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Toward an Anthropological Theory of Mind: Selves

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October 13, 2014

The session on “selves” in many ways revisited some classic questions in psychological anthropology: “To what extent are selves culturally constituted? If selves are only partially constituted by culture, what other factors play a part in their makeup?

CBDMH Psychosis Workshop Summary, Pt. 2

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June 9, 2014

Today’s talk, which was richly illustrated with film clips from his documentary series Afflictions, focused on three areas: diagnosis and healing, illness experience, and outcome (see also Lemelson & Tucker, in press-a; and Lemelson & Tucker, in press-b, for more on the making of Afflictions).

CBDMH Psychosis Workshop Summary, Pt. 1

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January 18, 2014

Last weekend, the FPR-CBDMH program held its inaugural winter workshop for CBDMH students and affiliated faculty at UCLA, bringing together an informal group to share research and perspectives on a topic of general interest: “Rethinking Psychosis: Culture, Brain, and Context.”

Is Schizophrenia a Network Disorder? Researchers Weigh in ...

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December 26, 2013

This is just a brief note that Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience…

A Very Brief Introduction: Resting-State Brain Connectivity

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December 19, 2013

Some of the speakers at our forthcoming winter workshop on psychosis…

Lessons from Ten Years of Mixed Methods Graduate Training at UCLA

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December 18, 2013

In May 2012 I attended the 10th reunion of the the FPR-UCLA Center for Culture,…

Waking, Dreaming, Being: The FPR Interviews Philospher Evan Thompson

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December 16, 2013

The FPR interviews philosopher Evan Thompson (University of Toronto)…

Mental Disorders as Brain Disorders and Connectome Research Programs: Three Very Short Introductions from CalTech

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December 11, 2013

Three videos from TEDxCaltech cover the basics in record time:…

"More than a Brain: Human Mindscapes" (Review)

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December 8, 2013

Lambros Malafouris, who is Johnson Research and Teaching Fellow…

DSM-5 Recap: The "Eight Dimensions" of Psychosis

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October 14, 2013

Psychiatric Times recaps changes in DSM-5 re psychotic disorders. But see also a terrific article in 2010 Nature ("The Environment and Schizophrenia") by van Os et al. for a much less reductionistic examination of environment.

Andreas Roepstorff on Interacting Minds

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August 29, 2013

Andreas Roepstorff of the Interacting Minds Centre (Aarhus U…

Steve Ramirez & Xu Liu (MIT) on Optogenetics: "A mouse. A laser beam. A manipulated [fear] memory."

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August 28, 2013

A Conversation with Karen Nakamura

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July 17, 2013

[This interview is cross-posted at somatosphere.net and the fpr…

Brain science of the 1950's: "Small patches of illumination surrounded by an uncharted expanse of darkness"

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May 15, 2013

Here's the link to Mike Jay's great review of Suzanne Corkin's…

Listen to Russell Poldrack on UT's Neuroscientists Talk Shop

May 15, 2013

Russell Poldrack of UT Austin talks about cognitive neuroscience,…

Real time brain activity in hippocampus! (YouTube video via Stanford and knowingneurons.com)

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May 8, 2013

Ziv Y., Burns L.D., Cocker E.D., Hamel E.O., Ghosh K.K., Kitch…

Neuroscientists brainstorm goals for US brain-mapping initiative : Nature News Blog

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May 7, 2013

A two-day meeting in Virginia kicks off the Brain Research through…

2013 Cross-Cultural Psychology Conference @UCLA (20–22 June)

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April 25, 2013

OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! Link to IACCP LA 2013 Conference. INVITED…

Independent Review Of Social And Population Variation In Mental Health Could Improve Diagnosis In DSM Revisions

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April 25, 2013

Independent Review Of Social And Population Variation In Mental…