Advancing Technology to Detect Consciousness, Promote Recovery in Patients with Brain Injury
A team of researchers at Stony Brook University led by Sima Mofakham, PhD, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to...Read More
Breakthrough Study Sheds Light on Consciousness and Recovery After Brain Injury
A new study published in Nature Communications Medicine led by neurosurgery researchers Sima Mofakham and Chuck Mikell, MD, of the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, provides clinicians with data about...Read More
Groundbreaking Procedure Offers Improved Limb Function to Ischemic Stroke Survivors
After experiencing a stroke, nearly 60 percent of survivors continue to suffer from persistent impaired upper limb function and weakness. This impacts a person’s ability to perform routine daily activities like...Read More
Innovative Simulation Models Providing More Effective Care for High-Risk Vascular Patients
As a mechanical engineering major, Chander Sadasivan had no idea that his engineering skills would someday be used to help solve real-world medical problems. Now, as director of the Cerebrovascular Center...Read More
3 SBU Researchers Win 2023 Young Academic Inventor’s Award
The National Academy of Inventors, Stony Brook University Chapter (NAI-SBU) presented its 2023 Young Academic Inventors Award to Sima Mofakham, Jann Stavro and Yifan Zhou. The winners, announced during the NAI-SBU Chapter...Read More
Research Sheds Light on the Mystery of Consciousness After Brain Injury
A series of recently published studies by researchers in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University has found that by monitoring brain functions...Read More
