Posts by Sydney Samuel Cash, MD, PhD
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Evidence That Human Brains Replay Our Waking Experiences While We Sleep
For the first time, researchers have direct evidence of learning-related replay in the human brain during sleep. A recent study using implanted multi-electrode arrays in two participants found identical neural firing patterns during game-play awake periods and sleep periods.
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Intracranial Recordings Reveal Human Alpha Rhythm Propagation and Generation
Using rare intracranial recordings in epilepsy patients, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have produced the first direct evidence of how alpha rhythm is generated.
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The Caudate Is a Promising Neuromodulation Target for Disorders of Learning and Memory
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated for the first time that stimulation of the caudate improves human learning.
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Increased Electrical Compartmentalization Observed in Human Cortical Neurons
Current knowledge of synaptic integration has been based almost entirely on animal studies. Now, researchers have shown that human neurons are longer than those in rats and have distinct integrative properties.
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Why Mass General Neurologists Are Animated About Big Data
Neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital are using big data and machine learning to make better and more informed decisions on patient care.
Biography
Sydney S. Cash, MD, PhD, received his MD and PhD degrees from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, completed his Neurology residency and was a Chief Resident at Mass General and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Cash is on the Neurology staff at Mass General, and is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Cash is a specialist in epilepsy with research expertise in cortical microphysiology, including research with the investigating the mechanisms of diseases such as epilepsy and ways of interfacing with the brain for improving the lives of people with seizures, paralysis and other neurological difficulties.
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