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From: Luria Neuroscience Institute To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation(i,?gmail.com> Subject:5-day lecture sequence Brain and Cognition in Health and Disease Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:39:06 +0000 Dear Jeffrey Epstein, Luria Neuroscience Institute announces a new lecture series "Brain and Cognition in Health and Disease" This 5-day lecture sequence covers a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. Brain mechanisms of major cognitive functions and disorders affecting cognition will be reviewed. The course is intended for psychologists, neuropsychologists, and other mental health professionals. The number of participants will be limited to enable active audience participation. The lectures are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist with more than 30 years of experience. Goldberg's research has spanned a wide range of topics, including executive functions, hemispheric specialization, memory, and functional cortical organization. His clinical practice spans a wide range of neuropsychological disorders, including traumatic brain injury, dementias, neurodevelopmental disorders, and forensic neuropsychology. Goldberg has authored several highly acclaimed books that have been translated into close to 20 languages. Goldberg is also a sought-after educator who lectures worldwide. 40 Continuing Education Credits for a 5-day sequence (8 credits a day) will be offered to the interested participants. Dates and time: January 16, February 20, March 19, April 23, May 21, 2016. From 8am to 6pm (with a lunch break and two short breaks). Location: 315 West 57th Street, Suite 401, New York, NY 10019 (click here to see the map). Tel: Web: http://lninstitute.org Topics: 1. Basic functional neuroanatomy. Major brain structures and neurotransmitters and their contributions to neural computation. 2. Perception and perceptual disorders. Agnosias, cerebral hemispheres, and distributed mechanisms of perception. 3. Motor functions and motor disorders. Apraxias and hierarchic organization of motor control and action. EFTA00689649  4. Language and language disorders. Aphasias and distributed nature of the mechanisms of language. 5. The deciding brain. Neural mechanisms of executive functions of the frontal lobes and dysexecutive syndromes. 6. The bicameral brain. Structural and functional hemispheric asymmetries. Novel approaches to hemispheric specialization. 7. The emotional brain. Limbic and cortical contributions to emotional regulation. Laterality and emotional control. 8. Attention and attentional disorders. Voluntary attention and ADHD. Automatic attention and hemiinattention. 9. Memory and amnesias. Neuroanatomical components of memory circuits. Types of memory and amnesias. 10. Brain development and aging. Current concepts of neuroplasticity. Factors behind healthy cognitive aging. 11. Major dementias. Alzheimer's type, Lewy body, frontotemporal, cerebrovascular, and mixed. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and its relationship to dementias. 12. Cerebrovascular disorders. Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Aneurisms and AVM's. 13. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Neuroanatomy, subtypes, natural history, cognitive profiles, and diagnosis. Forensic aspects of TBI. 14. Neuropsychiatric disorders. Schizophrenias and affective disorders. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues. 15. Neurodevelopmental disorders. Dyslexias, non-verbal learning disabilities, autism, ADHD, Tourette's syndrome. 16. Infectious diseases of the brain. Bacterial (Lyme), viral (HIV and Herpes Simplex), prion (Jacob-Kreuzfeld) encephalopathies. 17. Seizures and their effect on cognition. Classification, neurobiology, and cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues. 18. Neoplasms and their effects on cognition. Types of brain tumors and their effects on cognition. 19. Movement disorders. Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS and their effects on cognition. 20. Addictions and substance abuse. The effects of various illicit substances on the brain. Alcohol abuse and Korsakoff syndrome. For more information please click here. Download brochure in PDF format here. Please register here. If you have any questions or concerns, please send as an email at or call us at Luria Neuroscience Institute 315 West 57th Street, Ste 401 New York, NY 10019 EFTA00689650  Phones Fax Web: vvivw.lmnstftute.org Email: You received this email as a mental health professional. If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please click here or reply to this email with "unsubscribe" in the subject. EFTA00689651