Ignacio Saez

Sep 24, 2024 | neuro-central.com | Ignacio Saez |Annie Coulson

Ignacio Saez, Associate Professor in Neuroscience, Neurosurgery and Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NY, USA), discusses how recent applications of brain–computer interface technology are advancing our understanding of the biological basis of cognitive and behavioral dysfunction and transforming treatments for psychiatric illness. Imagine yourself at a dinner party. Everybody is laughing, chatting with friends and having a good time.

Feb 25, 2024 | nature.com | Seth R. Batten |Dan Bang |Arianna Davis |Matthew Heflin |Ignacio Saez |Terry Lohrenz | +6 more

AbstractDopamine and serotonin are hypothesized to guide social behaviours. In humans, however, we have not yet been able to study neuromodulator dynamics as social interaction unfolds. Here, we obtained subsecond estimates of dopamine and serotonin from human substantia nigra pars reticulata during the ultimatum game. Participants, who were patients with Parkinson’s disease undergoing awake brain surgery, had to accept or reject monetary offers of varying fairness from human and computer players.