Orrin Devinsky

1 month ago | nature.com | Ariel Goldstein |Haocheng Wang |Zaid Zada |Samuel A. Nastase |Michael Brenner |Yossi Matias | +2 more

AbstractThis study introduces a unified computational framework connecting acoustic, speech and word-level linguistic structures to study the neural basis of everyday conversations in the human brain. We used electrocorticography to record neural signals across 100 h of speech production and comprehension as participants engaged in open-ended real-life conversations. We extracted low-level acoustic, mid-level speech and contextual word embeddings from a multimodal speech-to-text model (Whisper).

Aug 11, 2024 | nature.com | Ilya A. Verzhbinsky |Orrin Devinsky

AbstractWhether high-frequency phase-locked oscillations facilitate integration (‘binding’) of information across widespread cortical areas is controversial. Here we show with intracranial electroencephalography that cortico-cortical co-ripples (~100-ms-long ~90 Hz oscillations) increase during reading and semantic decisions, at the times and co-locations when and where binding should occur.

Jan 31, 2024 | neurologylive.com | Orrin Devinsky

WATCH TIME: 4 minutes"The challenge is that it’s an extraordinarily rare event, and we also don't want to panic 10,000 parents in the hope of potentially saving one life. I think this becomes a challenging issue in public health. My own view is it is important to empower people with information and let them make a choice."Research on sudden deaths in infants and young children has been limited because almost all are sleep-related and unwitnessed.

Jan 19, 2024 | neurologylive.com | Orrin Devinsky

WATCH TIME: 4 minutes"What's remarkable is that no one would have ever suspected a seizure. Firstly, seizures don't leave a mark, especially in this age group. In an older adult, there might be a tongue bite or something like that to be a clue.

Nov 12, 2023 | bmj.com | Yi Wan |David Ludwig |Orrin Devinsky |Walter Willett

Dear Editor,The points raised by Dr. Jones et al., were addressed in our manuscript, but we appreciate the opportunity to provide additional clarification. As we mentioned in the statistical analysis section, our primary analysis did not adjust for change in total energy intake because it is a potential mediator in the carbohydrate-weight change relationship. Thus, adjustment for energy-intake could be over-adjustment.