News from The Center For Brain Circuit Therapeutics

Articles And Press About The Center

• Dr. Michael Fox discusses DBS for Parkinson's Disease. (Sept 2023)
• Brigham Leads The Way In Brain Circuit Therapeutics
• Q & A With Michael Fox, Director Of The Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
• Wired.com: A Radical New Model of the Brain Illuminates Its Wiring

News Regarding Our Work

• Neuroscientists identify a shared brain circuit for creativity (May 2025)
• Common Brain Network Detected Among Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Could Protect Against PTSD
  • Covered by: Boston25 News | Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | Neuroscience News | U.S. News & World Report | HealthDay
• Common Brain Network Links Brain Atrophy Patterns Seen in Schizophrenia
  • Covered by: Neuroscience News | Science Daily
• How is Parkinson's disease treated? Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD (Video)
• Using deep brain stimulation, researchers pinpoint disturbed neural circuit (Tech Explorist)
• Takotsubo Syndrome and the Brain-Heart Connection: Frederic Schaper, MD, PhD (Neurology Live)
• Evolving the standard of care: What is next for functional neurosurgery? (Neuro News)
• Spirituality and sense of awe seem to be hard-wired into our brains, researchers find (USA Today)
• Researchers Identify Brain Circuit for Spirituality (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
• Brain circuit for spirituality identified (Med India)
• Religion on the Brain (The Scientist)
• Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain (US News)
• Brain circuit for spirituality? (Science Daily)
• Researchers find brain circuit linked to spirituality, religious beliefs (CNBC)
• Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain (Health Day)
• Interview with Dr. Ferguson: Religiosity maps to a specific brain circuit (MedicalResearch.com)

Press Releases

• Brain Circuit Associated with Intensity of Involvement Across the Political Spectrum Identified
  (Shan Siddiqi, MD, July 2, 2025)
• Mass General Brigham Researchers Pinpoint ‘Sweet Spot’ for Focused Ultrasound to Provide Essential Tremor Relief
  (G. Rees Cosgrove, MD, FRCSC, and Melissa Chua, MD, May 14, 2025)
• Research Spotlight: Mapping Lesions That Cause Psychosis to a Human Brain Circuit and Proposed Stimulation Target
  (Shan Siddiqi, MD, and Andrew Pines, MD, MA, February 14, 2025)
• Common Brain Network Links Brain Atrophy Patterns Seen in Schizophrenia
  (Ahmed Makhlouf, MD, December 12, 2024)
• Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment Returns Hope to an Aspiring College Student
  (Patient Story, July 24, 2024)
• New Deep Brain Stimulation Algorithm May Help Personalize Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
  (Michael Fox, MD, PhD, and Andreas Horn, MD, PhD, June 4, 2024)
• Researchers Identify Targets in the Brain to Modulate Heart Rate and Treat Depressive Disorders
  (Shan Siddiqi, MD, April 26, 2024)
• Researchers Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Map Therapeutic Targets for Four Brain Disorders
  (Andreas Horn, MD, PhD, February 22, 2024)
• Common Brain Network Detected Among People with Substance Use Disorder
  (Michael Fox, MD, PhD, September 23, 2023)
• Depression After Traumatic Brain Injury Could Represent a New, Distinct Disease
  (Shan Siddiqi, MD, July 5, 2023)
• New Brain Circuit for Epilepsy Uncovered
  (Frederic Schaper, MD, PhD, July 3, 2023)