The Luria Neuroscience Institute invites you to attend lecture series that cover a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders.
7 Continuing Education Credits for each day will be awarded.
Location: Luria Neuroscience Institute, 315 West 57th Street, Ste 401, New York, NY 10019.
May 21
· Seizures and their effect on cognition. Their classification, neurobiology, and cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues. Temporal lobe seizures.
· Neoplasms and their effects on cognition. Types of brain tumors: malignant vs. "benign." Their classification and effects on cognition.
· Movement disorders and their cognitive component: Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS. Their neurobiology, natural history, and cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.
June 18
· Addictions and substance abuse. The effects of various illicit substances on the brain. Alcohol abuse and Korsakoff syndrome.
· Forensic aspects of clinical neuroscience. Review of typical issues where clinical neuroscience and law intersect.
· Forensic aspects of clinical neuroscience. Review of typical issues where clinical neuroscience and law intersect.
For more information please visit http://lninstitute.org/