Assistant professor
Emory School Of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dr. Annaelle Devergnas is an Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, where she directs the Neuromodulation Lab for Epilepsy. Trained as a cognitive neuroscientist, she earned her PhD in Cognitive Psychology in France, where she developed a non-human primate (NHP) model of focal seizures and investigated how focal motor seizures propagate through the basal ganglia. Her expertise spans electrophysiology, signal analysis, and cognitive behavior. Dr. Devergnas joined Emory in 2009 as a postdoctoral researcher and established the Neuromodulation Lab for Epilepsy in 2016. Her research focuses on subcortical brain networks contribution to seizure propagation and control, with the ultimate goal of developing new neuromodulation therapies for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. The NHP models developed in the Devergnas Lab are uniquely suited not only for testing novel neuromodulation strategies but also for investigating comorbidities associated with seizures, including sleep and cognitive impairments. Recently, her team has developed innovative methods to study the electrophysiological origins of these comorbidities and their interactions. Through this translational approach, her lab aims to drive the development of more effective neuromodulation treatments for patients with medically unresponsive epilepsy.
Neuromodulation of the Pedunculopontine Nucleus to Treat Sleep Disorders in Epilepsy
Friday, January 23, 2026
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM PST