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Review of the Neural Oscillations Underlying Meditation by Lee, Darrin J, Kulubya, Edwin, Goldin, Philippe, Goodarzi, Amir, Girgis, Fady

“…Meditation is one type of mental training that has been shown to produce many cognitive benefits. Meditation practice is associated with improvement in…”
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Superior accuracy and precision of SEEG electrode insertion with frame-based vs. frameless stereotaxy methods by Girgis, Fady, Royz, Eric, Kennedy, Jeffrey, Seyal, Masud, Shahlaie, Kiarash, Saez, Ignacio

“…Background Stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) has largely become the preferred method for intracranial seizure localization in epileptic patients due…”
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A rapid theta network mechanism for flexible information encoding by Johnson, Elizabeth L., Lin, Jack J., King-Stephens, David, Weber, Peter B., Laxer, Kenneth D., Saez, Ignacio, Girgis, Fady, D’Esposito, Mark, Knight, Robert T., Badre, David

“…Flexible behavior requires gating mechanisms that encode only task-relevant information in working memory. Extant literature supports a theoretical division of…”
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From adagio to allegretto: The changing tempo of theta frequencies in epilepsy and its relation to interneuron function by Moxon, Karen A., Shahlaie, Kiarash, Girgis, Fady, Saez, Ignacio, Kennedy, Jeffrey, Gurkoff, Gene G.

“…Despite decades of research, our understanding of epilepsy, including how seizures are generated and propagate, is incomplete. However, there is growing…”
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Intracranial recordings reveal high-frequency activity in the human temporal-parietal cortex supporting non-literal language processing by Soni, Shweta, Overton, Jacqueline, Kam, Julia W Y, Pexman, Penny, Prabhu, Akshay, Garza, Nicholas, Saez, Ignacio, Girgis, Fady

“…Non-literal expressions such as sarcasm, metaphor and simile refer to words and sentences that convey meanings or intentions that are different and more…”
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Toward a Neuroscience of Adult Cognitive Developmental Theory by Girgis, Fady, Lee, Darrin J, Goodarzi, Amir, Ditterich, Jochen

“…Piaget's genetic epistemology has provided the constructivist approach upon which child developmental theories were founded, in that infants are thought to…”
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus due to tectal glioma by Diaz, Roberto Jose, Girgis, Fady M, Hamiltonn, Mark G

“…Tectal gliomas commonly present with hydrocephalus from obstruction of the aqueduct of Sylvius. The creation of a ventriculostomy in the floor of the third…”
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Feasibility of a dual neurosurgeon-scientist career in Canada: a survey study by Girgis, Fady

“…Performing 'good work' in either neurosurgery or neuroscience alone is a challenge. Despite this, a large number of neurosurgeons divide their careers between…”
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Efficacy of Occipital Nerve Stimulation in Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: A Systematic Review by Veilleux, Catherine, Khousakoun, Devon, Kwon, Churl-Su, Amoozegar, Farnaz, Girgis, Fady

“…BACKGROUND: Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of highly disabling primary headache disorders. Although pharmacological treatments exist,…”
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Seizure‐related apneas have an inconsistent linkage to amygdala seizure spread by Park, Katherine, Kanth, Kiran, Bajwa, Sami, Girgis, Fady, Shahlaie, Kiarash, Seyal, Masud

“…Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a frequent cause of death in epilepsy. Respiratory dysfunction is implicated as a critical factor in…”
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Effect of Stereoscopic Anaglyphic 3-Dimensional Video Didactics on Learning Neuroanatomy by Goodarzi, Amir, Monti, Sara, Lee, Darrin, Girgis, Fady

“…The teaching of neuroanatomy in medical education has historically been based on didactic instruction, cadaveric dissections, and intraoperative experience for…”
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Hippocampal Neurophysiologic Changes after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Potential Neuromodulation Treatment Approaches by Girgis, Fady, Pace, Jonathan, Sweet, Jennifer, Miller, Jonathan P

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in individuals below age 45, and five million Americans live with chronic disability…”
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Treatment options for posttraumatic epilepsy by Zimmermann, Lara L, Martin, Ryan M, Girgis, Fady

“…Posttraumatic seizures (PTS) and posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) are common and debilitating consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Early PTS result in…”
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Implementation of a "Flipped Classroom" for Neurosurgery Resident Education by Girgis, Fady, Miller, Jonathan P

“…Engaging residents across a multiyear training spectrum is challenging given the heterogeneity of experience and limited time available for educational…”
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Complications of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease and Relationship between Micro-electrode tracks and hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Rasiah, Neilen P., Maheshwary, Romir, Kwon, Churl-Su, Bloomstein, Joshua D., Girgis, Fady

“…Deep brain stimulation is a common treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite strong efficacy in well-selected patients, complications can occur…”
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Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation programming settings do not correlate with Parkinson’s disease severity by Far, Rena, Saez, Ignacio, Sardo, Angela, Royz, Eric, Sperry, Laura, Zhang, Lin, Shahlaie, Kiarash, Girgis, Fady

“…Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). While the success of DBS is dependent on careful patient…”
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Memory Outcomes Following Selective Versus Nonselective Temporal Lobe Removal: A Systematic Review by Girgis, Fady

“…The surgical removal of brain tissue for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy can be either nonselective, as with an anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL), or…”
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Real‐time augmented reality for delineation of surgical margins during neurosurgery using autofluorescence lifetime contrast by Alfonso‐Garcia, Alba, Bec, Julien, Sridharan Weaver, Shamira, Hartl, Brad, Unger, Jakob, Bobinski, Matthew, Lechpammer, Mirna, Girgis, Fady, Boggan, James, Marcu, Laura

“…Current clinical brain imaging techniques used for surgical planning of tumor resection lack intraoperative and real‐time feedback; hence surgeons ultimately…”
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Comparison of Intraoperative Computed Tomography Scan with Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Determining Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Coordinates by Girgis, Fady, Zarabi, Hosniya, Said, Mena, Zhang, Lin, Shahlaie, Kiarash, Saez, Ignacio

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for a variety of refractory movement disorders. Accurate lead placement in the target nucleus is critical…”
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Trigeminal Neuralgia: Medical Management and Surgical Options by Green, Tiffany H., Girgis, Fady

“…Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them…”
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