UCLA Neuroscience Program Ph.D. Admissions Neuroscience Faculty UCLA and Beyond  



Nader Pouratian
Neurosurgical Brain Mapping and Restoration

Department Email Address:  npouratian@mednet.ucla.edu
Home Page: http://www.uclahealth.org/NaderPouratian

Office Address:
10945 Le Conte Ave Suite 2120


Phone Numbers:
310-206-2189


Selected Publications:

Pouratian Nader, Crowley R Webster, Sherman Jonathan H, Jagannathan Jay, Sheehan Jason P Gamma Knife radiosurgery after radiation therapy as an adjunctive treatment for glioblastoma.. Journal of neuro-oncology. 2009; 94(3): 409-18.
Pouratian Nader, Mut Melike, Jagannathan Jay, Lopes M Beatriz, Shaffrey Mark E, Schiff David Low-grade gliomas in older patients: a retrospective analysis of prognostic factors.. Journal of neuro-oncology. 2008; 90(3): 341-50.
Asthagiri Ashok R, Pouratian Nader, Sherman Jonathan, Ahmed Galal, Shaffrey Mark E Advances in brain tumor surgery.. Neurologic clinics. 2007; 25(4): 975-1003, viii-ix.
Sansur Charles A, Frysinger Robert C, Pouratian Nader, Fu Kai-Ming, Bittl Markus, Oskouian Rod J, Laws Edward R, Elias W Jeffrey Incidence of symptomatic hemorrhage after stereotactic electrode placement.. Journal of neurosurgery. 2007; 107(5): 998-1003.
Pouratian Nader, Asthagiri Ashok, Jagannathan Jay, Shaffrey Mark E, Schiff David, Schiff David Surgery Insight: the role of surgery in the management of low-grade gliomas.. Nature clinical practice. Neurology. 2007; 3(11): 628-39.
Pouratian Nader Blood flow affects light transmission but its impact on NIRS remains unclear.. NeuroImage. 2006; 33(1): 11-2.
Cannestra Andrew F, Pouratian Nader, Forage James, Bookheimer Susan Y, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Functional magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging for dominant-hemisphere perisylvian arteriovenous malformations.. Neurosurgery. 2004; 55(4): 804-12; discussion 812-4.
Pouratian Nader, Cannestra Andrew F, Bookheimer Susan Y, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Variability of intraoperative electrocortical stimulation mapping parameters across and within individuals.. Journal of neurosurgery. 2004; 101(3): 458-66.
Nemoto Masahito, Sheth Sameer, Guiou Michael, Pouratian Nader, Chen James W Y, Toga Arthur W Functional signal- and paradigm-dependent linear relationships between synaptic activity and hemodynamic responses in rat somatosensory cortex.. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2004; 24(15): 3850-61.
Sheth Sameer A, Nemoto Masahito, Guiou Michael, Walker Melissa, Pouratian Nader, Toga Arthur W Linear and nonlinear relationships between neuronal activity, oxygen metabolism, and hemodynamic responses.. Neuron. 2004; 42(2): 347-55.
Sheth Sameer A, Nemoto Masahito, Guiou Michael, Walker Melissa, Pouratian Nader, Hageman Nathan, Toga Arthur W Columnar specificity of microvascular oxygenation and volume responses: implications for functional brain mapping.. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 2004; 24(3): 634-41.
Pouratian Nader, Sheth Sameer, Bookheimer Susan Y, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Applications and limitations of perfusion-dependent functional brain mapping for neurosurgical guidance.. Neurosurgical focus. 2003; 15(1): E2.
Pouratian Nader, Bookheimer Susan Y, Rubino Gregory, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Category-specific naming deficit identified by intraoperative stimulation mapping and postoperative neuropsychological testing. Case report.. Journal of neurosurgery. 2003; 99(1): 170-6.
Sheth Sameer, Nemoto Masahito, Guiou Michael, Walker Melissa, Pouratian Nader, Toga Arthur W Evaluation of coupling between optical intrinsic signals and neuronal activity in rat somatosensory cortex.. NeuroImage. 2003; 19(3): 884-94.
Pouratian Nader, Sheth Sameer A, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Shedding light on brain mapping: advances in human optical imaging.. Trends in neurosciences. 2003; 26(5): 277-82.
Pouratian Nader, Cannestra Andrew F, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Intraoperative optical intrinsic signal imaging: a clinical tool for functional brain mapping.. Neurosurgical focus. 2002; 13(4): e1.
Pouratian Nader, Bookheimer Susan Y, Rex David E, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Utility of preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging for identifying language cortices in patients with vascular malformations.. Neurosurgical focus. 2002; 13(4): e4.
Pouratian Nader, Bookheimer Susan Y, Rex David E, Martin Neil A, Toga Arthur W Utility of preoperative functional magnetic resonance imaging for identifying language cortices in patients with vascular malformations.. Journal of neurosurgery. 2002; 97(1): 21-32.
Pouratian Nader, Sicotte Nancy, Rex David, Martin Neil A, Becker Donald, Cannestra Andrew F, Toga Arthur W Spatial/temporal correlation of BOLD and optical intrinsic signals in humans.. Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2002; 47(4): 766-76.
Research Interest:

My laboratory focuses on using advanced brain mapping techniques to develop restorative neurosurgical interventions and to identify imaging biomarkers to monitor such interventions. Specific areas of research include: 1) Design of a population-based Parkinson?s Disease atlas to investigate morphological changes associated with this disease and possible targets for restorative therapies. 2) Developing and testing fMRI algorithms to individualize restorative interventions, such as fMRI maps to target Deep Brain Stimulation electrode placement 3) Mapping the functional reorganization of the brain after stroke to identify network level changes that are predictive of compensation and recovery and that can be targeted to enhance recovery 4) EEG and ECoG based brain-computer interface and real-time intraoperative mapping