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“Wiring the Brain” (July 18–22, 2013) Cold Spring Harbor

This is a great lineup of speakers and a terrific selection of topics for those interested in the latest neuroscience.   Wiring the Brain July 18 – 22, 2013 Abstract Deadline: May 3, 2013 Organizers: Catalina Betancur, INSERM, Paris, France Ed Bullmore, Cambridge University, UK Z. Josh Huang, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Helen Mayberg, Emory University Kevin Mitchell, Trinity College […]

Former FPR-CBD Grad Student/Cultural Neuroscientist Liz Losin joins PLOS Neuroanthropology!

We are very pleased to announce that cultural neuroscientist Liz Losin, a former graduate student in the FPR-UCLA Culture, Brain, and Development program and now a postdoc in Tor Wager’s neuroimaging  lab at the University of Colorado, has joined PLOS Neuroanthropology as a blogger! Liz will be writing about recent advances in the field. You […]

Haunted by trauma, tsunami survivors in Japan turn to exorcists (Reuters)

The following was posted by medical anthropologist Sadeq Rahimi (University of Saskatchewan) on McGill’s Division of Transcultural Psychiatry listserv. Source: Reuters Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_haunted-by-trauma-tsunami-survivors-in-japan-turn-to-exorcists_1807563 The tsunami that engulfed northeastern Japan two years ago has left some survivors believing they are seeing ghosts. In a society wary of admitting to mental problems, many […]

LA Film Screening (March 26, 2013): “Standing on the Edge of a Thorn” w/ Q&A with Robert Lemelson, Alessandra Pasquino, & Ima Matul

“Standing on the Edge of a Thorn” Film Screening Followed by Q & A and Reception Women in Film International Committee / Cast LA / Elemental Productions Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 7:30 PM Culver City, CA   Time Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Screening starts at 7:30 p.m. RSVP By 12 p.m, Tues., March 26. Photo […]