Mark Richardson 7/22/26 Mark Richardson 7/22/26

Dr. Richardson to speak at CRANIA 2026 on emerging approaches in neuromodulation

Dr. Richardson is featured on Panel 4, Emerging Approaches, at the CRANIA 2026 conference, hosted by the Centre for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application.

Mark Richardson 6/15/26 Mark Richardson 6/15/26

Alan Bush receives the 2026 Jane and Robert Burke Transformative Scholar Award

Co-director Alan Bush received the 2026 Jane and Robert Burke Transformative Scholar Award in Parkinson’s Disease from the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute, recognizing his work developing evoked biomarkers to improve deep brain stimulation surgery and programming.

Mark Richardson 5/20/26 Mark Richardson 5/20/26

Monosynaptic connections link functionally similar regions in human cortex

In a collaboration between the MIT McGovern Institute and MGH Neurosurgery, Rui Xu, Alan Bush and colleagues used concurrent electrical stimulation and fMRI to map how functionally similar regions of the human cortex connect. The preprint is posted to bioRxiv: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.19.726279

Mark Richardson 5/15/26 Mark Richardson 5/15/26

From Velasco to NAUTILUS: an evolution of centromedian nucleus targeting in epilepsy

Clemens Neudorfer and colleagues trace the evolution of centromedian nucleus targeting for epilepsy, from early stereotactic approaches to modern image-guided surgery, in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The review offers a reproducible framework for clinicians as the NAUTILUS trial advances neuromodulation for generalized epilepsy.

Mark Richardson 2/15/26 Mark Richardson 2/15/26

Commentary in Brain on stereo-EEG-guided thalamic neurostimulation

Dr. Richardson published a commentary in Brain on the use of stereo-EEG to guide thalamic neurostimulation. Read it: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaf481

Mark Richardson 9/15/25 Mark Richardson 9/15/25

Dr. Pranav Nanda named Co-Director and joins MGH Neurosurgery faculty

Dr. Nanda has been named Co-Director of the Brain Modulation Lab and has joined the Department of Neurosurgery at Mass General as faculty.

Mark Richardson 4/15/25 Mark Richardson 4/15/25

Spike-phase coupling of subthalamic neurons predicts speech sound accuracy

Matteo Vissani and colleagues report that spike-phase coupling of subthalamic neurons to posterior perisylvian cortex predicts speech sound accuracy, published in Nature Communications. Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58781-8

Mark Richardson 3/15/25 Mark Richardson 3/15/25

Dr. Richardson receives the Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentorship Award

Dr. Richardson received the Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentorship Award from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), recognizing his teaching and mentorship.

Mark Richardson 9/15/24 Mark Richardson 9/15/24

Alan Bush named Co-Director of the Brain Modulation Lab

The lab is pleased to announce Alan Bush, PhD as Co-Director of the Brain Modulation Lab.

Mark Richardson 5/15/24 Mark Richardson 5/15/24

Aperiodic activity distinguishes cortical and subcortical signals

Alan Bush and colleagues show that aperiodic components of local field potentials reflect inherent differences between cortical and subcortical activity, published in Cerebral Cortex.