Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Semantic Aphasia
In this study, we report neuropsychological and lesion profiles of 10 new cases of semantic aphasia. Modern neuroimaging techniques provide support for the relevance of the left TPO area for semantic aphasia, but also extend Luria ' s neuroanatomical model by taking into account white matter pathways. Our findings suggest that tracts with parietal connectivity - the arcuate fasciculus (long and posterior segments), the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, the inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the superior longitudinal fasciculus II and III, and the corpus callosum - are implicated in the linguistic and non-linguistic defi...
Source: BrainBlog - March 29, 2017 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Dr. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection
Wilder Penfield Digital CollectionWilder Penfield Digital CollectionMcGill University Library and Archives From the homepage:" This digital collection consists of a sample of materials selected from McGill University ' s Osler Library of the History of Medicine ' s Wilder Penfield Fonds, P142. The images, letters, and other records found here were chosen by the former director of the MNI and close friend of Penfield, Dr. William Feindel, for their significance in documenting both Penfield ' s life and the history of the Institute. This digitized selection contains material concerning his early life, family, and medical tra...
Source: BrainBlog - November 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Several Upcoming Academic Conferences
There are several relevant academic conferences on the near horizon.American Neurological Association (ANA)Baltimore, MD16-18 OctoberNational Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)Seattle, WA19-22 OctoberSociety for Neuroscience (SfN)San Diego, CA16-16 November (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - September 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
ModPo: Modern and Contemporary American Poetry - Neuroscientists Welcome!
Content from a sharable broadcast message from Al Filreis, Penn professor: Al Filreishttp://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis ModPo is a free, open, non-credit course on modern and contemporary U.S. poetry. It has been hosted since 2012 by the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania. The new 10-week session opens on September 10. To enroll, simply go here:https://www.coursera.org/learn/modpo For those who register, the site will be open all year, so if you cannot finish going through the week-by-week syllabus in the ten weeks between mid-September and mid-November, you can always go back and finish any time later. ...
Source: BrainBlog - August 23, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Patient H.M.: The Saga Continues
This article is adapted from“Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets” by Luke Dittrich, to be published by Random House on Aug. 9. Here is the Annese et al. 2014 paper discussed in the feature story:Annese et al. (2014) (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - August 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's Disease: AAIC16 Annual Meeting (Toronto)
Alzheimer ' s Association International Conference (July 22-28, Toronto, Canada) has opened! < p > Here is the homepage: < a href= " http://www.alz.org/aaic/ " > AAIC16 < /a > < p > (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Happy Birthday, Dr. Milner!
Tomorrow, the 15th of July, is the birthday of Dr. Brenda Milner. Happy birthday! Video interview: Video History of Medicine in Canada (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 14, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Welcome to Chicago, AACN Annual Meeting!
The annual meeting of the AACN opens tomorrow, the 9th of June, in Chicago. AACN Annual Meeting (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - June 8, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
June is Aphasia Awareness Month
. For the past twenty years or so, this month in North America has been dedicated to promoting a greater knowledge base among the general public as well as the non-CNS professional community about what aphasia is and about the different medical conditions that might result in aphasia. If you are a clinician or researcher engaged in aphasia-related work of one type or another, this might be a good month to consider a public community talk, an in-service presentation, or a media piece about aphasia. Here is a media piece I wrote back in 2003 during Aphasia Awareness Month: http://www.tmc.edu/tmcnews/06_01_03/page_24.html. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - June 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
OBIT: Dr. Suzanne Corkin
"Suzanne Corkin, Who Helped Pinpoint Nature of Memory, Dies at 79"The New York TimesBy Benedict Carey27 May 2016 Obituary (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - May 28, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Torture Psychology and the American Psychological Association (APA): Dr. Arrigo Awarded by AAAS
Earlier this year, Dr. Jean Maria Arrigo was celebrated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as the recipient of its 2015 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award. 2015 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award Goes to Social Psychologist Jean Maria Arrigo by Andrea KorteAAAS News08 February 2016 Read press release here[Photo by Anthony Risser, 15 June 2008, Philadelphia] (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - April 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Torture Psychology and the American Psychological Association (APA)
New developments in torture psychology and the APA, as reported by James Risen in the New York Times: Critic of Psychologists’ Role in Interrogation Is Asked to ReconsiderBy James RisenThe New York Times15 April 2016 Article [Photo by Anthony Risser, 15 June 2008, Philadelphia] (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - April 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (Vancouver, BC)
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has begun. The meeting is taking place in Vancouver. Tweets from the conference appear to be using two hashtags: #AAN16 and #AANAM (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - April 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer's and Related Dementing Diseases: Lancet Neurology Paper
An excellent paper is available this month in the current issue of < i > Lancet Neurology < /i > : < p > < div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5IavuGD3vI/VvWxvQsaa-I/AAAAAAAAALw/dFUmtG5V6KcfBG1TwD1vreu6bS6FbhzZg/s1600/lancet%2Bneuro%2Bapril.jpg " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " src= " https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5IavuGD3vI/VvWxvQsaa-I/AAAAAAAAALw/dFUmtG5V6KcfBG1TwD1vreu6bS6FbhzZg/s400/lancet%2Bneuro%2Bapril.jpg " / > < /a > < /div > (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - March 25, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: blogs
