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Dario J. Englot

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering - Director of Functional Neurosurgery

Degrees:

M.D. Yale University, 2010
Ph.D. Neuroscience, Yale University, 2009
M. Phil., Neuroscience, Yale University, 2007
B.S., Neuroscience, University of Scranton, 2003

Lab:

Brain Imaging and Electrophysiology Network (BIEN) Laboratory

The BIEN lab integrates human neuroimaging and electrophysiology techniques to study brain networks in both neurological diseases and normal brain states. The lab is led by Dario Englot, a functional neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt. One major focus of the lab is to understand the complex network perturbations in patients with epilepsy, by relating network changes to neurocognitive problems, disease parameters, and changes in vigilance in this disabling disease. Multimodal data from human intracranial EEG, functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and other tools are utilized to evaluate resting-state, seizure-related, and task-based paradigms. Other interests of the lab include the effects of brain surgery and neurostimulation on brain networks in epilepsy patients, and whether functional and structural connectivity patterns may change in patients after neurosurgical intervention. Through studying disease-based models, the group also hopes to achieve a better understanding of normal human brain network physiology related to consciousness, cognition, and arousal. Finally, surgical outcomes in functional neurosurgery, including deep brain stimulation, procedures for pain disorders, and epilepsy, are also being investigated.

Areas of Research: Imaging, Surgery and Engineering