UF leads 9th annual DBS Think Tank

Joshua Wong
Joshua Wong, M.D.

By Anna Shavers

Experts at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health hosted the 9th annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank, uniting DBS leaders from around the globe to develop multidisciplinary collaborations, advance the field and improve patient outcomes.

In a perspective article in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Joshua Wong, M.D., a Sr. Movement Disorder Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the UF College of Medicine, and co-authors from UF and around the world outlined the proceedings of the DBS Think Tank, which was held August 25-27, 2021 in Orlando, Florida.

Topics addressed include:

  • Advances in neuromodulation in Europe, Asia and Australia
  • Cutting-edge technologies
  • Neuroethics
  • Interventional psychiatry
  • Adaptive DBS
  • Neuromodulation for pain
  • Network neuromodulation for epilepsy
  • Neuromodulation for traumatic brain injury.

Read the article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.