How Dr. Ignacio Saez is Using Deep Brain Recordings to Study Human Cognition

2023 One Mind Rising Star Awardee Dr. Ignacio Saez explains how small implanted brain electrodes are enhancing our understanding of human brain activity and function, in this interview with One Mind Scientific Advisory Board Co-Chair Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD.

Igancio Saez is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery, and Neurology and the Director of the Human Neurophysiology Laboratory at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Friedman Brain Institute. In this episode of One Scientist’s Mind, created with support provided by Bank of America, One Mind-Russ and Stephanie Deyo Rising Star Awardee Ignacio Saez, PhD is joined by the Director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Mind SAB Co-Chair Eric Nestler. Watch the full episode to learn more about the research Dr. Saez is conducting with deep brain stimulation (DBS) and using AI and machine learning tools to decode data from millions of neurons at a time.