Most of us remember pulling an all-nighter and last-minute cramming before an exam despite the fact that your parents and your professors have told you to get a good night’s sleep before an exam. For years, people have believed that sleeping helps to reinforce what we have learned. However the... Read more →

Most people are familiar with the detective who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) appearing in the television series “Monk“. OCD is an anxiety disorder that makes life difficult for 1 in 50 adults in the USA. Read more →  Read More →

Pain is generally considered a symptom of disease. The uniqueness of the disease of pain, of course, is that it cannot be seen by the physician. It is experienced and reported by the patient. Understanding how pain is generated and more importantly, how to treat pain, is the focus of this lecture. Among... Read more →

When a person suffers from a stroke, usually the blood supply to part of their brain is abruptly disrupted and as a consequence brain cells die due to the lack of oxygen and nutrients. The more severe the stroke, the more likely the families have to listen to heartrending terminology from the doctors.... Read more →

Robert J. Buchanan, M.D., Director of the UCSD Restorative and Functional Neurosurgery Center of Excellence, describes exciting new treatments for Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, pain and more. By utilizing functional neurosurgery, procedures can be used both to correct malfunctions of the brain... Read more →

Nobel laureate and DNA expert Francis Crick gives us his thoughts on consciousness. Read more →  Read More →

Brain imaging techniques are increasingly being utilized to investigate cognition. This branch of research is referred to as cognitive neuroscience. Some have suggested that these techniques run the danger of simply emerging as “techno-color phrenology”, where no insights are actually gained... Read more →

A few days ago a friend mentioned to me that I should take a peek at a certain video that had been published on the University of California’s website. I found it quite fascinating and appropriate to our theme of biopsychosocial science. The video chronicles an event titled “The Launching... Read more →

The Greene Center, as it will be called will delve into the interrelationship of brain physiology biology and genetics, tying it all in with human behavior. On Tuesdays I always pick up the New York Times with anticipation because I can’t wait to read the weekly science section. Two days ago, I... Read more →

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 →

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 →