Takashi Morishita, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Fukuoka University Hospital
Fukuoka, Japan

Dr. Morishita is an Associate Professor and chief of functional neurosurgery unit in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan. He serves as an active board member for academic societies such as World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and The Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He is also an editor for scientific journals including World Neurosurgery and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Dr. Morishita’s clinical practice covers a wide variety of neurological disorders, including movement disorders, intractable pain, spasticity, epilepsy, and stroke. His primary research interest is in neuroimaging analysis of neuronal circuits associated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement and neuropsychiatric disorders. Especially, he is highly recognized for the connectomic studies visualizing 3D neuronal networks associated with electrical stimulation fields. His research projects have been supported by JSPS (KAKENHI) and other foundations. He is actively working to expand the application of functional neurosurgical procedures to new fields.

Presentation(s):

• Connectomic Analysis of Deep Brain Stimulation Effects

  Friday, April 21, 2023
  12:17pm – 12:32pm PST

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose