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August 10, 2025, Filed Under: News

Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD, lead author in a recent Frontiers in Surgery article on DBS

Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery at Dell Medical School, was the lead author of a recent Frontiers in Surgery article that analyzed the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and responsive neurostimulation (RNS) in children with drug-resistant epilepsy. DBS was used primarily for palliation of generalized or… read more 

July 20, 2025, Filed Under: News

Clarke Elected Chair of ILAE-North America

Dave Clarke, MD, professor of neurology at Dell Medical School and Kozmetsky Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy, has been elected as chair of the International League Against Epilepsy’s North American branch, representing the United States, Canadian, and Caribbean chapters. Clarke, who has served as a board member of… read more 

June 16, 2025, Filed Under: News

A Jolt of Innovation for Brain-Computer Interfaces

From left to right: Former students Satyam Kumar and Hussein Alawieh and professor José del R. Millán operate a robotic arm using a brain-computer interface.  Did you know it’s possible to control a robotic arm or a wheelchair with just your thoughts, through a device called a brain-computer interface (BCI)?… read more 

May 12, 2025, Filed Under: News

Sound Waves That Heal: A Breakthrough for Depression and Anxiety

A pioneering sound wave therapy that targets the brain’s emotional control center has shown powerful results in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD — all without surgery or medication. In a recent clinical trial at UT Austin, patients underwent daily, non-invasive ultrasound treatments for three weeks and experienced significant… read more 

March 24, 2025, Filed Under: News

Celebrating our Mulva Faculty Members Promotions

Let’s congratulate our faculty members to their new position! Promotion to Professor Jorge Almeida, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Promotion to Associate Professor Leorah Freeman, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology Mbemba Jabbi, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Elizabeth Lippard, Associate Professor with tenure, Department of… read more 

February 25, 2025, Filed Under: News

UT CARE Initiative Seminar Series Speaker – Cemal Ozemek – Friday, 2/28/25

Please be sure to attend the upcoming talk by Dr. Cemal Ozemek, hosted jointly by the UT CARE Initiative and the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education McGraw Lecture Series (CARE member Hirofumi Tanaka), this Friday, 2/28/25, 12-1:15PM, BEL 962. Click here for more information.

December 15, 2024, Filed Under: News

James Sulzer Student Travel Award to attend a conference: deadline Jan 15, 2025

The UT CARE Initiative would like to announce the James Sulzer Student Travel Award – Spring 2025, which will provide funds to support a student (graduate or undergraduate) to travel to a scientific conference, for up to $1600 in total support. This fellowship is intended for students attending (with or… read more 

December 2, 2024, Filed Under: News

Mission Critical: Shedding Light on Texas’ Overdose Problem

Suzannah Creech, Ph.D., & Kasey Claborn, Ph.D. The opioid epidemic continues taking lives across the United States, with overdose deaths increasing rapidly in the past decade. Collaborations between clinical professionals and social service teams are building tools to illuminate a poorly understood problem — and to support those who have… read more 

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Latest News

  • Kevin Kumar, MD, PhD, lead author in a recent Frontiers in Surgery article on DBS August 10, 2025
  • Clarke Elected Chair of ILAE-North America July 20, 2025
  • A Jolt of Innovation for Brain-Computer Interfaces June 16, 2025
  • Sound Waves That Heal: A Breakthrough for Depression and Anxiety May 12, 2025
  • Celebrating our Mulva Faculty Members Promotions March 24, 2025

Latest Publications

Do We All Do the Same Things? Applicability of Daily Activities at the Intersection of Demographics. Neuropsychology.

Prefrontal Cortical Dynorphin Peptidergic Transmission Constrains Threat-driven Behavioral and Network States. Neuron.

Knockdown of Tlr3 in Dorsal Striatum Reduces Ethanol Consumption and Acute Functional Tolerance in Male Mice. Brain Behav Immun.

Longitudinal Associations of Physical and Emotional Distress Tolerance with Pain Intensity and Pain-Related Disability in United States Veterans. The Journal of Pain.

Combining Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis with Riemannian Geometry-based Classification for Improved Brain-computer Interface Performance. Front Neurosci.

The Role of Occipital Condyle and Atlas Anomalies on Occipital Cervical Fusion Outcomes in Chiari Malformation Type I with Syringomyelia: a Study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr.

For a complete list of publications go to our Publications page!

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