Ellie Sachse
Entering Class 2020
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PhD 2026
PhD Thesis
Detangling the neural circuits of striatal deep brain stimulation.
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
University of Rochester, B.S. in Neuroscience and B.A. Business Administration, 2018
Graduate Advisor
Alik Widge, M.D. Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry
Graduate Publications:
- Sachse EM, Dastin-van Rijn EM, Bennek JP, Buccini MC, Mensinger ME, Iacobucci FA, Reimer AE, Widge AS. Unilateral striatal deep brain stimulation improves cognitive control. bioRxiv. 2025 Nov 12:2025.11.10.686309.
- Sachse EM, Widge AS. Neurostimulation to improve cognitive flexibility. Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2025;62:101484.
- Reimer AE, Dastin-van Rijn EM, Kim J, Mensinger ME, Sachse EM, Wald A, Hoskins E, Singh K, Alpers A, Cooper D, Lo MC, de Oliveira AR, Simandl G, Stephenson N, Widge AS. Striatal stimulation enhances cognitive control and evidence processing in rodents and humans. Sci Transl Med. 2024;16(778):eadp1723.
