S. Ataschsokhan is neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Magdeburg since 2023. He started his career under the training of Prof. E. Sandalcioglu. He is in the progress of specializing in the field of Functional Neurosurgery in cooperation with Prof. Dr. J. Voges. We were delighted to hear his introduction on the history of functional neurosurgery in May 2022.