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Evidence of unrecognized "disconnection syndromes" in epilepsy surgery patients DDaniel i l LL. DDrane, Ph Ph.D., D ABPP (CN) � Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA � Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA Primary Collaborators – K23 and K02 Projects University of Washington, Seattle, WA George A. Ojemann, MD Jeffrey G. Ojemann, MD VaishaliPhatak, PhD Elizabeth Aylward, PhD John W. Miller, MD, PhD Thomas Grabowski, MD Gail Rosenbaum, BS Daniel L. Silbergeld, MD Adam O. Hebb, MD University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa Daniel Tranel, PhD Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Kimford Meador, MD David Loring, PhD Robert Gross, MD James Rilling, Ph.D. KrishSathian, MD, Ph.D. Lawrence Barsalou, Ph.D. Xiaoping Hu, PhD Helen Mayberg, MD University of Arkansas Andrew James, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis David Van Essen, Ph.D. Matthew Glasser, M.S. Oxford University, UK Natalie Voets, Ph.D. Timothy Behrens, Ph.D. Presentation Goals � Briefly review my work with recognition & naming deficits in epilepsy, and evidence that these deficits represent disconnection syndromes. � Discuss the use use of neuroimaging (particularly DTI tractography) to better understand the neural circuits of these processes and to improve surgical outcome. � Discuss how the K23 and K02 award mechanisms have facilitated my research, and provide suggestions for obtaining these awards. 9/6/2011 47 1