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Department of Neurology | Education

Medical School

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

2011, St. Louis, MO

Internship

Mayo Clinic

2012, Rochester, MN

Residency

Mayo Clinic

2016, Rochester, NY

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2018, Boston, MA

Department of Neurology | Publications

  1. Prediction of stroke severity: systematic evaluation of lesion representations. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2024 Dec; 11(12):3081-3094. View Prediction of stroke severity: systematic evaluation of lesion representations. Abstract

  2. Heterogenous brain activations across individuals localize to a common network. Commun Biol. 2024 Oct 05; 7(1):1270. View Heterogenous brain activations across individuals localize to a common network. Abstract

  3. Mapping Lesion-Related Human Aggression to a Common Brain Network. Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 04. View Mapping Lesion-Related Human Aggression to a Common Brain Network. Abstract

  4. Localization of stuttering based on causal brain lesions. Brain. 2024 Jun 03; 147(6):2203-2213. View Localization of stuttering based on causal brain lesions. Abstract

  5. The past, present, and future of the brain imaging data structure (BIDS). Imaging Neurosci (Camb). 2024 Mar 01; 2:1-19. View The past, present, and future of the brain imaging data structure (BIDS). Abstract

  6. Timing the clinical onset of epileptic spasms in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A tertiary health center's experience. Epilepsia. 2024 Apr; 65(4):984-994. View Timing the clinical onset of epileptic spasms in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A tertiary health center's experience. Abstract

  7. The Past, Present, and Future of the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS). ArXiv. 2024 Jan 09. View The Past, Present, and Future of the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS). Abstract

  8. Brain Circuits Involved in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Response in Adults Are Connected to a Similar Prefrontal Target in Children. Biol Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 01; 95(5):e9-e11. View Brain Circuits Involved in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Response in Adults Are Connected to a Similar Prefrontal Target in Children. Abstract

  9. Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network. JAMA Neurol. 2023 09 01; 80(9):891-902. View Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network. Abstract

  10. Multiple sclerosis lesions that impair memory map to a connected memory circuit. J Neurol. 2023 Nov; 270(11):5211-5222. View Multiple sclerosis lesions that impair memory map to a connected memory circuit. Abstract

  11. Network Localization of Awareness in Visual and Motor Anosognosia. Ann Neurol. 2023 09; 94(3):434-441. View Network Localization of Awareness in Visual and Motor Anosognosia. Abstract

  12. Reply to "Is There an Association between Tuber Involvement of the Fusiform Face Area in Autism Diagnosis?" Ann Neurol. 2023 06; 93(6):1220-1222. View Reply to "Is There an Association between Tuber Involvement of the Fusiform Face Area in Autism Diagnosis?" Abstract

  13. A Lesion-Derived Brain Network for Emotion Regulation. Biol Psychiatry. 2023 10 15; 94(8):640-649. View A Lesion-Derived Brain Network for Emotion Regulation. Abstract

  14. Tubers Affecting the Fusiform Face Area Are Associated with Autism Diagnosis. Ann Neurol. 2023 03; 93(3):577-590. View Tubers Affecting the Fusiform Face Area Are Associated with Autism Diagnosis. Abstract

  15. Brain lesions disrupting addiction map to a common human brain circuit. Nat Med. 2022 06; 28(6):1249-1255. View Brain lesions disrupting addiction map to a common human brain circuit. Abstract

  16. Using causal methods to map symptoms to brain circuits in neurodevelopment disorders: moving from identifying correlates to developing treatments. J Neurodev Disord. 2022 03 12; 14(1):19. View Using causal methods to map symptoms to brain circuits in neurodevelopment disorders: moving from identifying correlates to developing treatments. Abstract

  17. Regional Distribution of Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest: Clinical and Electrographic Correlates. Neurology. 2022 03 22; 98(12):e1238-e1247. View Regional Distribution of Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest: Clinical and Electrographic Correlates. Abstract

  18. Network Localization of Unconscious Visual Perception in Blindsight. Ann Neurol. 2022 02; 91(2):217-224. View Network Localization of Unconscious Visual Perception in Blindsight. Abstract

  19. Reducing the Effects of Motion Artifacts in fMRI: A Structured Matrix Completion Approach. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2022 01; 41(1):172-185. View Reducing the Effects of Motion Artifacts in fMRI: A Structured Matrix Completion Approach. Abstract

  20. Reply: Looking beyond indirect lesion network mapping of prosopagnosia: direct measures required. Brain. 2021 10 22; 144(9):e76. View Reply: Looking beyond indirect lesion network mapping of prosopagnosia: direct measures required. Abstract

  21. A Neural Circuit for Spirituality and Religiosity Derived From Patients With Brain Lesions. Biol Psychiatry. 2022 02 15; 91(4):380-388. View A Neural Circuit for Spirituality and Religiosity Derived From Patients With Brain Lesions. Abstract

  22. Matched neurofeedback during fMRI differentially activates reward-related circuits in active and sham groups. J Neuroimaging. 2021 09; 31(5):947-955. View Matched neurofeedback during fMRI differentially activates reward-related circuits in active and sham groups. Abstract

  23. Lesion network mapping predicts post-stroke behavioural deficits and improves localization. Brain. 2021 05 07; 144(4):e35. View Lesion network mapping predicts post-stroke behavioural deficits and improves localization. Abstract

  24. Face-Processing Performance is an Independent Predictor of Social Affect as Measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Across Large-Scale Datasets. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Feb; 52(2):674-688. View Face-Processing Performance is an Independent Predictor of Social Affect as Measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Across Large-Scale Datasets. Abstract

  25. Tuber Locations Associated with Infantile Spasms Map to a Common Brain Network. Ann Neurol. 2021 04; 89(4):726-739. View Tuber Locations Associated with Infantile Spasms Map to a Common Brain Network. Abstract

  26. Mapping mania symptoms based on focal brain damage. J Clin Invest. 2020 10 01; 130(10):5209-5222. View Mapping mania symptoms based on focal brain damage. Abstract

  27. Reply: The influence of sample size and arbitrary statistical thresholds in lesion-network mapping. Brain. 2020 05 01; 143(5):e41. View Reply: The influence of sample size and arbitrary statistical thresholds in lesion-network mapping. Abstract

  28. Mapping migraine to a common brain network. Brain. 2020 02 01; 143(2):541-553. View Mapping migraine to a common brain network. Abstract

  29. Cortical lesions causing loss of consciousness are anticorrelated with the dorsal brainstem. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 04 15; 41(6):1520-1531. View Cortical lesions causing loss of consciousness are anticorrelated with the dorsal brainstem. Abstract

  30. Looking beyond the face area: lesion network mapping of prosopagnosia. Brain. 2019 12 01; 142(12):3975-3990. View Looking beyond the face area: lesion network mapping of prosopagnosia. Abstract

  31. Pediatric postoperative cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome follows outflow pathway lesions. Neurology. 2019 10 15; 93(16):e1561-e1571. View Pediatric postoperative cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome follows outflow pathway lesions. Abstract

  32. Response to "smoking, co-morbidities and narcolepsy". Sleep Med. 2018 12; 52:237. View Response to "smoking, co-morbidities and narcolepsy". Abstract

  33. Response to "High fatigue frequency in narcolepsy type 1 and type 2 in a Brazilian Sleep Center". Sleep Med. 2018 12; 52:235. View Response to "High fatigue frequency in narcolepsy type 1 and type 2 in a Brazilian Sleep Center". Abstract

  34. De Novo DNM1L Variant in a Teenager With Progressive Paroxysmal Dystonia and Lethal Super-refractory Myoclonic Status Epilepticus. J Child Neurol. 2018 09; 33(10):651-658. View De Novo DNM1L Variant in a Teenager With Progressive Paroxysmal Dystonia and Lethal Super-refractory Myoclonic Status Epilepticus. Abstract

  35. Comorbidities in a community sample of narcolepsy. Sleep Med. 2018 03; 43:14-18. View Comorbidities in a community sample of narcolepsy. Abstract

  36. Intractable Epilepsy and Progressive Cognitive Decline in a Young Man. JAMA Neurol. 2017 06 01; 74(6):737-740. View Intractable Epilepsy and Progressive Cognitive Decline in a Young Man. Abstract

  37. BIDS apps: Improving ease of use, accessibility, and reproducibility of neuroimaging data analysis methods. PLoS Comput Biol. 2017 03; 13(3):e1005209. View BIDS apps: Improving ease of use, accessibility, and reproducibility of neuroimaging data analysis methods. Abstract

  38. NeuroDebian Virtual Machine Deployment Facilitates Trainee-Driven Bedside Neuroimaging Research. J Child Neurol. 2017 01; 32(1):29-34. View NeuroDebian Virtual Machine Deployment Facilitates Trainee-Driven Bedside Neuroimaging Research. Abstract

  39. Case of a two-year-old boy with recurrent seizures, abnormal movements, and central hypoventilation. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2014 Jun; 21(2):114-8. View Case of a two-year-old boy with recurrent seizures, abnormal movements, and central hypoventilation. Abstract

  40. Parcellating an individual subject's cortical and subcortical brain structures using snowball sampling of resting-state correlations. Cereb Cortex. 2014 Aug; 24(8):2036-54. View Parcellating an individual subject's cortical and subcortical brain structures using snowball sampling of resting-state correlations. Abstract

  41. Functional network organization of the human brain. Neuron. 2011 Nov 17; 72(4):665-78. View Functional network organization of the human brain. Abstract

  42. Parcellation in left lateral parietal cortex is similar in adults and children. Cereb Cortex. 2012 May; 22(5):1148-58. View Parcellation in left lateral parietal cortex is similar in adults and children. Abstract

  43. Prediction of individual brain maturity using fMRI. Science. 2010 Sep 10; 329(5997):1358-61. View Prediction of individual brain maturity using fMRI. Abstract

  44. A parcellation scheme for human left lateral parietal cortex. Neuron. 2010 Jul 15; 67(1):156-70. View A parcellation scheme for human left lateral parietal cortex. Abstract

  45. Identifying Basal Ganglia divisions in individuals using resting-state functional connectivity MRI. Front Syst Neurosci. 2010; 4:18. View Identifying Basal Ganglia divisions in individuals using resting-state functional connectivity MRI. Abstract

  46. Role of the anterior insula in task-level control and focal attention. Brain Struct Funct. 2010 Jun; 214(5-6):669-80. View Role of the anterior insula in task-level control and focal attention. Abstract

  47. Functional brain networks develop from a "local to distributed" organization. PLoS Comput Biol. 2009 May; 5(5):e1000381. View Functional brain networks develop from a "local to distributed" organization. Abstract

  48. Resting-state functional connectivity in the human brain revealed with diffuse optical tomography. Neuroimage. 2009 Aug 01; 47(1):148-56. View Resting-state functional connectivity in the human brain revealed with diffuse optical tomography. Abstract

  49. Mapping the human brain at rest with diffuse optical tomography. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009; 2009:4070-2. View Mapping the human brain at rest with diffuse optical tomography. Abstract

  50. Control networks in paediatric Tourette syndrome show immature and anomalous patterns of functional connectivity. Brain. 2009 Jan; 132(Pt 1):225-38. View Control networks in paediatric Tourette syndrome show immature and anomalous patterns of functional connectivity. Abstract

  51. Defining functional areas in individual human brains using resting functional connectivity MRI. Neuroimage. 2008 May 15; 41(1):45-57. View Defining functional areas in individual human brains using resting functional connectivity MRI. Abstract

  52. The maturing architecture of the brain's default network. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 11; 105(10):4028-32. View The maturing architecture of the brain's default network. Abstract

  53. A dual-networks architecture of top-down control. Trends Cogn Sci. 2008 Mar; 12(3):99-105. View A dual-networks architecture of top-down control. Abstract

  54. Development of distinct control networks through segregation and integration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Aug 14; 104(33):13507-12. View Development of distinct control networks through segregation and integration. Abstract

  55. Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jun 26; 104(26):11073-8. View Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans. Abstract

  56. A method for using blocked and event-related fMRI data to study "resting state" functional connectivity. Neuroimage. 2007 Mar; 35(1):396-405. View A method for using blocked and event-related fMRI data to study "resting state" functional connectivity. Abstract

  57. Tyrosine-phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated isoforms of alpha-dystrobrevin: roles in skeletal muscle and its neuromuscular and myotendinous junctions. J Cell Biol. 2003 Mar 03; 160(5):741-52. View Tyrosine-phosphorylated and nonphosphorylated isoforms of alpha-dystrobrevin: roles in skeletal muscle and its neuromuscular and myotendinous junctions. Abstract

Department of Neurology | Education

Undergraduate School

Research

Washington University

2007, St. Louis, MO

Medical School

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

2011, New York, NY

Residency

Pediatrics

Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital

2013, New York, NY

Residency

Pediatric Neurology

Boston Children's Hospital

2016, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

2017, New York, NY

Department of Neurology | Publications

Department of Neurology | Education

Undergraduate School

Colorado State University

2002, Fort Collins, CO

Medical School

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

2006, Denver, CO

Internship

Pediatrics

Massachusetts General Hospital for Children

2008, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatric Neurology

Boston Children's Hospital

2011, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital, Partners Adult MS Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Partners

Pediatric MS Center at Massachusetts General Hospital

2013, Boston, MA

Department of Neurology | Publications

Department of Neurology | Education

Medical School

University College Dublin

1981, Dublin, Ireland

Residency

Johns Hopkins University

1995, Baltimore, MD

Fellowship

Johns Hopkins University

2005, Baltimore, MD

Department of Neurology | Publications

Department of Neurology | Education

Undergraduate School

Simmons College

2006, Boston, MA

Internship

Dietetics

Brigham and Women's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

Department of Neurology | Education

Graduate School

California School of Professional Psychology

2007, San Francisco

Fellowship

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

2009, Pittsburgh, PA

Department of Neurology | Publications

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