Selected Publications

Leung B, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LH.: Bayesian time-history modeling enhances Parkinsonian motor state classification for adaptive deep brain stimulation. J Neural Eng 23, May 2026.

Hammer LH, Cernera S, Oehrn CR, Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Little S, Starr, PA: Stimulation and medication effects on STN beta-band power in Parkinson’s disease: Implications for adaptive DBS Mov Disord Mar 2026.

Haggerty J, Qureshi Q, Gabriel E, Davis P, Wingel K, Cai J, Dubey A, Garwood I, Vaz A, Borges P, Richardson A, Chen I, Hammer L, Gold J, Litt B, Yoshor D, Halpern C, Pesaran B, Beauchamp M, Sargur k, Kim M, Cajigas I: Thalamus: A real-time system for synchronized, closed-loop multimodal behavioral and electrophysiological data capture. Comms Eng 5(93), Mar 2026.

Roller JR, Yahia A, Stevanin G, Ahmed AE, Alawadhi AMT, Almannai M, Busehail MY, Choi AH, Elhassan AA, Elsayed LEO, Goode C, Hammer LH, Laukaitis C, Begtrup A, Paul RA, Roohi J, Tomoum HY, Bauer P, Schöls L, Basto JP, Synofzik M, Hengel H.: The RAB3A hot spot variant R83W causes spasticity as part of the ataxia-spasticity spectrum. Brain Jan 2026.

Goldblum Z, Shi H, Xu Z, Ojemann W, Aguila CA, Long K, Xie K, Nix KC, Walsh K, Chang E, Lavelle S, Bach B, Davis KA, Sinha N, Hammer LH, Conrad EC, Litt B: An Implantable Device that Converses with Patients and Learns to Co-Manage Epilepsy. medRxiv 2026.

Borges PGLB, Qureshi Q, Hammer LH, Cajigas I.: Effect of Motor Imagery on Tremor in a Patient With Parkinson Disease Undergoing Intraoperative Testing. Neurology 105: e214246, Nov 2025.

Yao J, Hammer L, Shi C, Suh J, Li L, Lawrence D, Starr P, Little S : Generalizable Automated Optimization Pipeline for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Parameter Selection in Parkinson’s Disease. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA Nov 2025.

Leung B, Cernera C, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Yao J, Hahn A, Little S, Starr PA, Hammer LHH: Bayesian Classification With and Without Temporal History for Estimating Parkinsonian Symptom State for Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation. IEEE Conf on Neural Engineering, San Diego, USA Nov 2025.

Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Yao J, Weiss O, Little S, Starr P: Stimulation-Entrained Gamma-Driven Adaptive DBS Improves Motor Diary Reports of Symptom Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.

Yao J, Shcherbakova M, Hahn A, Hammer L, Cernera S, Oehrn C, Little S, Starr P: Full-year Open-label Tracking of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease in Two Patients: Considerations for Long-term Algorithm Maintenance. The International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, Honolulu, USA Oct 2025.