MOOC: "Medical Neuroscience" from Duke at Coursera
The new course "Medical Neuroscience" formally opens on Monday at Coursera. Developed and offered by Dr. Leonard E. White at Duke, it looks like an excellent course. The Twitter hashtag for the course is #MedNeuro. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - April 6, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
FDA approves new multiple sclerosis treatment: Tecfidera
27 March 2013 Resd the press release (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - March 29, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
TEDEd: Haptics
The Technology of Touchby Dr. Katherine KuchenbeckerTEDEd TalkWatch (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - March 29, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Congratulations, Dr. Anne Treisman, Psychologist
A recipient of the US National Medal of Science. Announced in December, the ceremony was held today. White House release (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - February 1, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Lynda Barry's "The Unthinkable Mind" Class
I am synaptic with jealous for those who are in! :-) Course Description (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - January 26, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Parkinson's Disease: New Biomarker Effort
From the NIH: NIH launches collaborative effort to find biomarkers for Parkinson'sNew online resource will support data sharingNIH News15 January 2013 [snip] "A new initiative aims to accelerate the search for biomarkers — changes in the body that can be used to predict, diagnose or monitor a disease — in Parkinson's disease, in part by improving collaboration among researchers and helping patients get involved in clinical studies. "A lack of biomarkers for Parkinson's has been a major challenge for developing better treatments. The Parkinson’s Disease Biomarkers Program (PDBP) supports efforts to invent new technolo...
Source: BrainBlog - January 20, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali!
(Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - January 17, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Zulch Prize
Professor Ray Dolan awarded the 2013 Klaus Joachim Zülch PrizeThe Wellcome TrustHolly Story07 Jan 2013 Read article (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - January 11, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
OBIT: Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini
In The New York Times: Obituary (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - January 1, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
