Project Highlights
Contributions
Here is an overview of how this team’s article findings have contributed to the PD field as of June 2025. There are two different categorizations of these contributions – one by impact to the PD community and a second by scientific category.
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Accolades
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In the News
Neuronal Diversity Impacts the Brain’s Information Processing
02/19/2024 — This news story features Team Surmeier’s findings related to the impact of neuronal structural diversity on neural computation, the basis of brain function.
2 Northwestern Researchers Awarded $17.9M in ASAP Grants
11/08/2021 — Read about how ASAP teams Awatramani and Surmeier are studying alterations in the brain that contribute to the development of Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s Disease Researchers To Study Brain Circuits Driving Symptoms
11/01/2021 — Read about research by Team Surmeier to investigate how the dysfunction of brain circuits begins and then evolves to cause difficulty in moving and sleeping. This will allow earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and increase the chances of stopping and better treating the disease with pharmacological and genetic therapies once it appears.
