Vahab Youssof Zadeh, PhD

Assistant Professor; Technical Director, MEG Program

Locations

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Lab
Froedtert Hospital

Contact Information

Biography

I am an assistant professor at the department of neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, and the technical director of the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Lab at Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Research Interests

My primary research focus is mapping (localization and lateralization) of the language network using neuroimaging data (MEG and fMRI) in healthy and patient (generalized and focal epilepsy) populations. I develop advanced computational tools (e.g. large-scale functional network connectivity based on source modelling) to quantify critical brain regions involving in cognitive functions.

As a technical director, I supervise clinical research MEG experiments. I collaborate with a designated epileptologist to conduct high-quality patient-specific head modeling and source modelling. I ensure the data quality and the integrity, reliability, and validity of the data processing pipelines. I supervise the generation of clinical reports and multimodal integration of MEG findings with other imaging modalities to guide neurosurgical planning when it is required.

Mapping critical hubs of receptive and expressive language using MEG: A comparison against fMRI.

(Youssofzadeh V, Babajani-Feremi A.) Neuroimage. 2019 11 01;201:116029.
Whole-brain MEG connectivity-based analyses reveals critical hubs in childhood absence epilepsy.

(Youssofzadeh V, Agler W, Tenney JR, Kadis DS.) Epilepsy Res. 2018 09;145:102-109.
fMRI connectivity of expressive language in young children and adolescents.

(Youssofzadeh V, Vannest J, Kadis DS.) Hum Brain Mapp. 2018 09;39(9):3586-3596.
Correction to 'An integrated modelling framework for neural circuits with multiple neuromodulators'.

(Joshi A, Youssofzadeh V, Vemana V, McGinnity TM, Prasad G, Wong-Lin K.) J R Soc Interface. 2017 02;14(127).
Corrigendum: Multi-Kernel Learning with Dartel Improves Combined MRI-PET Classification of Alzheimer's Disease in AIBL Data: Group and Individual Analyses.

(Youssofzadeh V, McGuinness B, Maguire LP, Wong-Lin K.) Front Hum Neurosci. 2017;11:457.
Multi-Kernel Learning with Dartel Improves Combined MRI-PET Classification of Alzheimer's Disease in AIBL Data: Group and Individual Analyses.

(Youssofzadeh V, McGuinness B, Maguire LP, Wong-Lin K.) Front Hum Neurosci. 2017;11:380.
Mapping Critical Language Sites in Children Performing Verb Generation: Whole-Brain Connectivity and Graph Theoretical Analysis in MEG.

(Youssofzadeh V, Williamson BJ, Kadis DS.) Front Hum Neurosci. 2017;11:173.
An integrated modelling framework for neural circuits with multiple neuromodulators.

(Joshi A, Youssofzadeh V, Vemana V, McGinnity TM, Prasad G, Wong-Lin K.) J R Soc Interface. 2017 01;14(126).
Directed Functional Connectivity in Fronto-Centroparietal Circuit Correlates With Motor Adaptation in Gait Training.

(Youssofzadeh V, Zanotto D, Wong-Lin K, Agrawal SK, Prasad G.) IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2016 11;24(11):1265-1275.
Temporal Information of Directed Causal Connectivity in Multi-Trial ERP Data using Partial Granger Causality.

(Youssofzadeh V, Prasad G, Naeem M, Wong-Lin K.) Neuroinformatics. 2016 Jan;14(1):99-120.
Signal Propagation in the Human Visual Pathways: An Effective Connectivity Analysis.

(Youssofzadeh V, Prasad G, Fagan AJ, Reilly RB, Martens S, Meaney JF, Wong-Lin K.) J Neurosci. 2015 Sep 30;35(39):13501-10.
Directed neural connectivity changes in robot-assisted gait training: a partial Granger causality analysis.

(Youssofzadeh V, Zanotto D, Stegall P, Naeem M, Wong-Lin K, Agrawal SK, Prasad G.) Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014;2014:6361-4.

Vahab Youssof Zadeh, PhD