2013
Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain Maps and Personalized Medicine: Lessons from the Human Genome Project
Fins J, Shapiro Z. Deep Brain Stimulation, Brain Maps and Personalized Medicine: Lessons from the Human Genome Project. Brain Topography 2013, 27: 55-62. PMID: 23749308, DOI: 10.1007/s10548-013-0297-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Promote Recovery from Chronic Posttraumatic Minimally Conscious State: Challenges and Opportunities
Giacino J, Fins J, Machado A, Schiff N. Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation to Promote Recovery from Chronic Posttraumatic Minimally Conscious State: Challenges and Opportunities. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2012, 15: 339-349. PMID: 22624587, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2012.00458.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain InjuriesBrain MappingClinical Trials as TopicDeep Brain StimulationElectrodes, ImplantedHumansInformed ConsentMonitoring, IntraoperativeNeuronavigationNeurosurgical ProceduresPatient Care PlanningPatient SelectionPersistent Vegetative StatePostoperative CareRecovery of FunctionThalamusConceptsTraumatic brain injuryCentral thalamic deep brain stimulationCT-DBSMinimally conscious stateThalamic deep brain stimulationOutcome measuresDeep brain stimulationSecondary outcome measuresIncreased functional communicationChronic minimally conscious stateBrain stimulationComa Recovery Scale-RevisedSingle-subject studySevere traumatic brain injuryImproved behavioral functionFunctional independenceObject namingWorking memoryConscious stateSustained attentionScale-RevisedBehavioral functionsFunctional communicationModulate arousalCentral thalamus
2011
Dissociations between behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based evaluations of cognitive function after brain injury
Bardin J, Fins J, Katz D, Hersh J, Heier L, Tabelow K, Dyke J, Ballon D, Schiff N, Voss H. Dissociations between behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based evaluations of cognitive function after brain injury. Brain 2011, 134: 769-782. PMID: 21354974, PMCID: PMC3044833, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awr005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-injured subjectsBlood oxygen level-dependent responsesBrain-injured patientsCognitive functionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging assessmentsEvaluation of cognitive functionFunctional neuroimaging methodsOvert behavioral responsesSeverely brain-injured patientsNeuroimaging methodsBrain functionBehavioral responsesBrain injuryMagnetic resonance imaging-based methodMotor functionControl groupBrainMagnetic resonance imaging assessmentSubjectsClinical useImaging assessmentResponseNeuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril?
Fins J. Neuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril? Transactions Of The American Clinical And Climatological Association 2011, 122: 336-46. PMID: 21686236, PMCID: PMC3116331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDisorders of consciousnessPositron emission tomographyBehavior-based assessmentsMinimally conscious stateNeuroimaging dataNeuroimaging toolsBrain statesBrain injuryMagnetic resonance imagingNeuroimagingEmission tomographyConscious stateDisordersBrainResonance imagingNeuroimaging applicationsConsciousnessDiagnostic dilemmaTherapeutic useCommunication vectorNeuroethics
2005
The Orwellian Threat to Emerging Neurodiagnostic Technologies
Fins J. The Orwellian Threat to Emerging Neurodiagnostic Technologies. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2005, 5: 56-58. PMID: 16036705, DOI: 10.1080/15265160590960951.Peer-Reviewed Original Research