"Modern and Contemporary American Poetry" (ModPo) Begins This Week - Join Us!
The Brain, within its GrooveRuns evenly--and true--But let a Splinter swerve--'Twere easier for You-- To put a Current back--When Floods have slit the Hills--And scooped a Turnpike for Themselves--And trodden out the Mills-- -Emily Dickinson In the world of MOOCs, few courses have shown the creativity of purpose and the dedicated following as has the course "Modern and Contemporary American Poetry" by Dr. Al Filreis of the University of Pennsylvania and Director of its wonderful Kelly Writers House. Few courses, in real life or online, have such a dedicated teacher as Al. The course, part of Al's regular teaching at Penn i...
Source: BrainBlog - September 2, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Upcoming Event: BPS Division of Neuropsychology Annual Conference (November 2014, London)
The British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology will hold its annual conference on the 28th of November in London. Here is the conference webpage: webpagePrior to the conference, they will hold their first half-day pre-conference workshop. The workshop, about Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - will be held on the 27th. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - August 12, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Glasgow Coma Scale, 40 Years On
Dr. Graham Teasdale speaks with The Lancet about his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) forty years after he and his colleagues introduced it. Available here at: Lancet podcast. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - August 8, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer Disease: Cogniciti - Another Free-Access Online Dementia Screening Instrument
This instrument was developed by neuropsychologists and others at Baycrest in Toronto. Its website is located at: cogniciti.com. I am looking forward to examining it.It looks like it was released last month. It has been getting some Canadian press this week. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 16, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Alzheimer Disease: Targacept's Failed TC-1734 Phase 2b Trial
From a Targacept press release:Targacept Phase 2b Clinical Trial in Alzheimer’s Disease Does Not Show Superiority of TC-1734 Over Donepezil July 14, 2014 "Winston-Salem, NC – Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics™, today announced top-line results from a Phase 2b monotherapy clinical trial of TC-1734 as a treatment for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. In the trial, TC-1734 did not meet the objective of showing superiority to donepezil, the marketed medication most often prescribed for Alzheimer’s disease, after 52 weeks of treatment. The ...
Source: BrainBlog - July 15, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
"ACE mobile": An Application for Dementia Evaluations (...in Neuropsychology? ...in General Practice? ...?)
A curious development for those interested in neuropsychological assessment and in assessment related to dementia, as a not-for-profit company released on the 9th of July a free mobile application that is a version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination.Here is the press release: press release.The original examination was created by Dr. John Hodges, who is involved with the mobile application as well. The name derives from his time at Cambridge (he is currently a lead researcher at an Australian neuroscience institute).The website for the application is: acemobile.org.Whether or how this impacts a couple of mobile devices ...
Source: BrainBlog - July 10, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Forthcoming Event: Alzheimer's Association International Conference - AAIC 2014 (Copenhagen, 12-17 July)
This year's AAIC Conference begins on the 12th in Copenhagen. Here is the conference home page: available here. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 9, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
My New CE Course: Memory
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Source: BrainBlog - July 9, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The current issue of the journal "Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation" has a six-article collection providing the so-called "INCOG Guidelines for Cognitive Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury"Specific topics include: post-traumatic amnesia (PTA)/delirium, attention, memory, execution function, self-awareness, and communication. (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 5, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Fatigue
Conclusion: Tests demanding executive or simultaneous processing of several neuropsychological functions seem most sensitive in order to capture cognitive fatigability. Clinical tests that can capture fatigability enable a deeper understanding of how fatigability might contribute to cognitive complaints and problems in maintaining daily activities. PMID: 24965830 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 4, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Informed Consent and Tainted Fruit
The masters of the universe at Facebook don't seem to have cared too much about Human Subjects Research Guidelines and Informed Consent, but if you are a psychology or a neuropsychology student then you should. You likely already possess more knowledge about it than they did.Know your professional guidelines for doing research. In the US, know your American Psychological Association guidelines. In the UK, know your British Psychological Society guidelines. Where ever you are, know the guidelines.More generally, there is The International Compilation of Human Research Standards - 2014, which "enumerates over 1,000 laws, reg...
Source: BrainBlog - July 3, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
CONCLUSION:: Cognitive rehabilitation should be offered to select individuals with traumatic brain injury. These guidelines provide assistance to clinicians who want to provide evidence-based care. PMID: 24984093 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Dr. Jennifer Groh's Duke Course "The Brain and Space" at Coursera
The course "The Brain and Space" has just completed its run at Coursera.Here is the course's description: click here.It is well worth your time on its next offering, so keep it in mind! (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 2, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
NIH Toolbox
From a PRweb press release: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society special series validates element of NIH Toolbox An eight-essay collection of articles in the Journal of the International Neuropsycholoigcal Society confirms the validity and reliability of the Cognition Battery element of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function 27 June 2014 Read the press release here (Source: BrainBlog)
Source: BrainBlog - July 1, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Neuropsychology Abstract of the Day: Parenting Stress
CONCLUSIONS: Although children demonstrated both neurocognitive deficits and functional impairments, results favor psychosocial factors, such as parental stress, as a predictor of overall functional impairment. The implications of this study suggest that late effects aggregate to impact day-to-day functioning in pediatric cancer survivor populations and parental stress may serve as a marker for heightened risk. The results suggest that broader functional domains, especially school and self-care domains, should be evaluated and considered when identifying potential targets for psychosocial interventions. Copyright © 2014 J...
Source: BrainBlog - July 1, 2014 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
