Harith Akram

Electrophysiological Correlates of Reward Processing in the Human Ventral Tegmental Area

The paper uses intracranial recordings from patients with chronic cluster headache to show that the human VTA encodes reward-related signals during learning.

The methodological foundations of lesion network mapping remain sound

The paper defends lesion network mapping by showing that it provides meaningful differences through specificity testing, refuting criticisms that it reflects normative connectome properties.

Beyond beta rhythms: Aperiodic broadband power reflects Parkinson's disease severity - a multicenter study

This study shows that aperiodic broadband power, not just beta oscillations, is linked to Parkinson's disease severity and is increased in the more affected hemisphere.

Prediction of pathological subthalamic nucleus beta burst occurrence in Parkinson's disease

This paper predicts subthalamic nucleus beta bursts in Parkinson's disease using deep learning, identifying a predictive biomarker for burst onset.

An Image Quality Transfer Technique for Localising Deep Brain Stimulation Targets

This paper introduces a transfer learning method to accurately localise the Vim in clinical-quality MRI data by transferring anatomical information from high-quality datasets.

Conflict detection in a sequential decision task is associated with increased cortico-subthalamic coherence and prolonged subthalamic oscillatory response in the beta band.

The paper examines neural correlates of conflict and evidence integration during sequential decision making, finding increased cortico-subthalamic coherence and prolonged subthalamic beta oscillations during conflict.

Ventralis intermedius nucleus anatomical variability assessment by MRI structural connectivity

This paper quantifies individual anatomical variability of the connectivity-defined ventralis intermedius nucleus (cd-Vim) using probabilistic tractography and finds it is more variable on the right and not influenced by methodological confounds.

Entraining stepping movements of Parkinson's patients to alternating subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation

This study shows that alternating subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation can entrain stepping rhythms in Parkinson's patients, suggesting the STN's role in step timing control.

Intersection of structural and functional connectivity of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson's disease dementia and Lewy body dementia

The paper examines the structural and functional connectivity of the nucleus basalis of Meynert in Parkinson's disease dementia and Lewy body dementia using MEG and MRI tractography.

Toward a unified connectomic target for deep brain stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder

The paper identifies a common neural tract associated with treatment response in OCD patients undergoing DBS targeting different brain regions.

Neural signatures of pathological hyperdirect pathway activity in Parkinson's disease

The paper identifies signatures of the hyperdirect pathway and its role in pathological network disruption in Parkinson's disease through multimodal analysis.