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April
> April 12, 2002:
Hour One: Iowa City Remote:
Brain Imaging
Neuroimaging studies are giving new insights into some of the secrets
of the human brain -- from schizophrenia, to emotions, to the nature
of consciousness. In this hour, broadcasting from Iowa City, we'll talk
with Nancy Andreasen and Antonio Damasio, two of the world's leading
brain scientists, about advances in understanding the brain and the
mind. What can techniques such as the PET scan tell us about who we
really are and how our brains work?
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Nancy Andreasen
Author, "Brave
New Brain : Conquering Mental Illness in the Era of the Genome"
(Oxford
University Press, 2001)
Director, The MIND Institute
Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry
Director, University
of Iowa Mental Health Clinical Research Center
University of Iowa College
of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa
Antonio Damasio
Author, "The
Feeling of What Happens : Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness"
(Harvest
Books, 2000) and "Descartes'
Error : Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain" (Avon
Books, 1995)
Adjunct Professor, The Salk Institute
for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California
Van Allen Professor
Head, Department
of Neurology
University of Iowa College
of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
The
Whole Brain Atlas
Neuroscience
for Kids - Imaging
The
Basics of Brain Imaging
NIMH
- Brain Imaging
Insights
from a Broken Brain
Learn
more about the brain, mental illnesses: News: UI Health Care
This segment produced by: Karin Vergoth
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