Rate My Professor Nader Pouratian

Dr. Pouratian's academic interests center on functional neurosurgery, neuromodulation, brain and nerve mapping techniques, movement disorder surgeries, psychiatric condition surgeries, and peripheral nerve injury and tumor surgeries. He employs advanced methods such as functional MRI, cortical stimulation mapping, electrocorticographic mapping, optical imaging, intraoperative EMG, and nerve conduction studies to enhance surgical precision and develop brain-computer interfaces. His laboratory at UT Southwestern investigates the neurophysiology of motor control, consciousness, mental health, brain stimulation, and mapping signals for novel therapies. Notable awards include the Best Basic Science Presentation from the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in 2015, Young Investigator Award from the IEEE Brain Conference in 2014, Crutchfield, Gage, and Thomson Award from the Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias in 2005 for Best Scientific Presentation, and Avicenna Award of Excellence in Medical Education from the Iranian Medical Association in 2003. Key publications encompass "Dynamic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Produces Form Vision in Sighted and Blind Humans" (Cell, 2020), "Synchrony Drives Motor Cortex Beta Bursting, Waveform Dynamics, and Phase-Amplitude Coupling in Parkinson's Disease" (Journal of Neuroscience, 2020), and editorial roles in "Neurosurgery Clinics of North America: Advances in Neuromodulation" (2014) and "Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery: Principles and Applications" (2019). His work advances network-based interventions for neurological and psychiatric disorders.