dependent effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation on spike timing in awake nonhuman primates," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation with a multiple independent constant current-controlled device in Parkinson's disease (INTREPID): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled study," 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • "Parkinsonism Alters Beta Burst Dynamics across the Basal Ganglia-Motor Cortical Network," 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Direct Activation of Primary Motor Cortex during Subthalamic But Not Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Real-time suppression and amplification of frequency-specific neural activity using stimulation evoked oscillations," 2020, Brain Stimulation

They frequently collaborate with several researchers, including:

  • Luke A. Johnson
  • Jing Wang
  • Scott E. Cooper
  • Matthew D. Johnson
  • Noam Harel

Their research is often published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Jerrold L. Vitek's body of work centers on understanding the mechanisms and treatments of Parkinson's disease, as well as advancing neural engineering and brain stimulation techniques. Their studies include experimental and clinical approaches involving deep brain stimulation and transcranial stimulation methods aimed at modulating neural activity in both clinical and research settings.

Best Publications

  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease: An Expert Consensus and Review of Key Issues

    Jeff M. Bronstein;Michele Tagliati;Ron L. Alterman;Andres M. Lozano

  • Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Changes the Firing Pattern of Pallidal Neurons

    Takao Hashimoto;Christopher M. Elder;Michael S. Okun;Susan K. Patrick

  • Uncovering the mechanism(s) of action of deep brain stimulation: activation, inhibition, or both

    Cameron C McIntyre;Marc Savasta;Lydia Kerkerian-Le Goff;Jerrold L Vitek

  • Gene delivery of AAV2-neurturin for Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial.

    William J Marks;Raymond T Bartus;Joao Siffert;Charles S Davis

  • Treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease by posterior GPi pallidotomy: 1‐year results of a pilot study

    Mark S. Baron;Jerrold L. Vitek;Roy A.E. Bakay;Joanne Green

  • Electric field and stimulating influence generated by deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus

    Cameron C. McIntyre;Susumu Mori;David L. Sherman;Nitish V. Thakor

  • History, Applications, and Mechanisms of Deep Brain Stimulation

    Svjetlana Miocinovic;Suvarchala Somayajula;Shilpa Chitnis;Jerrold L. Vitek

  • Mechanisms of deep brain stimulation: excitation or inhibition

    Jerrold L. Vitek

  • Neuronal activity in the basal ganglia in patients with generalized dystonia and hemiballismus.

    Jerrold L. Vitek;Vijay Chockkan;Jian Yu Zhang;Yoshiki Kaneoke

  • The subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease: somatotopic organization and physiological characteristics

    Maria C. Rodriguez-Oroz;Manuel Rodriguez;Jorge Guridi;Klaus Mewes

  • Subthalamic deep brain stimulation with a constant-current device in Parkinson's disease: an open-label randomised controlled trial.

    Michael S. Okun;Bruno V. Gallo;George Mandybur;Jonathan Jagid

  • How does deep brain stimulation work? Present understanding and future questions.

    Cameron C. McIntyre;Marc Savasta;Benjamin L. Walter;Jerrold L. Vitek

  • Microelectrode-guided pallidotomy: technical approach and its application in medically intractable Parkinson's disease

    Jerrold L. Vitek;Roy A. E. Bakay;Takao Hashimoto;Yoshiki Kaneoke

  • Deep brain stimulation: postoperative issues.

    Günther Deuschl;Jan Herzog;Galit Kleiner-Fisman;Cynthia Kubu

  • Computational Analysis of Subthalamic Nucleus and Lenticular Fasciculus Activation During Therapeutic Deep Brain Stimulation

    Svjetlana Miocinovic;Svjetlana Miocinovic;Martin Parent;Christopher R. Butson;Philip J. Hahn

  • Forced, Not Voluntary, Exercise Improves Motor Function in Parkinson's Disease Patients

    Angela L. Ridgel;Jerrold L. Vitek;Jay L. Alberts

  • Pathophysiology of dystonia: A neuronal model

    Jerrold L. Vitek

  • Pallidal neurostimulation in patients with medication-refractory cervical dystonia: a randomised, sham-controlled trial

    Jens Volkmann;Joerg Mueller;Günther Deuschl;Andrea A. Kühn

  • Mechanisms and Targets of Deep Brain Stimulation in Movement Disorders

    Matthew D. Johnson;Svjetlana Miocinovic;Cameron C. McIntyre;Jerrold L. Vitek

  • Burst and oscillation as disparate neuronal properties

    Y. Kaneoke;J.L. Vitek

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahlon R. DeLong
Mahlon R. DeLong Emory University
Kenneth B. Baker
Kenneth B. Baker Cleveland Clinic
Cameron C. McIntyre
Cameron C. McIntyre Duke University
Roy A.E. Bakay
Roy A.E. Bakay Rush University Medical Center
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
Philip A. Starr
Philip A. Starr University of California, San Francisco
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto
Kelly D. Foote
Kelly D. Foote University of Florida
Andre G. Machado
Andre G. Machado Cleveland Clinic
Christopher R. Butson
Christopher R. Butson University of Utah

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