Ignacio Sáez - Neurotechnology for Cognition: Recording and Modulating the Human Brain
About this episode
Dr. Ignacio Sáez discusses the use of neurotechnology to study human cognition and its implications for psychiatric therapies.
In this episode of the Neural Implant Podcast, host Dr. Ladan Jiracek sits down with Dr. Ignacio Sáez , neuroscientist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , whose lab uses intracranial brain recordings to study the biology of human cognition. Ignacio shares how cutting-edge neurotechnology like iEEG can reveal the neural dynamics behind decision-making, risk, memory, and brain states - and how those insights could unlock more targeted neuromodulation therapies for psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. Top 3 Takeaways: Epilepsy patients undergoing seizure monitoring often have 100-200 electrodes implanted in their brains and may spend days in the hospital waiting for a seizure. Ignacio's lab uses this rare window to record high-quality human neural activity while patients complete cognitive tasks and computer-based games - giving researchers an unparalleled way to study human brain function in real time. Working with Precision Neuroscience has been transformative because their Layer 7 device offers a completely different view of brain activity than traditional epilepsy electrodes. Instead of ~200 electrodes spread across multiple brain regions…
People in this episode
Host: Ladan Jiracek
Guest: Ignacio Sáez
Topics covered
- neurotechnology
- cognition
- brain-machine interfaces
- neuromodulation
- psychiatric disorders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Precision Neuroscience
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