@vertigologist

Clinician-scientist in Neurology imaging movement and the brain through AI-enhanced video analysis and MRI. @uni-ulm

Ulm, Germany
Joined May 2021
🧠1/ Have you ever felt like you're in a surreal world where sizes and scales are all warped? No, it's not a fantasy—it's a real medical condition! And our latest research dives into this mind-bending phenomenon called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS) #Neuroscience #AIWS
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I’m very grateful to share some good news, and offer a fully-funded PhD opportunity 🔥 As of January 2026, I have been appointed Scientific Attending Physician within Ulm University & Universitätsklinikum Ulm‘s joint program supporting advanced clinician scientists. /1
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The position will be advertised through official university channels soon. I am very happy to hear from interested candidates or colleagues who may know someone who would be a great fit!
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🔍 PhD opportunity: In this context, I am recruiting a highly motivated PhD candidate (Computer Science / Biomedical Engineering / Neuroscience) with a solid background in coding, interest in cutting edge AI/ neuroimaging methods and motivation for clinical translation.
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I am thankful for the trust and support of the Medical Faculty and the University Hospital! This marks an important step toward establishing a research group at the interface of digital motor biomarkers, computer vision, and neuroimaging at the Department of Neurology.
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Maximilian U. Friedrich retweeted
‘Mapping the neuroanatomy of dystonia using causal brain lesions’ – now out as a preprint! medrxiv.org/content/10.64898… Huge thank you to @JJoutsa @foxmdphd! We map the brain networks for the different types of dystonia, showing significant differences, somatotopy...and much more!!
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Do you see one version of this post or two? To see one screen your two eyes must move together in a coordinated way. Max Friedrich @Brain_Circuits studied lesions in monkeys and human patients to find the brain circuit responsible. Now out in @Brain1878
Friedrich et al. identify a midbrain circuit linked to vergence dysfunction in humans and monkeys, providing insights into double vision in neurological disorders. tinyurl.com/4p2yb3ez
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Friedrich et al. identify a midbrain circuit linked to vergence dysfunction in humans and monkeys, providing insights into double vision in neurological disorders. tinyurl.com/4p2yb3ez
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Hyposkilliacs defend their position by blaming the inaccuracy of physical signs when the true problem is that they have not bothered to master the physical examination # BrainspottingAdventuresinNeurology @NottingHillEds
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Our lab has spent the last few years developing a fully automated tool for predicting personalized outcomes from stroke that incorporates lesion location. Our hope is that it bridges lesion research and clinical neurology. Check it out: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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📣 We have two new fully funded MSc/PhD positions starting Fall 2025 or Winter 2026. Join us to work on neuroimaging, epilepsy, and brain networks! Learn more and apply 👉 slic-lab.github.io/
My new lab @USherbrooke is hiring (MSc, PhD)! * Cool research on neuroimaging, epilepsy, brain development, etc. * Located in a brand new building (lots of natural light) * Worldwide collaborations * Fun & inclusive environment * FR/EN Find out more: slic-lab.github.io/
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Maximilian U. Friedrich retweeted
The terms conjugate gaze palsy/deviation/preference are used interchangeably for Prevost's sign which can localize an acute non-irritative frontal eye field lesion in which the patient "looks towards the side of the lesion and away from the hemiplegia" [CT: R MCA CVA-> eyes R]
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🧠 NeuroImage: Ictal Hyperperfusion Highlights the Right Mesial Parietal Heading Direction System in Roller Coaster Reflex Epilepsy hubs.la/Q03cZ3rh0
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Is generalized epilepsy a seizure of the whole brain or a specific brain network? In our new paper out now in @NatureComms we investigate this by combining brain abnormalities and DBS with the human connectome. Paper: nature.com/articles/s41467-0… A 🧵 below:
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🚨 New lab paper!🚨 Dream study of mine for 20 yrs not possible until now thanks to NIH 🧠 funding & 1st-author lead @m_seeber We tracked hippocampal activity as people walked memory-guided paths & imagined them again. Did brain patterns reappear?🧵👇 nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Tract-specific white matter hyperintensities and neuropsychiatric syndromes: a multicentre memory clinic study This study shows finds tract-syndrome specificity of WM hyperintensity burden with apathy and hyperactivity suggests disruption of strategic neuronal pathways may be a potential mechanism through which small vessel disease affects cognitive presentation jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2… @MarcoDuering
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Repeated Neurological Pupil Index measurements were insufficient to replace invasive monitoring in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, and intracerebral hemorrhage. ja.ma/4h1j2Aq @fabio_taccone
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This narrative review outlines recent advances and challenges in technologies arising from computer vision, a branch of artificial intelligence (#AI). ja.ma/3CXnqTe
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Looking at one’s hand for 30 s can elicit tingling sensations. This is helpful in explaining sensory gating to patients with functional symptoms.
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