August 2026 Recap
iCSD 2026
Charlottesville, VA, USA | September 18-22
Spreading depolarizations are coming out of the closet in terms of their importance in managing brain injury. The annual ICSD conference is an international gathering of researchers and clinicians with a common goal of understanding SDs and bringing them to clinical practice.
We stopped by Edgar Allan Poe’s house on the tour of the UVA campus
Dick ran into two long-time collaborators and colleagues, Dr. Brandon Foreman and Dr. Eric Rosenthal
Dr. Ram Balu in front of Monticello
Dick with Dr. Britta Lindquist
Ethan in front of Dr. Andrew Carlson’s house, the host of the meeting
Brain Physics Lab reconnected at Euroneuro with past present (and future?) members
A tour of Dr. Carlson’s lake
The pool, before people got wet
Cognitive Motor Dissociation & Covert Consciousness: A Roadmap to Diagnosis and Treatment
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | October 5-6, 2026
This meeting at NIH highlighted the importance of assessing covert consciousness in comatose patients.
Dr. Stephan Mayer
Dick and Ethan with Dr. Ulrike Hoffman (UT Southwestern)
Dick with Dr. DaiWai Olson and Dr. Jose Suarez riding the subway after the meeting
