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Seung-Schik Yoo is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research spans the interdisciplinary fields of engineering and medicine, with a significant focus on biomedical engineering. The main research areas include ultrasound technology applications and imaging techniques, with notable attention to neurological and radiological contexts.

The scientist's contributions predominantly cover topics such as ultrasound and hyperthermia applications, photoacoustic and ultrasonic imaging, and ultrasound imaging and elastography. Additional research interests extend to ultrasound and cavitation phenomena, cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, as well as optical imaging and spectroscopy techniques.

Seung-Schik Yoo has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • Brain Stimulation
  • PLoS ONE
  • IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Their recent scholarly output includes several studies focused on transcranial focused ultrasound and its applications in neurological conditions. Notable papers include:

  • "A pilot clinical study of low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound in Alzheimer's disease" (2021) published in ULTRASONOGRAPHY
  • "Safety Review and Perspectives of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Brain Stimulation" (2021) published in Brain & Neurorehabilitation
  • "Three-layer model with absorption for conservative estimation of the maximum acoustic transmission coefficient through the human skull for transcranial ultrasound stimulation" (2022) published in Brain Stimulation
  • "Short-Term Efficacy of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound to the Hippocampus in Alzheimer's Disease: A Preliminary Study" (2022) published in Journal of Personalized Medicine
  • "Transcranial focused ultrasound modulates cortical and thalamic motor activity in awake sheep" (2021) published in Scientific Reports

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hyun-Chul Kim
  • Wonhye Lee
  • Kyungho Yoon
  • Kavin Kowsari
  • Evgenii Kim

The research of Seung-Schik Yoo integrates advanced ultrasound methodologies with clinical and neurological applications, contributing to the understanding and development of transcranial focused ultrasound techniques and their safety, efficacy, and underlying acoustic properties. Their work intersects engineering principles with medical sciences, supporting innovations in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound technologies.

Best Publications

  • The human emotional brain without sleep — a prefrontal amygdala disconnect

    Seung Schik Yoo;Ninad Gujar;Peter Hu;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • A deficit in the ability to form new human memories without sleep

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Peter T Hu;Ninad Gujar;Ferenc A Jolesz

  • Focused ultrasound modulates region-specific brain activity

    Seung Schik Yoo;Alexander Bystritsky;Jong Hwan Lee;Jong Hwan Lee;Yongzhi Zhang

  • Sleep Deprivation Amplifies Reactivity of Brain Reward Networks, Biasing the Appraisal of Positive Emotional Experiences

    Ninad Gujar;Seung-Schik Yoo;Peter Hu;Matthew P. Walker

  • A review of low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation.

    Alexander Bystritsky;Alex S. Korb;Pamela K. Douglas;Mark S. Cohen;Mark S. Cohen

  • Image-Guided Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulates Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex

    Wonhye Lee;Hyungmin Kim;Yujin Jung;In-Uk Song

  • Bio-printing of collagen and VEGF-releasing fibrin gel scaffolds for neural stem cell culture.

    Yeong-Bae Lee;Samuel Polio;Samuel Polio;Wonhye Lee;Wonhye Lee;Guohao Dai

  • Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation of human primary visual cortex.

    Wonhye Lee;Hyun Chul Kim;Yujin Jung;Yong An Chung

  • Generation of Multi-Scale Vascular Network System within 3D Hydrogel using 3D Bio-Printing Technology.

    Vivian K Lee;Alison M Lanzi;Ngo Haygan;Seung-Schik Yoo

  • Brain-computer interface using fMRI: spatial navigation by thoughts.

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Ty Fairneny;Nan-Kuei Chen;Seh-Eun Choo

  • Focused ultrasound-mediated non-invasive brain stimulation: examination of sonication parameters.

    Hyungmin Kim;Hyungmin Kim;Hyungmin Kim;Alan Chiu;Stephanie D. Lee;Krisztina Fischer

  • Focused ultrasound-mediated suppression of chemically-induced acute epileptic EEG activity

    Byoung Kyong Min;Alexander Bystritsky;Kwang Ik Jung;Krisztina Fischer

  • Modulation of cerebellar activities by acupuncture stimulation: evidence from fMRI study.

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Eng-Keat Teh;Russell A Blinder;Ferenc A Jolesz

  • Functional MRI for neurofeedback: feasibility study on a hand motor task.

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Ferenc A Jolesz

  • Neural substrates of tactile imagery: a functional MRI study.

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Daniel K. Freeman;James J. Mccarthy;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Brain-machine interface via real-time fMRI: preliminary study on thought-controlled robotic arm.

    Jong Hwan Lee;Jeongwon Ryu;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Zang Hee Cho

  • Image-Guided Focused Ultrasound-Mediated Regional Brain Stimulation in Sheep.

    Wonhye Lee;Stephanie D. Lee;Michael Y. Park;Lori Foley

  • Methods for modifying electrical currents in neuronal circuits

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Alexander Bystritsky;Nathan J. Mcdannold;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Bioprinting of biomimetic skin containing melanocytes.

    Daejin Min;Wonhye Lee;Il-Hong Bae;Tae Ryong Lee

  • Neuroimaging-based approaches in the brain-computer interface.

    Byoung Kyong Min;Matthew J. Marzelli;Seung Schik Yoo

  • Three-dimensional bioprinting of rat embryonic neural cells

    Wonhye Lee;Jason Pinckney;Vivian Lee;Jong Hwan Lee

  • Independent vector analysis (IVA): multivariate approach for fMRI group study.

    Jong Hwan Lee;Te Won Lee;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Seung Schik Yoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunther Meinlschmidt
Gunther Meinlschmidt University Hospital of Basel
Nathan McDannold
Nathan McDannold Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert W. McCarley
Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School
Alexandra J. Golby
Alexandra J. Golby Brigham and Women's Hospital
Utkan Demirci
Utkan Demirci Stanford University
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Cynthia G. Wible
Cynthia G. Wible Harvard University
Ali Khademhosseini
Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia
Tae Gwan Park
Tae Gwan Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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