Englot, Dario, Department of Neurological Surgery

Dario Englot, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Electrical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering
1500 21st Avenue South
Village at Vanderbilt 4340
Nashville, TN 37212
615-322-7417 (office)
dario.englot@vanderbilt.edu

The Brain Imaging and Electrophysiology Network (BIEN) Lab at Vanderbilt University is led by neurosurgeon Dario J. Englot, M.D., Ph.D. The lab integrates human neuroimaging and electrophysiology techniques to study brain networks in both neurological diseases and normal brain states. One major focus of the lab is to understand the complex network perturbations in patients with epilepsy, by relating network changes to neurocognitive problems, disease parameters, and changes in vigilance in this disabling disease. Multimodal data from human intracranial EEG, functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, and other tools are utilized to evaluate resting-state, seizure-related, and task-based paradigms.

Other interests of the lab include the effects of brain surgery and neurostimulation on brain networks in epilepsy patients, and whether functional and structural connectivity patterns may change after intervention. Through studying disease-based models, the group also hopes to achieve a better understanding of normal human brain network physiology related to consciousness, cognition, and arousal. Finally, surgical outcomes in functional neurosurgery, including deep brain stimulation, procedures for pain disorders, and epilepsy, are also being investigated.

For more information, visit the lab website.