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Nader Pouratian is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research intersects primarily within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a strong emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurology as key subfields. Other areas of specialization include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to brain function and neurological health. Notable areas of research focus include:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Among recent publications, the following papers represent significant contributions:

  • Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans, 2020, Cell
  • The Curing Coma Campaign: Framing Initial Scientific Challenges-Proceedings of the First Curing Coma Campaign Scientific Advisory Council Meeting, 2020, Neurocritical Care
  • Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression Informed by Intracranial Recordings, 2021, Biological Psychiatry
  • Therapies to Restore Consciousness in Patients with Severe Brain Injuries: A Gap Analysis and Future Directions, 2021, Neurocritical Care
  • Distinct roles of dorsal and ventral subthalamic neurons in action selection and cancellation, 2021, Neuron

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Sameer A. Sheth
  • Wayne K. Goodman
  • Kelly R. Bijanki
  • Anusha Allawala
  • Raissa Mathura

Publication venues with multiple contributions from the scientist encompass:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurosurgery
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Linear and Nonlinear Relationships between Neuronal Activity, Oxygen Metabolism, and Hemodynamic Responses

    Sameer A. Sheth;Masahito Nemoto;Michael Guiou;Melissa Walker

  • Gamma Knife surgery for pituitary adenomas: factors related to radiological and endocrine outcomes

    Jason P. Sheehan;Nader Pouratian;Ladislau Steiner;Edward R. Laws

  • Gamma Knife surgery for Cushing's disease.

    Jay Jagannathan;Jason P. Sheehan;Nader Pouratian;Edward R. Laws

  • Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans.

    Michael S. Beauchamp;Denise Oswalt;Ping Sun;Brett L. Foster

  • Incidence of symptomatic hemorrhage after stereotactic electrode placement

    Charles A. Sansur;Robert C. Frysinger;Nader Pouratian;Kai Ming Fu

  • Management of Low-Grade Glioma

    Nader Pouratian;David Schiff;David Schiff

  • DTI Correlates of Distinct Cognitive Impairments in Parkinson's Disease

    Zhong Zheng;Shirag Shemmassian;Christopher Wijekoon;Won Kim

  • Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour regulations on neurosurgical resident education and productivity.

    Jay Jagannathan;G. Edward Vates;Nader Pouratian;Jason P. Sheehan

  • Utility of preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging for identifying language cortices in patients with vascular malformations.

    Nader Pouratian;Susan Y. Bookheimer;David E. Rex;Neil A. Martin

  • Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically and surgically refractory prolactinomas.

    Nader Pouratian;Jason Sheehan;Jay Jagannathan;Edward R. Laws

  • Gamma Knife radiosurgery to the surgical cavity following resection of brain metastases

    Jay Jagannathan;Chun Po Yen;Dibyendu Kumar Ray;David Schlesinger

  • Columnar specificity of microvascular oxygenation and volume responses: implications for functional brain mapping.

    Sameer A. Sheth;Masahito Nemoto;Michael Guiou;Melissa Walker

  • iEEG-BIDS, extending the Brain Imaging Data Structure specification to human intracranial electrophysiology.

    Christopher Holdgraf;Stefan Appelhoff;Stephan Bickel;Kristofer Bouchard

  • Variability of intraoperative electrocortical stimulation mapping parameters across and within individuals

    Nader Pouratian;Andrew F. Cannestra;Susan Y. Bookheimer;Neil A. Martin

  • Evaluation of coupling between optical intrinsic signals and neuronal activity in rat somatosensory cortex.

    Sameer Sheth;Masahito Nemoto;Michael Guiou;Melissa Walker

  • Advances in Brain Tumor Surgery

    Ashok R. Asthagiri;Nader Pouratian;Jonathan Sherman;Galal Ahmed

  • Surgical Performance Determines Functional Outcome Benefit in the Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Evacuation (MISTIE) Procedure

    Issam A. Awad;Sean P. Polster;Julián Carrión-Penagos;Richard E. Thompson

  • Management of Cushing's disease: outcome in patients with microadenoma detected on pituitary magnetic resonance imaging.

    Daniel M. Prevedello;Nader Pouratian;Jonathan Sherman;John A. Jane

  • Multiwavelength optical intrinsic signal imaging of cortical spreading depression.

    Alyssa M. Ba;Michael Guiou;Nader Pouratian;Arpitha Muthialu

  • Gamma knife radiosurgery for acromegaly: outcomes after failed transsphenoidal surgery.

    Jay Jagannathan;Jason P. Sheehan;Nader Pouratian;Edward R. Laws

  • Impact of temozolomide chemotherapy on seizure frequency in patients with low-grade gliomas: Clinical article

    Jonathan H. Sherman;Krisztina Moldovan;H. Kwang Yeoh;Robert M. Starke

  • Outcomes and Management of Patients with Cushing’s Disease without Pathological Confirmation of Tumor Resection after Transsphenoidal Surgery

    Nader Pouratian;Daniel M. Prevedello;Jay Jagannathan;M. Beatriz Lopes

  • The Curing Coma Campaign: Framing Initial Scientific Challenges-Proceedings of the First Curing Coma Campaign Scientific Advisory Council Meeting.

    J Javier Provencio;J Claude Hemphill;Jan Claassen;Brian L Edlow

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Sameer A. Sheth
Sameer A. Sheth Baylor College of Medicine
Susan Y. Bookheimer
Susan Y. Bookheimer University of California, Los Angeles
Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen California Institute of Technology
Wayne K. Goodman
Wayne K. Goodman Baylor College of Medicine
Nancy L. Sicotte
Nancy L. Sicotte Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ayşegül Gündüz
Ayşegül Gündüz University of Florida
Itzhak Fried
Itzhak Fried University of California, Los Angeles
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
Kelly D. Foote
Kelly D. Foote University of Florida

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