Craniotomy: Recent Episodes
Herman Darrow Lab
The Herman Darrow Lab (hermandarrowlab.com) at the University of Minnesota is led by Dr. Alex Herman in the Department of Psychiatry and Dr. David Darrow in the Department of Neurosurgery. We study the brain networks of mood, behavior, and cognition in people living with motor disorders, psychiatric disorders, and chronic pain. We bring Psychiatry and Neurosurgery together using implant technologies and other trans-diagnostic tools like TMS, EEG, and cognitive remediation in an effort to improve the quality of life to affected patient populations. We are excited to debut our new podcast entitled "Craniotomy: Peering into the minds of those on the edge of cognition and neuromodulation."
Dr. Iris Vilares from the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota reflects on her experience with understanding the role of uncertainty in decision-making with Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow. They discuss how computational modeling has surprising implications for understanding neurodiversity and spectrum conditions such as borderline personality disorder and its stigma.
Neuroscientist Dr. Brad Voytek in the Department of Cognitive Science at UC San Diego uses neural modeling and simulation to understand the physiological basis of human cognition and age-related decline. Drs Voytek, Darrow and Herman discuss the role of oscillations in the brain, the relationship between noise, oscillations, and behavior as well as Dr. Voytek’s unique journey from Uber to a successful computational neuroscientist.
Join Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow for an in depth discussion of Parkinson’s disease with world expert Dr. Jerrold Vitek, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota and lead PI of the Udall Center for Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease. Listen in as a psychiatrist, neurologist, and neurosurgeon discuss Dr. Vitek’s career in deep brain stimulation, the nonmotor challenges that come with Parkinson’s disease, and how new research underway at the University of Minnesota and elsewhere may lead to novel types of deep brain stimulation stimulation to target both motor and cognitive brain circuits.
Listen in on this interview with our esteemed guest Becket Ebitz, who talks to us about brain pathways and understanding the mechanisms of cognitive flexibility. In his lab at the University of Montreal, he and his team are studying learning, exploration and creativity.
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Psychiatrist Dr. Ziad Nahas joins Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow to discuss his journey with psychoanalysis and neuromodulation in mood disorders.
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Episode 7 of the Craniotomy podcast debuts today! Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow sit down with Dora Hermes, PhD to discuss intracranial recordings and the future of research in functional connectivity and brain computer interfaces. Dora Hermes, PhD is an assistant professor at the Mayo clinic in the department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering.
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Dr. Nicola Grissom, Dr. Herman and Dr. Darrow dive into the multiple facets of decision making in diagnosis of neuropsychiatric conditions. They discuss the consideration of the dimensionality of these conditions when they are often put into diagnostic categories.
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Ben Hayden joins Dr. Alexander Herman, Dr. David Darrow, and Mohammad Naser to discuss how Foraging Theory can help us understand functional diseases, neuro-psychotic decisions, and whether the extent to which behavioral disorders are found within different cultures and ways of life across the world.
Dr. Alexander Herman, Dr. David Darrow, and Mohammad Naser is here with Ann Haynos, PhD discussing eating disorders as well as decision-making.
Don Nixdorf joins Dr. Alexander Herman, Dr. David Darrow, and Mohammad Naser to discuss the intersection between facial pain, neuromodulation, and cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Alexander Herman, Dr. David Darrow, and Mohammad Naser are joined by Dr. Tay Netoff to discuss neuromodulation and its application to human disease in the context of the fundamental need for optimization to personalize treatment to each individual patient.
Dr. Alexander Herman, Dr. David Darrow, and host Mohammad Naser introduce themselves, discuss the history of their partnership, the origins, development, and goals for the lab, as well as their thoughts about how interfacing between Psychiatry and Neurosurgery can open up new fronts for understanding and treatment.