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Neuroscientist Eric Kandel Thinking Big

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Eminent neuroscientist and Nobel laureate Eric Kandel in a recorded livestream interview.

Global Mental Health

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Dr. Collins discusses the Grand Challenges meeting to prioritize research needs from countries around the globe, as well as emerging ways of delivering mental health services with mobile phones, and modeling other successful health care models.

Contributing to an Autism Research Database

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Demonstrating the adage “power in numbers,” the National Database for Autism Research pools valuable data collected from 169,846+ sources.

Funny Friday: Don’t Become a Psychology Professor

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Animation of an imaginary conversation between a psychology professor and a student who wants to follow in his footsteps.

ADHD Following Anaesthesia

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

A doctor describes a risk analysis of ADHD following repeated exposure to anaesthesia for surgery in young children, from an epidemiodogical study.

High Tech Treatment for Tourette Syndrome

Friday, January 27th, 2012

A neurologist describes three cases of patients with Tourette syndrome who received DBS implants, and the need for further research on the best placement of the devices.

Gluten-free Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

How sensitivities to milk casein, wheat, and gluten, may affect bipolar disorder.

Measuring Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder

Friday, January 6th, 2012

A psychiatry research group at UBC in Vancouver measures quality of life in bipolar disorders, developing a new scale that’s now freely available.

Aftershocks from Disasters

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

A researcher talks about the aftereffects of 9/11, and how scientists have studied the best methods to identify and help people at risk of developing PTSD.

Exercise for Dementia

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

A neurologist reports on a meta-analysis that found exercise affects brain health in animal models, and suggests it can modify cognitive outcomes with normal aging and perhaps reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease like dementia.

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