Department of Biomedical Engineering
Mentor: Tay Netoff, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project: Seizure Risk Forecasting Using Deep Brain Stimulator Recorded Local Field Potential in The Anterior Nucleus of Thalamus
Xinbing (Jack) Zhang’s research focuses on developing seizure forecasting models for individuals with refractory epilepsy by analyzing long-term local field potential recordings from the anterior nucleus of the thalamus. Using data collected through the Medtronic Percept deep brain stimulator, Jack aims to identify periodic cycles in brain activity that are phase-correlated with seizure occurrence. His work seeks to establish robust neural biomarkers that could enable closed-loop neuromodulation and provide patients with timely seizure risk warnings.
