Neuroscience
From tomorrow's New York Times:
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
- Psychosurgery, Redux
Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 27, 2009 "Hundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity." Read the article...
- Capgras Syndrome And Traumatic Brain Injury
An interesting feature article from the front page of yesterday's New York Times: After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: August 9, 2009 "Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain...
- The Amateur Pharmacists
From The New York Times:Young, Assured and Playing Pharmacist to Friends By AMY HARMON Published: November 16, 2005 The New York Times [snip] For a sizable group of people in their 20's and 30's, deciding on their own what drugs to take - in...
- Predicting Alzheimer Disease: More Wish Than Reality
A core contemporary issue in the clinical neurology and neuropsychology of aging and dementia is discussed in an article in tomorrow's New York Times: Predicting Alzheimer's Is More Wish Than Reality By LAURIE TARKAN The New York Times Published:...
- Mri As Telescope
Great descriptive article about what an MRI is & what kinds of information can be gained from using high-end MRIs (fMRIs, DTIs, etc ...) in the Dec 2005 / Jan 2006 issue of Technology Review. MRI: A Window on the Brain by Paul Raeburn, 12/14/2005. They...
Neuroscience
Imaging Technologies and Mental Disorders: Potential vs. Use?
From tomorrow's New York Times:
Can Brain Scans See Depression?[ ... Read the full article. ... ]
By BENEDICT CAREY
The New York Times
Published: October 18, 2005
They seem almost alive: snapshots of the living human brain.
Not long ago, scientists predicted that these images, produced by sophisticated brain-scanning techniques, would help cut through the mystery of mental illness , revealing clear brain abnormalities and allowing doctors to better diagnose and treat a wide variety of disorders. And nearly every week, it seems, imaging researchers announce another finding, a potential key to understanding depression , attention deficit disorder, anxiety.
Yet for a variety of reasons, the hopes and claims for brain imaging in psychiatry have far outpaced the science, experts say.
After almost 30 years, researchers have not developed any standardized tool for diagnosing or treating psychiatric disorders based on imaging studies.
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Anthony H. Risser | neuroscience | neuropsychology | brain
- Psychosurgery, Redux
Surgery for Mental Ills Offers Hope and Risk By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: November 27, 2009 "Hundreds have undergone brain surgery for problems like depression, anxiety, even obesity." Read the article...
- Capgras Syndrome And Traumatic Brain Injury
An interesting feature article from the front page of yesterday's New York Times: After Injury, Fighting to Regain a Sense of Self By BENEDICT CAREY The New York Times Published: August 9, 2009 "Scientists are investigating delusions caused by brain...
- The Amateur Pharmacists
From The New York Times:Young, Assured and Playing Pharmacist to Friends By AMY HARMON Published: November 16, 2005 The New York Times [snip] For a sizable group of people in their 20's and 30's, deciding on their own what drugs to take - in...
- Predicting Alzheimer Disease: More Wish Than Reality
A core contemporary issue in the clinical neurology and neuropsychology of aging and dementia is discussed in an article in tomorrow's New York Times: Predicting Alzheimer's Is More Wish Than Reality By LAURIE TARKAN The New York Times Published:...
- Mri As Telescope
Great descriptive article about what an MRI is & what kinds of information can be gained from using high-end MRIs (fMRIs, DTIs, etc ...) in the Dec 2005 / Jan 2006 issue of Technology Review. MRI: A Window on the Brain by Paul Raeburn, 12/14/2005. They...