2023
Subject and Family Perspectives from the Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Trial for Traumatic Brain Injury: Part II
Fins J, Wright M, Shulman K, Henderson J, Schiff N. Subject and Family Perspectives from the Central Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Trial for Traumatic Brain Injury: Part II. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2023, 33: 449-472. PMID: 37850455, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180123000518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily perspectiveTraumatic brain injuryOn-going careTrail-Making-TestDecision-making capacitySevere traumatic brain injuryBrain injurySupportive counselingStimulation trialsNarrative responsesPost-trial accessVoluntary informed consentPost-operative interviewsFamily membersSocial reintegrationMarkers of executive functionCognitive functionFamily dynamicsInformed consentPart BDeep brain stimulation trialsInterviewsExecutive functionDevice trialsTrials
2022
Cognitive-Motor Dissociation Following Pediatric Brain Injury
Kim N, O'Sullivan J, Olafson E, Caliendo E, Nowak S, Voss H, Lowder R, Watson W, Ivanidze J, Fins J, Schiff N, Hill N, Shah S. Cognitive-Motor Dissociation Following Pediatric Brain Injury. Neurology Clinical Practice 2022, 12: 248-257. PMID: 35733619, PMCID: PMC9208423, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000001169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-motor dissociationCognitive functionParticipants' EEGSemantic processing of wordsCovert cognitionBrain injuryProcessing of wordsIntact semantic processingIdentifying such personsResponses to auditory stimuliDiverse batteryCognitive abilitiesMinimally conscious stateCognitive-motorCognitive capacityPediatric brain injuryCommunication attemptsAuditory stimuliAged 9CognitionNeuroimagingMotor outputConscious stateParticipantsBrainDignity of Risk, Reemergent Agency, and the Central Thalamic Stimulation Trial for Moderate to Severe Brain Injury.
Fins J, Wright M. Dignity of Risk, Reemergent Agency, and the Central Thalamic Stimulation Trial for Moderate to Severe Brain Injury. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2022, 65: 307-315. PMID: 35938438, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2022.0026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Brain death and disorders of consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Brain death and disorders of consciousness. Current Biology 2016, 26: r572-r576. PMID: 27404252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessBrain-dead patientsBrain deathVegetative stateCognitive motor dissociationScientific knowledgeCognitive functionMinimally conscious stateNon-medical specialistsSocietal contextBrain statesConsciousnessConscious stateMotor dissociationBrainDisordersDead patientsConceptual frameworkLack of sustainabilityHigher levelsFutilityParadoxDistinction
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 assessmentResponse
2007
Deep brain stimulation and cognition: moving from animal to patient
Schiff N, Fins J. Deep brain stimulation and cognition: moving from animal to patient. Current Opinion In Neurology 2007, 20: 638-642. PMID: 17992082, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0b013e3282f1c6e4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionBrain injuryDeep brain stimulationModulate cognitive functionsBrain stimulationCentral thalamic deep brain stimulationImpaired cognitive functionBehavioral improvementBrain electrical stimulationThalamic deep brain stimulationTherapeutic optionsBrainNonprogressive brain injuryArea of researchElectrical stimulationInjuryPatientsStimulationCognitionStudy design