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Story of the Center for Movement Disorders, Dr. Michael Okun - 2012 UF Health Parkinson Sympoisum
Dr. Michael Okun explains what unique qualities the new UF Health Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration make it a great place for patients with movement disorders.
The University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration is founded on the philosophy that integrated, interdisciplinary care is the most effective approach for patients with movement disorders and disorders involving a group of circuits in the brain called the basal ganglia. The Center delivers motor, cognitive and behavioral diagnoses as well as various treatments all in one centralized location. Care is coordinated and provided by leading specialists from many advanced medical and surgical services.
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How to control the brain: Michael Okun and Kelly Foote at TEDxUF
The human brain is a supercomputer with networks that control the various functions that make us who we are, and allow us to do what we do. When brain circuits malfunction, debilitating motor and behavioral symptoms may emerge. Direct electrical modulation of malfunctioning brain circuits has tremendous potential to alleviate human suffering in dramatic and sometimes surprising ways.