Podcast appearances and mentions of Lewis Smith

Ahead of their trip to Scotland next week, Dundalk Golf Club junior members; Finn McDonnell, Lewis Smith and Emmet Cronin chatted to Gerry about the game they love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La mano alien es uno de esos fenómenos neurológicos que obligan a replantearse qué significa realmente “controlar” una acción: pacientes cuya mano no está paralizada, pero tampoco les obedece, realizando movimientos con apariencia intencional que surgen fuera de su voluntad e incluso interfieren con la otra mano. En este episodio utilizamos este cuadro tan llamativo como clínicamente revelador para ir mucho más allá del síntoma y explorar cómo el cerebro construye la acción, integrando intención, ejecución y percepción dentro de una red compleja que, cuando se desorganiza, rompe la coherencia entre lo que queremos hacer y lo que finalmente ocurre. Desgranamos los distintos fenotipos —frontal, calloso y parietal— como expresiones de fallos en nodos específicos de esa red, analizamos su base neurofisiológica y aterrizamos todo esto en la clínica. Cómo reconocer la mano alien, cómo valorarla desde la fenomenología y la interacción con el entorno, y qué estrategias terapéuticas pueden tener sentido en función del mecanismo predominante. Un episodio que no solo explica un síndrome raro, sino que abre una ventana para entender que el movimiento no es simplemente contraer músculos, sino construir continuamente la experiencia de ser quien actúa. Referencias del episodio: 1.     Biran, I., Giovannetti, T., Buxbaum, L., & Chatterjee, A. (2006). The alien hand syndrome: What makes the alien hand alien?. Cognitive neuropsychology, 23(4), 563–582. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643290500180282 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21049344/). 2.     Bru, I., Verhamme, L., de Neve, P., & Maebe, H. (2021). Rehabilitation of a Patient with Alien Hand Syndrome: a Case Report of a 61-Year Old Man. Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications, 4, 1000050. https://doi.org/10.2340/20030711-1000050 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8054745/). 3.     Di Pietro, M., Russo, M., Dono, F., Carrarini, C., Thomas, A., Di Stefano, V., Telese, R., Bonanni, L., Sensi, S. L., Onofrj, M., & Franciotti, R. (2021). A Critical Review of Alien Limb-Related Phenomena and Implications for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies. Frontiers in neurology, 12, 661130. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.661130 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8458742/). 4.     Feinberg, T. E., Schindler, R. J., Flanagan, N. G., & Haber, L. D. (1992). Two alien hand syndromes. Neurology, 42(1), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.42.1.19 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1734302/). 5.     Graff-Radford, J., Rubin, M. N., Jones, D. T., Aksamit, A. J., Ahlskog, J. E., Knopman, D. S., Petersen, R. C., Boeve, B. F., & Josephs, K. A. (2013). The alien limb phenomenon. Journal of neurology, 260(7), 1880–1888. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6898-y (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23572346/). 6.     Haq, I. U., Malaty, I. A., Okun, M. S., Jacobson, C. E., Fernandez, H. H., & Rodriguez, R. R. (2010). Clonazepam and botulinum toxin for the treatment of alien limb phenomenon. The neurologist, 16(2), 106–108. https://doi.org/10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181a0d670 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20220444/). 7.     Hassan, A., & Josephs, K. A. (2016). Alien Hand Syndrome. Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 16(8), 73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-016-0676-z (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27315251/). 8.     Lewis-Smith, D. J., Wolpe, N., Ghosh, B. C. P., & Rowe, J. B. (2020). Alien limb in the corticobasal syndrome: phenomenological characteristics and relationship to apraxia. Journal of neurology, 267(4), 1147–1157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-019-09672-8 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7109196/). 9.     Ma, Y., Liu, Y., Yan, X., & Ouyang, Y. (2023). Alien hand syndrome, a rare presentation of corpus callosum and cingulate infarction. Journal of the neurological sciences, 452, 120739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2023.120739 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37536055/). 10.  Mark V. W. (2025). Alien Hand: Current Research Trends. Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 25(1), 63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-025-01449-z (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12449344/). 11.  Park, Y. W., Kim, C. H., Kim, M. O., Jeong, H. J., & Jung, H. Y. (2012). Alien hand syndrome in stroke - case report & neurophysiologic study -. Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 36(4), 556–560. https://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2012.36.4.556 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3438424/). 12.  Romano, D., Sedda, A., Dell'aquila, R., Dalla Costa, D., Beretta, G., Maravita, A., & Bottini, G. (2014). Controlling the alien hand through the mirror box. A single case study of alien hand syndrome. Neurocase, 20(3), 307–316. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2013.770882 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23557374/). 13.  Sarva, H., Deik, A., & Severt, W. L. (2014). Pathophysiology and treatment of alien hand syndrome. Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.), 4, 241. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8VX0F48 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4261226/). 14.  Sellal, F., Cretin, B., Musacchio, M., Berthel, M. C., Carelli, G., & Michel, J. M. (2019). Long-lasting diagonistic dyspraxia suppressed by rTMS applied to the right motor cortex. Journal of neurology, 266(3), 631–635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-09178-9 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30631917/). 15.  Wolpe, N., Moore, J. W., Rae, C. L., Rittman, T., Altena, E., Haggard, P., & Rowe, J. B. (2014). The medial frontal-prefrontal network for altered awareness and control of action in corticobasal syndrome. Brain : a journal of neurology, 137(Pt 1), 208–220. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awt302 (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3891444/). 16.  Wolpe, N., Hezemans, F. H., & Rowe, J. B. (2020). Alien limb syndrome: A Bayesian account of unwanted actions. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 127, 29–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2020.02.002 (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32155475/).

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Tony Anderson joins Robert Borthwick for a look at the weekend's Premiership action. This includes free-scoring Rangers and Youssouf Chermiti netting against teams other than title contenders; Hearts finding a way to win and being kicked in the head meaning a penalty is given; St Mirren showing good signs under Craig McLeish as Celtic trundle along like a car low on petrol; loads of positives for Neil McCann's Kilmarnock as the Simon Murray conundrum is questioned; Hibs being a bunch of absolute idiots while Stephen Robinson starts to make his mark at Aberdeen, and Livingston finding new ways to lose despite a standout performance from Lewis Smith. 0:00 Start 03:38 Falkirk 3-6 Rangers 18:01 Hearts 3-1 Motherwell 35:41 Celtic 1-0 St Mirren 50:50 Kilmarnock 2-2 Dundee 01:07:35 Aberdeen 2-0 Hibs 01:26:11 Dundee United 3-2 Livingston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony Anderson and Craig Fowler discuss the three Scottish Premiership games on Saturday, including: Dundee's invisible man, Lewis Smith playing centrally for Livingston, two goalkeeping howlers, a controversial red card at Falkirk, Jim Goodwin pulling out a big result, St Mirren scrambling for answers, and David Gray keeping the wolves from the door. Start 0:00 04:05 Dundee 2-2 Livingston 19:53 Falkirk 2-3 Dundee United 38:07 Hibs 2-0 St Mirren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the HR Like a Boss podcast, John welcomes Jamie Lewis Smith, a clinical psychologist and CEO of Pixel Leadership Group. They discuss the critical role of human resources in organizations, the importance of effective leadership, and the need for proper training and coaching for managers. Jamie shares insights on how our brains can hinder our performance and the significance of curiosity in leadership. The conversation emphasizes the need for HR professionals to take control of their roles and make impactful changes within their organizations.ABOUT JAMIEJamie Lewis Smith, PhD (aka the NeHRd Lady) is what happens when a psychologist escapes the therapy room and infiltrates Corporate America with one mission: make managers suck less. As CEO of Pixel Leadership Group, she transforms burnt-out bosses and mediocre managers into talent-boosting rockstars using simple, science-backed strategies. Her team of nerdy-but-fun executive coaches delivers no-fluff, evidence-based leadership development (no trust falls, kumbaya circles, or corporate jargon allowed). A published author, international speaker, and Forbes Coaches Council member, Jamie helps leaders level up and build kickass cultures so HR can finally get some sleep at night.