Handling College After a Loss to Suicide
The swirl of moving away from home for the first time, making new friends, and mastering higher level academics is tough enough for anyone, but young adults who must make this transition or return to classes after losing a parent, sibling, friend, or significant other to suicide are being asked to tackle new surroundings and heavy course loads at the worst possible time.
Dr. Ann Phillips, who worked in the counseling field for over 40 years, shared how the University of West Georgia (UWG) in Carrollton, Georgia, helps students, faculty, and parents cope.
The mission of UWG’s Prevent Program is to prevent suicides fro...
Source: World of Psychology - November 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: College Grief and Loss Suicide Depression grieving Survivors Guilt Source Type: blogs
PhD Opportunities in San Sebastian, Spain--BCBL
The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has published the call for PhD Students 2019. The application period is from 17/10/19 to 07/11/19 at 14:00h.The call offers:1 PHD STUDENT POSITION (4-YEAR CONTRACT) TO JOIN PROJECT PGC2018-093408-B-I0- THALANG – FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE HUMAN THALAMUS TO LANGUAGE SYSTEMS ACROSS DEVELOPMENT TO BE SUPERVISED BY PEDRO M. PAZ-ALONSOKey words: Thalamus, Language Systems, Reading, Vision, Functional Connectivity, Structural Connectivity, Lateral Geniculate Nucleus, Medial Geniculate Nucleus, PulvinarSummary of...
Source: Talking Brains - October 22, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
20 Medical Technology Advances: Medicine In The Future – Part I
Mind-reading exoskeletons, digital tattoos, 3D printed drugs, RFID implants for recreational purposes: mindblowing innovations come to medicine and healthcare almost every single day. We shortlisted some of the greatest ideas and developments that could give us a glimpse into the future of medicine, but we found so many that we had trouble fitting them into one article. Here are the first ten spectacular medical innovations to watch for.
1) Mixed reality opens new ways for medical education
Augmented, virtual, and mixed reality are all technologies opening new worlds for the human senses. While the difference between...
Source: The Medical Futurist - October 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine 3d printing artificial food brain-computer interface cyborg digital tattoos drug development exoskeleton gamification google glass health insurance Healthcare Innovation List Medical education medical techn Source Type: blogs
Postdoctoral Research Associate Computational neuroscience of human speech recognition - UCONN
Profs. James Magnuson and Jay Rueckl at the University of Connecticut, Department of Psychological Sciences, seek a postdoctoral research associate for a project focused on computational approaches to understanding the cognitive and neurobiological bases of human speech recognition. Our primary objective is bridging the gap between current cognitive models of human speech processing (such as TRACE) and cutting-edge deep learning models used for automatic speech recognition. The postdoctoral research associate will contribute to this project by playing a leading role in our computational work (devising, developing, and test...
Source: Talking Brains - October 16, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Greg Hickok Source Type: blogs
Outputs of the Future
Are all types of research outputs of equal value? How do different outputs serve different purposes? Exploring these questions could benefit not only funders and universities, but also result in overall better use of research resources. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - October 10, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Catriona Manville; Steven Hill Source Type: blogs
Living Better through Lifelong Learning
Max is an old friend of mine (both a very long time friend and old). At 92, he has been retired almost longer than he worked as a professor. But being retired hasn’t stopped him from reading, writing, taking classes (he just started a course on Greek Mythology), and exploring brain exercises and activities on the internet. Max continues to be actively engaged in his field and an enthusiastic mentor to students and professionals who seek him out.
Why doesn’t he just relax and putter around in his garden or cruise YouTube? Because, as Max says, “If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it!” He is convinced that his s...
Source: World of Psychology - October 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Inspiration & Hope Motivation and Inspiration Personal Self-Help Aging Learning Memory seniors Source Type: blogs
Reading Between The Lines: Why Girls ’ Superior Reading Skills May Be Lowering Their Future Salaries
By guest blogger Louisa Lyon
In many countries, the proportion of girls opting to pursue careers in lucrative fields such as engineering and computer science has stagnated. Despite the best efforts of schools, universities and governments, women remain underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the so-called “STEM” subjects. The shortage of women is particularly acute in professions with a heavy focus on maths. But why?
A recent study in PNAS suggests that the answer may lie in differences in ability between boys and girls. But surprisingly, the ability in question is not maths, but r...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Gender guest blogger Occupational Reading Source Type: blogs
Starting next week: Two great professional development opportunities with renowned author and neuroscientist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
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Pleased to announce two fantastic professional development opportunities offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and featuring renowned author and neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
I. Webinar sequence “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease” (October-November 2019):
These five webinars, imparted by Dr. Goldberg, will cover in depth:
The neural basis of executive functions
New ideas in the cognitive neuroscience of executive functions
The working memory conundrum
Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental syndromes
Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury
Eac...
Source: SharpBrains - October 2, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Bali discount code Elkhonon-Goldberg Executive-Functions frontal-lobes Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia Luria Neuroscience Institute neuropsychologist Professional De Source Type: blogs
Implantable Nanolasers for Tissue Imaging, Neurotherapy
A variety of imaging techniques and technologies, such as optogenetics, could benefit from devices that can emit visible laser light from inside tissues. Conventional lasers are too large, while nanolasers tend to be inefficient, heating up too much, and typically require damaging ultraviolet light to power them.
Now, researchers at Northwestern and Columbia Universities have developed a nanolaser that can be powered by deep-penetrating and safe infrared light while emitting visible light.
The device, less than 150 nanometers in width, uses upconversion to capture multiple low-energy (infrared) photons and turn them...
Source: Medgadget - September 25, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Neurology Radiology Source Type: blogs
May “industry review boards” contribute to the wider adoption of virtual and augmented reality for physical and mental health?
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Industry review boards are needed to protect VR user privacy (World Economic Forum blog):
“It seemed like a game when Riley first started the virtual reality (VR) maze … A month after playing the game, Riley was turned down for a new life-insurance policy. Given his excellent health, he couldn’t understand why. Several appeals later, the insurance company disclosed that Riley’s tracking data from the VR maze game revealed behavioral movement patterns often seen among people in the very early stages of dementia … This is a hypothetical situation, but the science of using movements tracked in VR to predi...
Source: SharpBrains - September 11, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology AR biometric Cognitive-tests dementia FDA institutional review boards insurance IRB movement patterns neurorehabilitation neurotechnologies Neurotechnology privacy virtual Source Type: blogs
Do Virtual Simulations Prepare For Medical Realities?
How do you study organs and complex living structures
in two dimensions? It’s like trying to piece together life on the planet in the
age of the dinosaurs from fossils – almost impossible. So why do medical
schools require students to learn the tricks of the trade from densely written
books and PowerPoint presentations? Luckily, the advancement of technology
brought in another dimension: virtual reality. So, we looked around to what
extent VR as a three-dimensional teaching tool can support medical education. Let’s
dive into virtual laparoscopy, simulated empathy, and co.
Can simulated
realities trick your senses...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 7, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Medical Education Virtual Reality doctor Health Healthcare medical student nurse study surgeon Surgery technology VR Source Type: blogs
Emotional Brain-Training: What We Need When Stress Levels Get Too High
What can you do for yourself when you are feeling stressed? Often, the habits of a healthy lifestyle are also good for keeping stress at bay. They include exercising regularly, getting enough sleep, and eating in healthy ways.
Sometimes, though, the usual ways of coping with stress are just not effective. They are especially likely to be inadequate when we are experiencing more than ordinarily levels of stress, sadness, or grief. What can we do then?
Associate Professor Laurel Mellin of the University of California, San Francisco, addressed that question in the wake of the shootings at El Paso and Dayton that left so m...
Source: World of Psychology - September 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bella DePaulo, Ph.D. Tags: General Stress Violence and Aggression Brain Training Emotional Intelligence mass shooting stress reduction Source Type: blogs
Heads-up: Two great professional development opportunities with renowned neuropsychologist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg
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We are pleased to share two fantastic professional development opportunities offered by the Luria Neuroscience Institute and involving renowned neuropsychologist Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP.
I. The first, inaugural 5-day Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposium (February 2020):
Dr. Goldberg has been a frequent visitor to Bali for 30 years and is currently engaged in cross-cultural neuroscience research with two major Indonesian universities. He personally designed this unique and comprehensive event to discuss cutting edge cognitive neuroscience and state-of-the-art clinical insights with a small group of participants i...
Source: SharpBrains - September 4, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Professional Development Bali discount code Elkhonon-Goldberg Executive-Functions frontal-lobes Goldberg Brain-Mind Symposia Luria Neuroscience Institute neuropsychologist webinar sequence Source Type: blogs
Some of my thoughts on academics close associations with child rapist Jeffrey Epstein
Just collecting some of my posts on this topic here:When, if ever, will@DrMANowak and@harvard do something about their unethical association with rapist Jeffrey Epstein - they took his money, propped up his reputation, and now? crickets - read more from@xeni about this:https://t.co/deoSQ7HbT2— Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics)August 22, 2019Over the last few days, I have spent some time digging into the sordid connections between rapist / pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and various groups at@harvard e.g.,https://t.co/UAwjqbhh6t— Jonathan Eisen (@phylogenomics)August 25, 2019To everyone who has been digging into the disturbing ...
Source: The Tree of Life - August 28, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan Eisen Source Type: blogs
