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Nancy J. Duncan has had an eclectic career spanning over 50 years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, educator, producing director, manager, and arts management consultant.Nancy's dance training started under Nevorah Adams in South Dakota and it was through Nevorah's hosting of a summer dance residency taught by Loyce Houlton and two of her dancers, Frances Machala and David Voss, that her passion for dancing fully ignited. Under the tutelage of Houlton and her beautiful, diverselyskilled dancers and many guest artists at the Contemporary Dance Playhouse in Minneapolis, later renamed Minnesota Dance Theater, Nancy developed her skills as a dance teacher and performer.Upon moving to New York City in 1981, Nancy began forming her own artistic vision and mission greatly inspired by Loyce Houlton's vision. Working in partnership with composer Scott Killian and dancer Jackie Goodrich, and in consultation with Lawrence Rhodes, esteemed dancer, teacher and Chair of the New York University Tisch School for the Arts Dance department, Nancy conceived and founded CoDanceCo (collaborative dance company).Nancy and her team established CoDanceCo as a production company devoted to nurturing the creative development of dance artists and providing audience access to outstanding dance artistry that reflected the creativity and eclecticism of contemporary dance. CoDanceCo was designed as a highly flexible organizational model that could adapt to the ever-changing world of dance creators, performers, collaborators, educators, presenters, and audiences.From 1982-1991 Duncan commissioned and presented works created by 28 choreographers, 14 composers, and 50 dancers. Choreographers commissioned over the years include Eiko & Koma, Ralph Lemon, Susan Marshall, Bebe Miller, Mark Morris, Charles Moulton, Ohad Naharin, Doug Varone, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane, among others. Duncan's work through CoDanceCo garnered Duncan a 1991 New York Dance and Performance Award Citation (aka Bessie).Highlights from 1991-2003 include serving as the artistic director for London Contemporary Dance Theatre; producer of a four-week British dance festival in New York City, project management for Arts International, and Community Outreach Programs Director for Mikhail Baryshnikov's White Oak Dance Project production PastForward, touring both nationally and internationally.From 1996-2003, under the umbrella of CoDanceCo, Duncan managed to keep producing projects to support dance artists and their audiences through her membership in the New York State DanceForce. The projects were accomplished in partnership with NY state artists, presenters, and educators. In 2003 Duncanrelocated to Long Island and established a new home base for her work through CoDanceCo. During this time Duncan also served as a member of the Suffolk County Citizens Arts Advisory Board, became a founding member of the Patchogue Arts Council, served on the Board of the Patchogue Theater, among other opportunities.In 2006, Duncan was introduced to Pierre Dulaine's arts-in-education, social-emotional in-school residency program titled “Dancing Classrooms.” Working in partnership with Dulaine, Duncan secured a two-year grant from the Dana Foundation to have CoDanceCo become the licensed national network affiliate site on Long Island. Pierre and his staff trained Duncan and a team of teaching artists in the Dancing Classrooms syllabus and the company launched its first in-school residencies in the winter of 2008. Since the founding of DancingClassrooms on Long Island, CoDanceCo's teaching artists have touched the lives of over 30,000 youth, adults, educators and families with the transformative power of Dancing Classrooms. For youth and adults alike, the program creates meaningful social connections, inspires respect for diversity, and instills self-confidence all through the joy of social dance.

In this week's episode, both of our storytellers share tales about birds that had a big impact in their lives. Part 1: Paula Croxson uses her neuroscience background to get rid of the pigeon family that has taken up residence on her window sill. Part 2: As a new urban park ranger, Tim Lopez gets a call to capture a swan on the loose. Paula Croxson is a neuroscientist, science communicator, musician and open water swimmer. She received an M.A. from the University of Cambridge and a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford before moving to New York to run a neuroscience lab. She changed career direction around 5 years ago to focus on public engagement with science, first at Columbia University and then at the Dana Foundation. She is also the flautist in alternative rock band Marlowe Grey and nerdy rock band Pavlov's Dogz. The swimming is apparently for “fun”. Tim Lopez is a storyteller and educator born and raised in Los Angeles. His stories have been featured on the Moth Radio Hour, KCRW in Los Angeles, and CBS Radio nationwide. He is currently an Interpretive Park Ranger at Channel Islands National Park, where he brings the stories of the natural environment and the history of California to life. He is also a Jeopardy! champion and is legally obligated to mention that fact as often as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Este ano, a 29ª Semana Mundial do Cérebro, realizada entre 11 e 17 deste mês, pela Dana Foundation (organização americana dedicada ao avanço da neurociência e da sociedade), discute, entre outros pontos, a ginástica cerebral e os benefícios tanto individuais quanto coletivos, para colaboradores, equipes e empresas como um todo, indicada também a crianças e idosos. Para falar sobre o assunto, Jota Batista conversa no Canal Saúde com a neuropsicopedagoga do Supera, Andréa Negreiros.

Talking points: trauma, hynotherapy, ADHD, insomnia, neurology, psychology Team, this is an episode chock full of info. I've never touched on the subject of hypnotherapy before, but it's interested me for a while. Professor David Spiegel came to dispel some of the misinfo around hypnosis as a therapeutic practice, and he offered a TON of insight into what's really happening in the mind and brain during a proper session. If you've ever been curious about hypnosis or are looking for new healing methods to try out, this is the episode for you. (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:05)- Myths about hypnosis (00:09:14) - The neurology behind hypnosis (00:17:43) - Neurological similarities between hypnosis and psychedelic experiences (00:24:26) - More on what's really happening in the brain during a hypnosis session (00:28:35) - Can hypnosis help with ADHD, and how men tend to have difficult accessing a somatic experience (00:35:52) - How can hypnotherapy help with trauma? (00:42:59) - Hypnotherapy and healing the somatic intensity of trauma responses (00:45:33) - David's new therapeutic app (00:52:12) - “It doesn't have to be either/or, it can be both/and” (00:56:10) - Insomnia, what's involved in falling asleep, and how hypnotherapy may help Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he's been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011. David has more than 40 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control, psychoneuroendocrinology, sleep, hypnosis, and conducting randomized clinical trials involving psychotherapy for cancer patients. He's published 13 books, 404 scientific journal articles, and 170 book chapters on hypnosis, psychosocial oncology, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, the Dana Foundation for Brain Sciences, and the Nathan S. Cummings Foundation. Connect with David: -David's app, Reveri: https://www.reveri.com/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reveri/ *** This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Become your own soulmate, whether you're looking for one or not. Visit BetterHelp.com/ManTalks today to get 10% off your first month. This episode is also brought to you by Factor. Chef-prepared meals made easy, made healthy, and hey, no mess after! Check out factormeals.com/mantalks50 for 50% off your first box! Build brotherhood in person. Join a Men's Weekend Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance.  Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | and yes, even TikTok

In der vorerst letzten Fragen-Folge beantworten Sinja und Boris noch einmal drei Fragen der Zuhörer:innen, die über die Whatsappnummer gestellt wurden. Bald erwartet euch dann ein neues Format! Heute geht es ums achtsame Arbeiten. Sie gehen der Frage auf den Grund, ob Multitasking hilfreich sein kann und welche Wirkung es auf unseren Körper hat. Außerdem fragen sie sich, wie du mit Druck im Arbeitsalltag umgehen kannst und was eigentlich dahinter steckt. Anschließend erklärt Boris, wann Achtsamkeitstraining seine Wirkung entfaltet. Wie gefällt dir Verstehen, fühlen, glücklich sein? Erzähle es uns hier.Hintergründe und Studien:Courage, M. L., Bakhtiar, A., Fitzpatrick, C., Kenny, S., & Brandeau, K. (2015). Growing up multitasking: The costs and benefits for cognitive development. Developmental Review, 35, 5-41. Link zur StudieMadore, K. P., & Wagner, A. D. (2019, March). Multicosts of multitasking. In Cerebrum: the Dana forum on brain science (Vol. 2019). Dana Foundation. Link zur StudieGarner, K. G., & Dux, P. E. (2023). Knowledge generalization and the costs of multitasking. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 24(2), 98-112. Link zur StudieMcGonigal, Kelly "Wie man Stress zu seinem Freund machen kann" TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Juni 2013 Link zum Ted TalkBornemann, Boris (2023). Evalutationsstudie zu "Stressreduktion durch Achtsamkeit - Ein App-gestützter Online-Kurs" Link zur StudieUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

In this week's episode of CISO's Secret, Cyber Security Evangelist Grant Asplund hosts Jim Rutt, CISO / CIO at The Dana Foundation  The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropy that explores the connections between neuroscience and society's challenges and opportunities.CISO's Secrets Podcast is powered by Infinity Global Services (IGS).Visit CISO ACADEMY to access additional learning opportunities for C level executives

To access the full episode and our conference library of 200+ fascinating psychology talks and interviews (with certification), please visit: https://twumembers.com In this interview, I'm joined by Dr David Spiegel. Dr. Spiegel is an author, psychiatrist and professor at Stanford University, and one of the world's leading experts into the clinical applications of hypnosis. He has published thirteen books, over 400 scientific articles, and 170 chapters on hypnosis, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy. In this conversation, we discuss: — Dr Spiegel's groundbreaking research into how hypnosis can be applied in a clinical setting to improve client outcomes — What's happening in the brain during hypnotic states of mind — A simple test for identifying if you are hypnotisable or not — Why hypnosis can be a powerful treatment for trauma And more. You can learn more about Dr Spiegel's Self Hypnosis Reveri App by going to www.reveri.com. --- This session was recorded as part of our Holistic Psychotherapy Summit in January 2023. To access the full conference package, as well as supporting materials, quizzes, and certification, please visit: https://holisticpsychotherapysummit.com. --- Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011. He has published thirteen books, over 400 scientific journal articles, and 170 chapters on hypnosis, psychosocial oncology, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, the Dana Foundation for Brain Sciences, and the Nathan S. Cummings Foundation. He was a member of the work groups on stressor and trauma-related disorders for the DSM-IV and DSM-5 editions of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. He is Past President of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and is a Member of the National Academy of Medicine. In 2018, Dr Spiegel was invited to speak on hypnosis at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2018. --- Interview Links: — www.reveri.com — Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis - Herbert Spiegel and David Spiegel https://amzn.to/3yKxA4K --- 3 Books Dr Spiegel Recommends Every Therapist Should Read: — Wherever You Go, There You Are - Jon Kabat Zinn - https://amzn.to/3P8rQa9 — Studies on Hysteria - Sigmund Freud - https://amzn.to/3ORL8B6 — When Nietzsche Wept - Irvin Yalom - https://amzn.to/3al0JKt

In today's episode of The Align Podcast, David Spiegel and I talk all things hypnosis. From the positive effects it can have on our physiology to the dark sides of the practice. We also discuss the relationship between our minds and bodies and whether we're able to restructure our perception of pain and stress through thought. David tells us about the power of breathing for our brain activity and how it can act as a self-soothing practice. We also get into the meaning of trauma, how to overcome it and whether hypnosis can play a part in healing from it. Dr. David Spiegel is Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011. Dr. Spiegel has more than 40 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control, sleep, hypnosis, and conducting randomized clinical trials involving psychotherapy for cancer patients. He has published thirteen books, over 400 scientific journal articles, and hundreds of book chapters on hypnosis, psychosocial oncology, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, the Dana Foundation for Brain Sciences, and the Nathan S. Cummings Foundation. He is Past President of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and is a Member of the National Academy of Medicine. He was invited to speak on hypnosis at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2018. Magnesium Breakthrough: Use code ALIGN10 for 10% off at: magbreakthrough.com/alignpodcast Vivobarefoot: They are offering a 100-day free trial on their footwear. You can purchase yours today with an exclusive 15% discount for our listeners at: vivobarefoot.com/align To start the FREE TRIAL of the Align Method Program, head to: https://www.alignpodcast.com/amp

During Episode 1 of our special season highlighting last year's International Neuroethics Society meeting, we focused on the meeting theme. This conference centered social justice and neuroethics, and in this episode we defined these terms and discussed the importance of their intersection. Our guest host was Dr. Nita Farahany, immediate past president of the INS. Our speakers were Dr. Anita L. Allen, Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania; and Dr. Khara Ramos, the Vice President of Neuroscience & Society at the Dana Foundation. Drs. Farahany, Allen, and Ramos consider several critical questions, including: What were the goals of the 2021 INS Annual Meeting? Why do social justice and neuroethics belong together? What did the community hope to accomplish? Curious for more? TUNE in NOW! A special thanks to Rudi Louis Taylor-Bragge - Iowendjeri Boonwurrung Kulin from Birraranga, Naarm (Australia) - for the music especially dedicated to this season of Neuroethics Today. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) or the INS Board. Useful Links: Anita L. Allen Kavli Lecture International Neuroethics Society (INS) website INS Annual Meeting 2021 Recordings (password: ethics) Neuroethics Today website Neuroethics Today on Twitter Neuroethics Today on Instagram Neuroethics Today Blog -- Send in a voice message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neuroethicstoday/message

La Universidad Veracruzana, la International Brain Society Organization y Dana Foundation, en el marco de la Semana Internacional del Cerebro, presentan: “Breves del cerebro” “¿Qué le pasa al cerebro con la COVID?” Guión: Gabriel Guillén Ruiz Voz: Ibiza Martínez Serrano Dirección Producción: Antulio García Radio Universidad Veracruzana

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series Security professionals are drowning in activities. Not all of them can be valuable. What should security professionals stop doing be to get back some time? Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Jim Rutt, CISO, Dana Foundation. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Thinkst Most companies discover they've been breached way too late. Thinkst Canary fixes this: just 3 minutes of setup; no ongoing overhead; nearly 0 false positives, and you can detect attackers long before they dig in. Check out why our Hardware, VM and Cloud-based Canaries are deployed and loved on all 7 continents. In this episode: What tool or process should we stop doing to stop wasting time? Are "third-party risk reviews" useful at all? Can we smooth out the sales cycle? Are users to blame, or are they the victims?

Well, I did manage to get it down from 20 minutes to about 12 minutes. Essentially the same but with more about specific foods you can eat, more resources and just a touch less snark. Resources Mentioned:  San Diego Union Tribune article about men ignoring their mental health issues.   The Dana Foundation is a non-profit that provides information about the brain and brain health for kids and adults. Has a good explanation of Neurotransmitters.    The Hormone Health Network is a website connected to The Endocrine Society, the world's largest organization of endocrinologists, representing more than 18,000 physicians and scientists.    Endocrinologists look at the things that effect hormones and glands. Not only do they have a page about Serotonin, but they also have a page about the relationship between hormones and stress.   They also have a little something about  dark chocolate. 1 oz. a day will help mood, A1C levels, stress reduction and heart health.    The National Health Service in the UK has a post on how to get Vitamin D for those living in the United Kingdom. It is different than what folks in the US need to consider.   From Harvard Health: Serotonin The Natural Mood Booster. The have a series on the feel good hormones.   If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

I was reading an article that said I should eat pineapple to increase my serotonin level.   I also seen other articles about kiwis, avocados and other foods.   In those articles you might find something about serotonin ability to calm you down.    Or to help with anxiety. Or depression.   This one got me a little twitchy. Because the article mentioned the pineapple should be inside of a sugar cake of delight.   This is like a person pointing to the ice cubes inside an alcoholic drink. And trying to convince themselves they are hydrating with water.     Which brings up the hackles in me about so-called superfoods.   The special formulas. And buzzwords on parade.   I think what ticked me off was the implication that the implication of a fruit inside of a sugar based cake becomes a healthy alternative. Posted is the short version because I wanted to say so much and it was coming in a twenty minutes.  I have weed whacking to do so this is the short, simplified version for those who think six minutes is all they can take. In this episode, a look at what is serotonin and what it does to the mind and body. Resources Mentioned:  The Dana Foundation is a non-profit that provides information about the brain and brain health for kids and adults. Has a good explanation of Neurotransmitters.    The Hormone Health Network is a website connected to The Endocrine Society, the world's largest organization of endocrinologists, representing more than 18,000 physicians and scientists.   There is a post on their website about What is Serotonin? that is written from their perspective. The also have a little something about  dark chocolate. 1 oz. a day will help mood, A1C levels, stress reduction and heart health.    From Harvard Health: Serotonin The Natural Mood Booster. The have a series on the feel good hormones.   Very Well Mind has a write up about bananas and will they chill you out or not.  If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011. Dr. Spiegel has more than 40 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control, psychoneuroendocrinology, sleep, hypnosis, and conducting randomized clinical trials involving psychotherapy for cancer patients. He has published thirteen books, 404 scientific journal articles, and 170 book chapters on hypnosis, psychosocial oncology, stress physiology, trauma, and psychotherapy. His research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Fetzer Institute, the Dana Foundation for Brain Sciences, and the Nathan S. Cummings Foundation. He was a member of the work groups on stressor and trauma-related disorders for the DSM-IV and DSM-5 editions of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. He is Past President of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and is a Member of the National Academy of Medicine.Research publications:https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=tpy76ewAAAAJ&hl=enhttps://profiles.stanford.edu/david-spiegel?tab=publicationsApp- Reveri Healthhttps://reverihealth.com/abouthttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/reveri/id1547020650Book- Trance and Treatmenthttps://www.amazon.com/Trance-Treatment-Clinical-Uses-Hypnosis-dp-1585621900/dp/1585621900/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid= 4:20 Philosophy major before med school. “What's fundamental to the way we think?”6:20 Lessons from the Dalai Lama10:00 Emotions- child vs adult13:00 Hypnosis- western equivalent to mindfulness in many ways14:40 Difference between mindfulness and hypnosis15:50 fMRI results with hypnosis and mindfulness20:00 3 stages of hypnosis23:35 Reveri hypnosis app29:00 Self-hypnosis32:15 Modulate pain with hypnosis38:00 Athletes control domain of awareness42:30 Stanford women's swim team45:30 Inverse functionality in the brain47:50 Hypnosis to quit smoking and addiction52:00 Habit change and hypnosis59:45 Unconscious/subconscious1:02:00 Child mind1:05:40 L frontal theta dominant in hypnosis1:10:30 ACL tear rehab1:11:24 PTSD/trauma treatment1:15:00 Finding a hypnosis expert1:18:25 Learning more about hypnosis

Learn about the first animal scientists have ever discovered that doesn’t breathe oxygen; how we might be able to hijack the brain’s immune system to improve memory; and the biggest explosion in the history of the universe. Scientists discover first animal that doesn't breathe oxygen by Cameron Duke Specktor, B. (2020, February 24). Scientists discover first known animal that doesn’t breathe. Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/first-non-breathing-animal.html   Yahalomi, D., Atkinson, S. D., Neuhof, M., Chang, E. S., Philippe, H., Cartwright, P., Bartholomew, J. L., & Huchon, D. (2020). A cnidarian parasite of salmon (Myxozoa: Henneguya) lacks a mitochondrial genome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201909907. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909907117 We might be able to hijack the brain's immune system to improve memory by Grant Currin Weaver II, E., Doyle, H. (2019, August 8). Cells of the Brain. Dana Foundation. https://www.dana.org/article/cells-of-the-brain/#:~:text=  How the brain’s immune system could be harnessed to improve memory. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/ru-htb021020.php  ‌De Luca, S. N., Soch, A., Sominsky, L., Nguyen, T.-X., Bosakhar, A., & Spencer, S. J. (2020). Glial remodeling enhances short-term memory performance in Wistar rats. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-020-1729-4  Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe by Grant Currin Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the universe. (2020). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/icfr-adb022720.php Giacintucci, S., Markevitch, M., Johnston-Hollitt, M., Wik, D. R., Wang, Q. H. S., & Clarke, T. E. (2020). Discovery of a Giant Radio Fossil in the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster. The Astrophysical Journal, 891(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a9d  ‌This Black Hole Blew a Hole in the Cosmos. (2020, March 6). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/06/science/black-hole-cosmos-astrophysics.html  Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing

When it comes to parenting, people are full of advice--both good and bad. But what do you say when someone gives you bad parenting advice regarding pornography? Today we’re going to give you some talking points to handle those sometimes awkward situations!  We recently had a mind-boggling experience in an online parenting group. A mother was seeking advice regarding her 12-year-old who was using online pornography. In response, several other parents recommended that she give him porn magazines to help him fight the urge to look at online porn. Wait … what? (Related: Parenting, Porn and Not-So-Common Sense)  We realize bad parenting advice is not a new phenomenon. (Melody’s pediatrician actually recommended rubbing bourbon on her son’s gums when he was teething!) And people have their own ideas about a variety of parenting issues--from pacifiers to sleeping arrangements to curfews. But when it comes to pornography, bad advice can be very, very harmful to our children. If someone is giving you bad advice--for example, recommending that you show your child pornography--and telling you that it has great benefits, you might feel like we did in this situation: “This makes no sense!” But do you know how to articulate that? Here are some talking points to help you express yourself in those tricky situations: Porn is like a drug Porn exploits human beings Porn is an illusion  I. PORN IS LIKE A DRUG -When you are talking to other parents about pornography, you might want to focus on brain science. -Did you know that pornography has the same effect on the brain as hard drugs like heroine and cocaine? -Check out Pornography addiction: A Neuroscience perspective by Dr. Donald Hilton to learn more. -Learn about How Porn Changes the Brain at Fight the New Drug, an organization dedicated to educating teens and young adults on the dangers of pornography. -Porn is especially dangerous for kids because their brains are still developing, and they don’t have a fully functioning prefrontal cortex, the neural center for impulse control, problem solving, and executive functioning. Current research says this area of the brain is not fully developed until age 32! (The Dana Foundation, 2017) -The book Brainstorm by Dr. Siegel talks about how children are gathering and absorbing information adolescents are sorting information. -Our children’s brains are a like a garden that isn’t specialized yet, which makes them so much more vulnerable to weeds--like pornography! Wondering how to talk about healthy intimacy with your kids? Check out the books, 30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 3 to 7; 30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 8 to 11; and 30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 12+ from Educate and Empower Kids.  II. PORN EXPLOITS HUMAN BEINGS -We need to be willing to draw a line in the sand. -When we take a stance against porn, we’re taking a moral stance against the exploitation of human beings -It is fundamentally wrong to commodify and sell other people. This is what pornography is. And it's not fair to our kids if we don't help them make that connection. -In the 1950’s Alfred Kinsey set out to educate the United States about sex, and Hugh Heffner volunteered to be his “leafleteer.” Judith Reisman’s work on Kinsey and Heffner should put some perspective on our popular culture attitudes regarding sexualization, objectification, and pornography. -A few years ago, we heard Ed Smart testify on Capitol Hill about his daughter’s kidnapping. Elizabeth Smart made a direct connection between her abductor using pornography and grooming her for rape, and talked about how the encounters were worse and more violent after he had viewed pornography. -We also came upon a study in which people were given quotes about women from convicted rapists and from men’s magazines. Then they asked the test subjects to label which came from which. Most could not distinguish the source. -Dr. Mary Ann Layden’s work points out that the degrading effects of pornography lead us to a place that “we even stop seeing each other as human.”  “There’s an interesting series of studies that actually highlights a bit of the phenomena of how this works. They were showing people just mildly sexualized pictures. They were men and women in swimsuits, men and women in their underwear, sort of relatively mild sexualized pictures and they showed them either upside right or upside down and looked at the processing in the brain, because it will display a phenomena of which part of your brain you’re using to process that picture that you see. What we see with men, when people look at men, and look at them in their swimsuits or in their underwear, they’re using the part of their brain that processes humans and human faces but when we look at women in their swimsuits and their underwear we use the part of our brain that processes tools and objects and when you process a woman as a tool or an object you use. The rules that we use when we deal with tools or objects is if it’s not doing its job then throw it away, get another one. So the feminists years ago said these men are treating women as sex objects and we thought that was a metaphor. It wasn’t a metaphor. It was an actual statement of reality, that they’re using the part of their brain which they use to process objects and things and there’s a consequence in the society when you start treating sex as a product and women as a thing.” (Mary Ann Layden in “Feminism’s self-defeating about-face on porn”)  Want more tips? Check out the book How to Talk to Your Kids About Pornography from Educate and Empower Kids.  III. PORN IS AN ILLUSION -Pornography teaches kids to have unrealistic ideas about sex. -In our “Smooch Around Your Kids” episode we talked about Dr. John Foubert’s research, in which he calls pornography the “perfect recipe for rape” -Pornography teaches our kids to believe lies like “pain is pleasure” -Pornography focuses on physical appearance, risky behavior, and exaggerated aspects of sex -Have you ever been to the circus and seen performers doing amazing things, like folding in half, or hanging by their hair--and doing it all with a smile? It’s not because they’re not in pain. It’s because they have trained themselves to smile in spite of the pain--to put on the makeup and the glittering clothes and the loud music and give a good show to distract you from the fact that they are in agony. It is an illusion. Pornography is based on the same concepts used in the circus. -Unfortunately our kids are learning these lies too well. Recently a juvenile was arrested for strangling his girlfriend while making out in a parked car. As it turns out, they had started kissing, and then he strangled her because he had seen it done in porn and thought that’s what she would want. In reality, he almost killed her, and ended up terrified and called 9-1-1 for help. -Melody has worked with betrayed wives for years. One woman who was sexually abused by her husband said that he used to act out things he had seen in pornography and then tell her, “but the girls in the porn liked it.” He could not process the fact that these girls were acting. It was fake. It is abuse. It does not feel good in real life. -We need to teach our children the truth. We need to “pull back the curtain of the magic show” and teach them the reality behind the illusions: -When we abuse people, it hurts! -Real people don’t look like that (enhanced, airbrushed, etc.) -Porn is not healthy sex, and healthy sex is not porn--these are two very different things -Article: Teaching Kids to Interpret Media Illusions  Challenge: Pick one talking point from this episode and share it on social media: 1) Porn is like a drug; 2) Porn exploits human beings; 2) Porn is an illusion. Educate another parent about why porn harms kids!    

Lots to talk about in this episode, doctors getting burned out, more resources for managing stress and five things to know about the chemical Serotonin. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned:  From Reuters.com article about physicians burnout.  The Happy MD has more resources for those docs who need some help and speaks to them on their wave length Medscape article on physician burnout, depression and suicide report for 2019. The National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI) has a post on 7 Tools for Managing Traumatic Stress. For iOS and Apple Watch users, Stepz App for charting your movement and steps throughout your day. Health Harvard Blog on Nutritional Psychiatry Your brain on food and how the foods you eat can have an effect on your mind and body. Dana Foundation on how serotonin keeps aggression in check. Dr Alex Korb article on How to Strengthen Your Brain's Happiness Circuitry and his post on Psychology Today on Boosting Your Serotonin Activity. Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

In the final episode, after years of struggling with depression, William Styron keeps his bargain with his readers, and his wife works hard to keep his spirits up until the very end. Alice Flaherty emerges from her own years of madness to a happier life, albeit a less literary one. The Great God of Depression is a production of Showcase from PRX’s Radiotopia. It’s produced by Karen Brown and Pagan Kennedy, with support from New England Public Radio. Music and sound design by Ian Coss. Julie Shapiro is the executive producer. Find links, photos and more information about this episode at radiotopia.fm/showcase. Thanks for additional support from Benjamin Brock Johnson, Whitney Light, Cathleen O’Keefe, Katherine Sullivan, Emily Jones, Abby Holtzman and Ian Fox, Audrey Mardavich and Alex Braunstein, from the PRX Podcast Garage. Thanks to Jack Gilpin, who read for us from Styron’s works, And a very special thanks to Alice Flaherty and Rose Styron, as well as to Alexandra and Tom Styron. Archival material for the series came from the Rubinstein Library at Duke University, The DANA Foundation, a 1990 interview by NPR’s Terry Gross on Fresh Air, produced by WHYY, The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR, the 92nd Street Y, biographer Jim West, filmmaker Joel Foreman, and the Sun Valley Writers Conference, an annual conference where readers and writers come together to celebrate ideas. Thanks to Librivox reader Stewart Wills for the Moby Dick excerpts. Sarah Shapiro designed our logo, and Michael Vitale and Shane Allesio performed additional music for the series. Thanks for listening to The Great God of Depression. Suicide can be a difficult topic to hear about, and also hard to talk about if you’re having distressing thoughts yourself. The national suicide prevention hotline is there to help. It’s free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day. The number is 1-800-273-8255.

 Today’s interview features one of the nation’s foremost hypnotists who is also the associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University Medical School. In this episode, Dr. David Spiegel talks about how hypnosis can help people not only quit smoking and lose weight, but also relieve chronic pain and reduce people’s dependency on medications. David earned his Bachelor’s at Yale College and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1971. His mother and father were psychiatrists and his father started practicing hypnosis just before World War II. David now has more than 45 years of clinical and research experience studying psycho-oncology, stress and health, pain control and hypnosis. In addition to his role as the Willson Professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford, he is also the director of the Center on Stress and Health and the medical director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. David has published 12 books, including one with his father. He has written more than 380 scientific journal articles and 167 book chapters on topics ranging from hypnosis to psychosocial oncology to trauma to psychotherapy. Last year David was featured in Time magazine about the therapeutic uses of hypnosis. In terms of the nation’s escalating opiate problem, David has gone on record saying that hypnosis can and should be used instead of painkillers in many cases. “There are things we could be doing that are a lot safer, cheaper and more effective,” said David, “but we’re not because as a society we have the prejudice that hypnosis is voodoo and pharmacology is science.” David’s research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Dana Foundation for Brain Sciences. David is the past president of the American College of Psychiatrists and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Links:  David Spiegel Stanford profile page "Group Therapy for Cancer Patients" -- http://amzn.to/2wd7c39 "Living Beyond Limits" -- http://amzn.to/2vlTzzZ Show Notes     3:42: Ken and Dawn welcome David to the show. 3:56: Dawn comments on how both of David’s parents were psychiatrists, and how his father started practicing hypnosis just before WWII. She then asks David if it was always his plan to follow in his parents’ footsteps. 4:53: Dawn discusses how David got his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and then decided to attend Harvard Medical School. She asks David why he decided to specialize in hypnosis. 7:26: After graduating from medical school, David made news for refusing pain medication after his operation. Ken asks David to describe what he did. 8:51: Dawn asks David to give an overview of hypnosis. 11:48: David talks about how hypnosis and mindfulness are similar and different. 13:48: Ken asks David if people who are easily hypnotized are also more likely to be able to successfully practice meditation or mindfulness. 14:44: Dawn discusses how she has colleagues that are interested in studying mindfulness for conditions such as PTSD or pain management, but they have had trouble finding funding on these topics. She then asks David who typically funds the work that he does. 15:31: Dawn comments on how David has written about how hypnosis is the oldest western conception of psychotherapies and asks him to give a short historical tour of hypnosis. 20:35: Dawn discusses how David has had more than 40 years of clinical and research experience studying hypnosis, psycho oncology, pain control, psychoneuroendocrinology, and the use of hypnosis in the treatment of PTSD. Specifically,

Brainy Thing:  20:45     Redwood Curtain:   What We’re Learning from Our Knitting: Margaret is learning Intarsia, a technique she’s been wanting to learn for a long time.  She presents her experiences so far and a variety of sources for learning intarsia from books, videos, You tube, Craftsy   You Tube Marlene Dysert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK07PBQMTE8 Edie Eckman   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzMEL2C7EHM K1p1 TV  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyusrCZzftY Eunny Jang:  untangle yarns in Intarsia  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgpA1-Xa4Pw   photo tutorial   https://www.thespruce.com/learn-to-knit-intarsia-2116388 http://makezine.com/2011/09/28/intarsia_101_add_a_color_desig/   Craftsy: Next Steps in Intarsia  http://makezine.com/2011/09/28/intarsia_101_add_a_color_desig/ Sally melville   https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/classes/intarsia-basics-beyond/35719   including intarsia in the round Lucy Neatby  two CD;s:    Intarsia Untangled   How to make a yarn bobbin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeR5M8MGfQE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm9VjvDgK-w   Catherine has been struggling to find knitting time but sneaking in a row or two of Absolutely Essential by Bunny Muff. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/absolutely-essential   Brainy Thing:  The Dana Foundation supports Brain Research and education about the brain.   Dana foundation  http://www.dana.org/   Behind the Redwood Curtain: 2017 Redwood Yarn Stomp  https://www.facebook.com/Redwoodcraftstomp/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf   Knitting Tip Crochet more foundation chains than you need and count your stitches in each row as you finish them.   A Little Podcast Business Winners for joining the Ravelry Group announced.   2017 Learn Along: Ends on May 1st.   Get those projects done and post them on the thread in the Teaching Your Brain to Knit Ravelry Group.   Links: Facebook:  Also, join our Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/Teachingyourbraintoknitpodcast/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel Ravelry Group  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/teaching-your-brain-to-knit website https://teachingyourbraintoknit.com/ for show notes, photos of our knitting and crochet projects, Behind the Redwood Curtain places and things and anything else we decide to post.   Summary Today on Teaching Your Brain to Knit learn how the Dana Foundation supports research and education  about the brain;  Margaret offers sources and tips for learning intarsia; Catherine discovers how absolutely essential knitting is for her while she works on Bunny Muff’s shawl:  Absolutely Essential, Get the details on the Redwood Craft Stomp April 27 -29, Learn two crochet tips from our listener thread and finally find out who wins prizes for joining the Teaching Your Brain to Knit Group on Ravelry.

1) Symptoms from Repeated Intentional and Unintentional Head Impact in Soccer Players2) What's Trending: Nusinersen for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy3) Topic of the Month: Neurology Today® paper on pulmonary embolismThis podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the February 28, 2017 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Ted Burns talks with Dr. Michael Lipton about his paper on repeated head impact in soccer players. Dr. Ted Burns talks with Dr. Richard Finkel about his recent study on nusinersen as a promising treatment for spinal muscular atrophy for our “What's Trending” feature of the week. In the next part of the podcast, Dr. Ted Burns focuses his interview with Dr. Sofia Barbar on a Neurology Today story about her article on pulmonary embolism. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with UCB, CSL Behring, Walgreens and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Lipton has served on the scientific advisory boards of Guerbet and Bracco; has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Neuroimaging and Brain Imaging and Behavior; holds a patent on EZ-MAP image processing software; receives publishing royalties from Springer; has been a consultant for Bracco; and has received research support from Philips Medical Systems, NIH/NINDS, NIH/NIA, NIH/NICHD, the Dana Foundation, and the Resurrecting Lives Foundation.Dr. Finkel has served on the scientific advisory boards of Families of SMA, Nationwide Children's Hospital, SMA Europe, Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network, and SMA REACH (UK); has received travel funding from Families of SMA, SMA Foundation, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association; has received travel funding and speaker honoraria from Ionis Pharmaceuticals; serves on the editorial boards of Neuromuscular Disorders and the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases (additionally, spouse serves on editorial board of Arthritis Research and Therapy); his spouse holds patents for Mouse Anti-TCR Zeta Antibody to Southern Biotechnology Associate, Anti-Human TCR Zeta mAb to Upstate Pharmaceuticals, and Anti-Human TCR Zeta mAb to Santa Cruz Biotechnology; he receives publishing royalties from Elsevier; has been a consultant for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Roche, Novartis, Motobridge, Capricor, Lilly, and Summit; spends approximately 30% of his time working with spinal muscular atrophy patients; has received research support from Isis Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, Cytokinetics, RevereGen, BMS, Summit, Sarepta, NIH, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation, Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association; and his spouse receives licensing fee payments for aforementioned patents.All other participants have no disclosures.

Laurence Kotlikoff is a professor economics at Boston University, co-author of a best seller on Social Security -- Get What's Yours -- the Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, which we'll discuss, developer or maximizemysocialsecurity.com, and he's running for President. He also writes a very popular column called Ask Larry at maximizemysocialsecurity.com where you can ask him your specific Social Security questions Kayt Sukel passionate traveler and science writer, she has no problem tackling interesting (and often taboo) subjects spanning love, sex, neuroscience, travel and politics.  Her work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Scientist, USA Today, Pacific Standard, the Washington Post, ISLANDS, Parenting, the Bark, American Baby, National Geographic Traveler, and the AARP Bulletin. She is a partner at the award-winning family travel website Travel Savvy Mom, and is also a frequent contributor to the Dana Foundation's many science publications.  For more information go to MoneyForLunch.com. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

1) Dystonia: Five new things and 2) Topic of the month: Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jeff Ratliff interviews Dr. Brian Berman about his paper on five new things about dystonia. Dr. Adam Numis is reading our e-Pearl of the week about hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Andy Mammen about the topic of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Berman, Numis, Burns and Mammen.Dr. Berman serves on the Medical Advisory Boards for the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation and the National Spasmodic Torticollis Association; has received funding for travel to conferences from Parkinson Study Group, American Neurological Association, Movement Disorder Society, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation; serves on the editorial board of Journal of Neurology and Neurophysiology; receives research support from the NIH, Dystonia Coalition, Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Colorado Translational Research Imaging Center, University of Colorado Center for Neuroscience, The Dana Foundation, and the Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation. Dr. Numis serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; and has received research support for consulting activities with CSL Behring and Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dr. Mammen serves on the scientific advisory boards of aTYR Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Biogen Idec; serves as an editorial board member of Experimental Neurology and Arthritis and Rheumatism; receives license fee payments, royalties and revenue for a patent from INOVA Diagnostics Inc. for licensed test for anti-HMGCR antibodies; and research support from the NIH.

A diverse panel of leading experts discusses innovative efforts to develop an effective treatment for Alzheimer's Disease. The search for a treatment for Alzheimer's Disease becomes increasingly urgent as global populations grow and age. In the United States alone, 16 million people are projected to suffer from AD by 2050. In this podcast, leading experts from different sections of the R D pipeline discuss cutting-edge approaches to developing a cure. This podcast is generously supported by the Dana Foundation and brings you excerpted coverage from a recent event organized by the Academy in partnership with the Society for Neuroscience, the Dana Foundation, the NYC Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, and the organizers of NYC Brain Awareness Week. Visit the Academy's Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Initiative for more info.

What does play have to do with learning? More than you may think. Today's kids are getting less playtime than previous generations, and that may have an impact on later learning development. Dr. Karen Adolph, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, and Dr. David Kanter help us explore the playful side of education. This podcast is produced in complement to an Academy workshop held earlier this summer on the relationship between early childhood play, the development of attention, and subsequent classroom learning abilities. Sponsored by the Dana Foundation

1) Cognitive effects of one season of head impacts 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Howard Goodkin interviews Dr. Thomas McAllister about his paper on cognitive effects of one season of head impacts. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Hashimoto encephalopathy. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about preclinical Alzheimer disease. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Goodkin serves on the scientific board for Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance and CURE; serves on the editorial board for Neurology and Surgical Neurology International; received royalties for an entry in Up-to-date entitled: The choking game and other strangulation activities in children and adolescents and is funded by NIH grants.Dr. McAllister is funded by NIH grants.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Small fiber neuropathy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Steve Waxman about his paper on small fiber neuropathy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about diffusion-weighted imaging. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about other biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Next week they will discuss preclinical Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Waxman serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Neuroscience, The Neurologist, Neurobiology of Disease, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, SYNAPSE, Molecular Neurobiology, Clinical Neuroscience Research, Neuron-Glia Biology, Neurotherapeutics, Trends in Molecular Medicine, Molecular Pain and Channels; served on the editorial board Journal of Neurotrauma; serves on the scientific advisory board for Brain and Nature Reviews Neurology; Editor-in-Chief of The Neuroscientist and Neuroscience Letters; Editor of The Journal of Physiology; Section Head Multiple Sclerosis, Faculty of 1000 Medicine; is or has been a consultant for Cardiome Pharmaceutical, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vertex Pharmaceutical, ChromaCell and DaiNippon Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals; receives research support from Pfizer Inc., The Erythromelalgia Association and Department of Veterans Affairs; holds stock options in SITE ONE Research for serving on its Advisory Board and is listed as an inventor for a patent held by Yale University on the Invention of sodium channel NaV1.9.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Newly diagnosed epilepsy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Jen Langer interviews Prof. Martin Brodie about his paper on newly diagnosed epilepsy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about nocturnal wandering in adults. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about imaging modalities for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. Over the next two weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. The participants had nothing to disclose except Prof. Brodie, Drs. Fugate, Burns and Morris.Prof. Brodie serves on the editorial boards of Seizure, Epilepsy & Behavior, CNS Drugs and Acta Neurologica Scandinavia; serves on scientific advisory boards for Pfizer Inc, UCB, Eisai Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Sanofi-aventis, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. and Lundbeck Inc; has received funding for travel from UCB; serves as a consultant for Eisai Inc.; serves on speakers' bureaus for UCB, GlaxoSmithKline, and Eisai Inc.; and has received research support from GlaxoSmithKline, and Eisai Inc.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) A case of Necrotizing myopathy 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Andy Mammen interviews Prof. Michael Hanna about his paper on necrotizing myopathy. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about unilateral clubbing in hemiplegia. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer disease. Over the upcoming weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Mammen has served as an expert witness for trials in 2010 and 2011; receives revenue for a patent on anti-HMGCR antibody detection technology; and received honoraria for Grand Round presentations at several universities.Prof. Hanna receives research funding from the Medical Research Council, MRC Center grant (G0601943), from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the Consortium for Clinical Investigation of Neurological Channelopathies (CINCH) NIH grant U54 NS059065. M.G. Hanna provides the UK national patient referral center for skeletal muscle channelopathies funded by the UK Department of Health National Commissioning Group. Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Simultaneous PML-IRIS in MS and 2) Topic of the month: Diagnosis of MCI and AD. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Mark Keegan interviews Dr. Igor Koralnik about his paper on simultaneous PML-IRIS in an MS patient. Dr. Jennifer Fugate is reading our e-Pearl of the week about traumatic brain injury. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Jeff Burns interviews Dr. John Morris about clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. Over the upcoming weeks they will discuss a number of topics related to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. All participants have disclosures.Dr. Keegan serves as eMedicine Chief Editor and is a consultant for Bionest and Novartis. Dr. Koralnik serves on the editorial board of the Journal of NeuroVirology; served on the scientific advisory boards for Hoffman-La Roche Inc., GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Serono; receives royalties from UpToDate, Inc.; has served as a consultant for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ono Pharmaceuticals Co. LTD., Merck Serone, Hoffman-La Roche Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Perseid Therapeutic LLC; Vertex Pharmaceuticals; and Johnson & Johnson; receives research support from NIH; and has received research support from Biogen Idec and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.Dr. Fugate serves on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.Dr. Morris serves on scientific advisory boards for Eisai Inc., Esteve, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., and Pfizer Inc; serves on the editorial advisory board of Annals of Neurology; receives royalties from the publications of the books Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Handbook of Dementing Illnesses, 2nd edition and for an editorial in Lancet Neurology; and receives research support from Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy Program and Pfizer Inc.

1) Developing epilepsy after febrile seizures and 2) Topic of the month: Obesity and the neurology patient. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. John Mytinger interviews Dr. Levy Sander about his paper on developing epilepsy after febrile seizures. Dr. Chafic Karam is reading our e-Pearl of the week about neuromyelitis optica. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Jeff Burns about the link between dementia and obesity. Next week, Dr. Brett Kissela will interview Dr. Mitch Elkind about stroke and obesity. The participants had nothing to disclose except Prof. Sander, Drs. Karam, Ted Burns, and Jeff Burns.Prof. Sander serves on scientific advisory boards for GlaxoSmithKline, Eisai Inc., ViroPharma Incorporated, and UCB; has received funding for travel from UCB and Janssen; serves on the editorial boards of Lancet Neurology, Epileptic Disorders, and Epilepsia; serves on the speakers' bureaus of UCB and GlaxoSmithKline; received research support from UCB (institutional), the NIH, CBRC, European Union Seventh Framework Programme, Wellcome Trust, National Epilepsie Fonds Nederland, and The Brain Research Trust; and his current post is endowed by the UK Epilepsy Society. Dr. Karam serves on the editorial team for the Neurology Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Ted Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Jeff Burns serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease; has served on a scientific advisory board for the American Academy of Physician Education; has received publishing royalties for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (Wiley Press, 2008) and Dementia: An Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis (Clinical Publishing, 2007); serves on the speakers' bureau for Novartis; has served as a consultant for Medacorp Consulting, Johnson County Clinical Trials, and PRA International; receives research support from Elan Corporation, Janssen, Wyeth, Pfizer Inc, Danone, and the Dana Foundation; and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings regarding competency.

Cognitive neuroscientists are discovering new insights into how our brains learn all the time, but lab research doesn't always translate to real world of education. S and organizers of the Academy's Aspen Brain Forum about their own work and how it can be applied to the classroom. The 2011 Aspen Brain Forum, a collaboration between the New York Academy of Sciences and the Aspen Brain Forum Foundation, presented the "Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning: Implications for Education" September 22-24 in Aspen, CO. This podcast is brought to you by the Dana Foundation. We thank them for their generous support.

1) Frontotemporal dementia and 2) Topic of the month: Featured speakers from the AAN Meeting. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Ted Burns interviews Dr. Keith Jospehs about his paper on frontotemproal dementia with motor neuron disease. In the next segment, Dr. Sarah Song is reading our e-Pearl of the week about SMART syndrome. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Dr. Dennis Dickson about receiving the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's Alzheimer's and related diseases at the AAN Meeting. In concluding, there is a brief statement where to find other up-to date patient information and current Patient Page. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Burns, Josephs, Song, Espay and Dickson.Dr. Burns serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology®; performs EMG studies in his neuromuscular practice (30% effort); and has received research support from the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America and Knopp Neurosciences Inc..Dr. Josephs receives research support from the NIH (NIDCD, NIA) and the Dana Foundation.Dr. Song served on the editorial team for the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section. Dr. Espay serves on scientific advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; serves on the editorial advisory board for The European Neurological Journal; has received speaker honoraria from UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA, Medtronic, Inc., and Novartis; has received honoraria from Novartis, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Movement Disorders Society; has served on speakers' bureaus for UCB/SCHWARZ PHARMA and Novartis; receives/has received research support from Medtronic, Inc., Allergan, Inc., CleveMed, the KL2 Research Scholars mentored career development award, and NIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (RR026315-02), Dean Scholar's Award - University of Cincinnati, Davis Phinney Foundation, and the Michael J Fox Foundation. Dr. Dickson serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Pathology, Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, Brain Pathology, Neurobiology of Aging, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Annals of Neurology, and Neuropathology; and receives research support from the NIH and Cure PSP/Society for PSP.

1) Corticobasal syndrome and 2) Topic of the month: Neuro-muscular disease. This podcast for the Neurology Journal begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the print issue of Neurology. In the second segment Dr. Alberto Espay interviews Drs. Jennifer Whitwell and Keith Josephs about their paper on corticobasal syndrome. In the next segment, Dr. Ryan Overman is reading our e-Pearl of the week about Guillain-Barre mimics: Buckthorn neurotoxicity. In the next part of the podcast Dr. Beau Bruce interviews Dr. Rahman Pourmand for the next part of our discussion on Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome for our Lesson of the Week. The participants had nothing to disclose except Drs. Espay, Whitwell, Josephs, and Overman. Dr. Espay received has personal compensation as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim; grant support from Codman; Medtronic, Inc; Allergan, Inc.; and CleveMed, and honoraria from UCB-SCHWARZ PHARMA AG; Medtronic, Inc. and Novartis.Dr. Whitwell receives research support from the Dana Foundation and the NIH (R01- DC010367 [coinvestigator] and R01-AG037491 [coinvestigator]).Dr. Josephs receives research support from the NIH (NIDCD R01- DC010367 [PI], NIA R01-AG037491 [PI], and NINDS 2P50 NS040256-10 [coinvestigator]) and the Dana Foundation.Dr. Overman serves as Deputy Editor on the Neurology® Resident and Fellow Section editorial team and the Neurology® Podcast Committee.

Dan Gordon, editor of the new book "Your Brain On Cubs" from the Dana Foundation, talks about the neuroscience of baseball players and their fans. And statistician Shane Jensen of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School discusses attempts to get a statistical handle on defense in baseball. Plus we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this episode include www.dana.org, www.snakejazz.com