This is a great lineup of speakers and a terrific selection of topics for those interested in the latest neuroscience. Wiring the Brain July 18 – 22, 2013 Abstract Deadline: May 3, 2013 Organizers: Catalina Betancur, INSERM, Paris, France Ed Bullmore, Cambridge University, UK Z. Josh Huang, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Helen Mayberg, Emory University Kevin Mitchell, Trinity College […]
We are very pleased to announce that cultural neuroscientist Liz Losin, a former graduate student in the FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development program and now a postdoc in Tor Wager’s neuroimaging lab at the University of Colorado, has joined PLOS Neuroanthropology as a blogger! Liz will be writing about recent advances in the field. You […]
Here’s a link Director Thomas Insel’s latest post on autism: NIMH » Director’s Blog.
The following was posted by medical anthropologist Sadeq Rahimi (University of Saskatchewan) on McGill’s Division of Transcultural Psychiatry listserv. Source: Reuters Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_haunted-by-trauma-tsunami-survivors-in-japan-turn-to-exorcists_1807563 The tsunami that engulfed northeastern Japan two years ago has left some survivors believing they are seeing ghosts. In a society wary of admitting to mental problems, many […]
“Standing on the Edge of a Thorn” Film Screening Followed by Q & A and Reception Women in Film International Committee / Cast LA / Elemental Productions Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 7:30 PM Culver City, CA Time Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Screening starts at 7:30 p.m. RSVP By 12 p.m, Tues., March 26. Photo […]