Neuroscience
Thomas R. Insel, Shining a Light on Depression.
Science 10 August 2007: Vol. 317. no. 5839, pp. 757 - 758.
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The frontal lobes have been in the news the past few days, with a number of media resports about a research study examining the neuropsychology of sarcasm. Here is a small collection of recent books about the frontal lobes: Fuster, J. (1997). The prefrontal...
- Hoarding Behavior In Brain Damage
From a University of Iowa press release:Brain Region Identified That Controls Collecting Behavior [snip] By studying patients who developed abnormal hoarding behavior following brain injury, neurology researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J....
- Introducing The New Penn Neuroscience Center
On February 23, 2015, the Penn Neuroscience Center officially opened, with the mission of providing a new level of specialty care for those suffering from or at risk for complex neurological disorders. The outpatient facility joins together our neurology,...
- Neuroscience And Cognitive Science (nacs) Colloquium Series
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Insel, NIMH, NIH (RIVAS MEMORIAL LECTURER) Title: "Rethinking Mental Illness" Date: April 15 Time: 10:15am Place: 1103 Bioscience Research Building (BRB) Coffee & cookies outside of 1103 BRB at 10:00am. Host: Dr. Nathan Fox Abstract:...
Neuroscience
The Merger of Neurology and Psychiatry
Thomas R. Insel, Shining a Light on Depression.
Science 10 August 2007: Vol. 317. no. 5839, pp. 757 - 758.
Just as research during the Decade of the Brain (1990-2000) forged the bridge between the mind and the brain, research in the current decade is helping us to understand mental illnesses as brain disorders. As a result, the distinction between disorders of neurology (e.g., Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases) and disorders of psychiatry (e.g., schizophrenia and depression) may turn out to be increasingly subtle. That is, the former may result from focal lesions in the brain, whereas the latter arise from abnormal activity in specific brain circuits in the absence of a detectable lesion. As we become more adept at detecting lesions that lead to abnormal function, it is even possible that the distinction between neurological and psychiatric disorders will vanish, leading to a combined discipline of clinical neuroscience.
- Brain Banks
From the CBC: Brain banks: Crucial for research, clamouring for donors Last Updated: Monday, September 22, 2008 | 7:56 AM ET By Gloria Troyer CBC News Read the full article [snip] Brain banks. The work they do is not widely publicized — most people...
- Books About The Frontal Lobes
The frontal lobes have been in the news the past few days, with a number of media resports about a research study examining the neuropsychology of sarcasm. Here is a small collection of recent books about the frontal lobes: Fuster, J. (1997). The prefrontal...
- Hoarding Behavior In Brain Damage
From a University of Iowa press release:Brain Region Identified That Controls Collecting Behavior [snip] By studying patients who developed abnormal hoarding behavior following brain injury, neurology researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J....
- Introducing The New Penn Neuroscience Center
On February 23, 2015, the Penn Neuroscience Center officially opened, with the mission of providing a new level of specialty care for those suffering from or at risk for complex neurological disorders. The outpatient facility joins together our neurology,...
- Neuroscience And Cognitive Science (nacs) Colloquium Series
Speaker: Dr. Thomas Insel, NIMH, NIH (RIVAS MEMORIAL LECTURER) Title: "Rethinking Mental Illness" Date: April 15 Time: 10:15am Place: 1103 Bioscience Research Building (BRB) Coffee & cookies outside of 1103 BRB at 10:00am. Host: Dr. Nathan Fox Abstract:...