Martin Raff, trained in physics, clinical immunology, and clinical neurology before becoming a neuroscientist researcher, delivers a fascinating discussion about his work and the future directions in neuroscience. Read more →  Read More →

The American Stroke Association reports on a son who invents stroke equipment, like the adjustable thumb Froomsplint, so that mom can live a normal life. I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Robert Froom: BRAIN BLOGGER (Tony): Greetings Bloggers. Today we welcome Robert Keith Froom to our anti-stigmatization... Read more →

“How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!” Shakespeare’s arguably depressed and suicidal Prince Hamlet uttered those words to himself almost five centuries ago. But what if he had confessed them in his doctor’s office today, how would his... Read more →

Despite the fact that science is now easing back the curtain and revealing the neuroanatomical correlates of mental illness, some insurance companies still refuse to cover mental health in their basic policies. During our previous roundtable, I related my disappointment over the health insurance industry’s... Read more →

Affecting 4 million people nationwide, Alzheimer’s disease has become the fourth highest killer in the United States. It robs a person of their identity while affecting entire families. With compassion and a sense of duty, researchers set out nearly a century ago to cure this disease. Though much... Read more →

The tragedies of Columbine and similar incidents have led to impassioned calls for increased mental health services for children and adolescents. While there is little doubt that increases are needed and long overdue, this focus alone overlooks an important fact. Even when services are available, children... Read more →

Last night I decided to hide from the subfreezing temperatures outside by settling down with a warm cup of mint tea and my newly arrived health insurance policy. In a effort to make my task more tolerable, I decided that I would read it through a biopsychosocial lens. Most noticeable among the stacks... Read more →

A Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) just might be your family practitioner, cardiologist or even your obstetrician. Surprise! They are not all M.D.s. The increasingly growing hand of biopsychosocial medicine is pulling back the curtain on various types of medical fields. An example is osteopathic medicine.... Read more →

BRAIN BLOGGER (TONY): Hello Carol, On behalf of Brain Blogger and the GNIF, I’d like to welcome you to our forum entitled Anti-Stigmatization. Our intent is to analyze and resist the societal tendency to stigmatize neurological and psychiatric patients. Further, we’d like to focus on how... Read more →

There is a lot of buzz in the science literature about Deep Brain Stimulation, most recently a nicely written December 2005 correspondence reply article in the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled, “What Is Deep Brain Stimulation “Failure” and How Do We Manage Our Own... Read more →

Welcome back to Brain Blogger. A few things have changed since your last visit, the most apparent being that I am your new host Tony Brown. First of all, I would like to thank the former host and project co-founder Ray McIntyre, who, along with our Executive Director Shaheen Lakhan, did a great job in... Read more →