{"673065":{"#nid":"673065","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Neuro Next Seminar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this conversation, expert panelists will discuss their own experiences with conditions impacting the brain and nervous system, including depression, spinal cord injury, and stroke, and how they\u2019ve shaped the direction of research through participation in related research studies. Their perspectives will offer valuable and critical insight on living with conditions central or related to our community\u2019s ongoing neuroscience and neurotechnology research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo participate virtually, \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/96309849813\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECLICK HERE\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E*Lunch provided for in-person attendees\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch5\u003EPanelists\u003C\/h5\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBabs McDonald\u003C\/strong\u003E experienced an ischemic stroke in 2017. She has engaged in over 36 therapies over the past 6.5 years, many of them self-styled based on extensive research and experimentation. Babs has a Ph.D. in adult learning, and says that she has learned more about learning since having her stroke and engaging in rigorous recovery than she learned in four years of academic study.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EColby Higgins\u003C\/strong\u003E acquired a T4 incomplete spinal cord injury in the spring of 2016 after a fall from a 3rd story balcony. Since sustaining his injury, he returned to school to pursue an MS degree in Recreational Therapy and now works as a recreation therapist at the Shepherd Center. Colby has participated in various SCI-related research projects, provides peer support to community members, and is actively involved with the Shepherd Center\u0027s wheelchair racing team.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMak Yost\u003C\/strong\u003E sustained a hemorrhagic stroke in March 2018 when he was 18. He was born with a Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation) located deep in his left frontal lobe, in his speech center. He spent 3 weeks in ICU, 8 months with a feeding tube, and has had to re-learn how to move every muscle in his body. Mak is now immersed in adaptive sports and is pursuing a college degree. He has abundant love and encouragement from his family and his ride or die buddies, who have not left his side since his brain bleed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBrandy Ellis\u003C\/strong\u003E gained global recognition for her journey as a patient-participant in neural device trials. Enrolling in a 2011 Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) trial for treatment-resistant depression at Emory University, she embarked on a transformative path to a new life in remission. 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