Table 2.

Beyond neurologists, psychiatrists and neurosurgeons, many other professionals can contribute to a successful implementation of interdisciplinarity neuromodulation program.

Expertise	Role
Biomedical engineers, computational scientist	Discovery and commercialization of novel devices and stimulating algorithms
Ethicist	Design of studies and clinical dilemmas
Geneticist	Prognosis of surgery, i.e. ‘surgicogenomics’ (visanji et al., 2022)
Kinesiologist	Objective evaluation of gait, balance and other motor disturbances.
Neuropathologist	Analysis of biopsies taken during surgery
Neurophysiologist	Neuronal recordings during surgery or by means of externalized wires or non-invasive LFP recording.
Neuroradiologist	Anatomical or DTI-based targeting, aggregated or individualized analysis of VTA to provide heatmaps of efficacy and assist neuroimaging-based programming (e.g. DBS).
Psychologist	Assessment and intervention around the psychosocial changes introduced by life-changing interventions, e.g. functional neurological disorders
Rehabilitation scientists and physiotherapists	Maximizing the benefits of the gained mobility.

Abbreviations: DBS: deep brain stimulation, DTI: diffusion tensor imaging (tractography), LFP: local field potential, VTA: volume of tissue activated.