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Overview

Michael S. Okun is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on neurology and related subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of neurological disorders and treatments, with significant attention to Parkinson's Disease mechanisms and therapies. Other topics covered in their work include genetic neurodegenerative diseases, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, botulinum toxin applications in neurology, neuroscience and neural engineering, and studies involving transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • JAMA Neurology
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Journal Watch
  • Movement Disorders

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Parkinson's disease" (2021, The Lancet)
  • "Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson Disease" (2020, JAMA)
  • "The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis as Catalyst for Telemedicine for Chronic Neurological Disorders" (2020, JAMA Neurology)
  • "Integrated and patient-centred management of Parkinson's disease: a network model for reshaping chronic neurological care" (2020, The Lancet Neurology)
  • "Chronic embedded cortico-thalamic closed-loop deep brain stimulation for the treatment of essential tremor" (2020, Science Translational Medicine)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Kelly D. Foote
  • Adolfo Ramirez-Zamora
  • Joshua K. Wong
  • Aysegul Gunduz
  • Leonardo Almeida

Within their main fields of study, Michael S. Okun has published over 500 works related to medicine and over 200 in neuroscience. The bulk of this research is concentrated in neurology, specifically with over 460 publications, alongside notable contributions to cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry and mental health.

The scientist's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining clinical neurology with molecular, cognitive, and psychological perspectives to address a range of neurological conditions, with an emphasis on Parkinson's disease.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson Disease: A Review

    Melissa J Armstrong;Michael S Okun

  • Fully integrated silicon probes for high-density recording of neural activity

    James J Jun;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Nicholas A Steinmetz;Joshua H Siegle;Daniel J Denman

  • Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

    Javier Simón-Sánchez;Claudia Schulte;Jose M Bras;Jose M Bras;Manu Sharma

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • The Emerging Evidence of the Parkinson Pandemic.

    E Ray Dorsey;Todd Sherer;Michael S Okun;Bastiaan R Bloem

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

  • 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

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

  • Deep brain stimulation of the ventral internal capsule/ventral striatum for obsessive-compulsive disorder: worldwide experience.

    B D Greenberg;Lutgardis Gabriëls;D A Malone;A R Rezai

  • Three-Year Outcomes in Deep Brain Stimulation for Highly Resistant Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder

    Benjamin D Greenberg;Donald A Malone;Gerhard M Friehs;Ali R Rezai

  • Instantaneous correlation of excitation and inhibition during ongoing and sensory-evoked activities.

    Michael Okun;Ilan Lampl

  • Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease

    Michael S. Okun

  • Cognition and mood in Parkinson's disease in subthalamic nucleus versus globus pallidus interna deep brain stimulation: The COMPARE Trial†

    Michael S. Okun;Hubert H. Fernandez;Samuel S. Wu;Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow

  • Management of Referred Deep Brain Stimulation Failures: A Retrospective Analysis From 2 Movement Disorders Centers

    Michael S. Okun;Michele Tagliati;Michael Pourfar;Hubert H. Fernandez

  • Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortex

    Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;M. Florencia Iacaruso;M. Florencia Iacaruso

  • Aspiration and swallowing in Parkinson disease and rehabilitation with EMST: A randomized trial

    M.S. Troche;M.S. Okun;J.C. Rosenbek;N. Musson

  • Practice guideline recommendations summary: Treatment of tics in people with Tourette syndrome and chronic tic disorders.

    Tamara Pringsheim;Michael S. Okun;Kirsten Müller-Vahl;Davide Martino

  • 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

  • Genome-wide genotyping in Parkinson's disease and neurologically normal controls: first stage analysis and public release of data

    Hon-Chung Fung;Hon-Chung Fung;Hon-Chung Fung;Sonja Scholz;Mar Matarin;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

  • Pedunculopontine Nucleus Region Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Surgical Anatomy and Terminology.

    Clement Hamani;Tipu Aziz;Bastiaan R. Bloem;Peter Brown

  • Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings

    Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Cagatay Aydin;Anna Lebedeva;Michael Okun;Michael Okun

  • Genome wide meta-analysis identifies genomic relationships, novel loci, and pleiotropic mechanisms across eight psychiatric disorders

    Lee Ph;Anttila;Won H

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly D. Foote
Kelly D. Foote University of Florida
Dawn Bowers
Dawn Bowers University of Florida
Hubert H. Fernandez
Hubert H. Fernandez Cleveland Clinic
Ramon L. Rodriguez
Ramon L. Rodriguez University of Florida
Ayşegül Gündüz
Ayşegül Gündüz University of Florida
David E. Vaillancourt
David E. Vaillancourt University of Florida
Catherine C. Price
Catherine C. Price University of Florida
Wayne K. Goodman
Wayne K. Goodman Baylor College of Medicine
Jerrold L. Vitek
Jerrold L. Vitek University of Minnesota
Andres M. Lozano
Andres M. Lozano University of Toronto

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