Clinical Neuroscience in Action: Neurosurgery’s Contribution to Mapping the Human Brain
Guest post written by multiple neurosurgeons from the Department of Neurological Surgery at UCSF. Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, MD FAANS (left); Edward F. Chang, MD FAANS (center); and Mitchel S. Berger, MD FAANS (right). Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have been interested in the mechanisms responsible for human thought and behavior since the earliest days of recorded […]
The New BRAIN Initiative to Prevent and Treat Brain Attack (aka Stroke)
A couple of weeks ago, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill: “The BRAIN (Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative: What is it and What Does It Mean for Stroke and Other Neurological Conditions?” The event was moderated by Sue Nelson, Vice President of Federal Advocacy, […]