Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 19, 2011 – Stony Brook Medicine’s Neurosciences Institute brings together leaders in the field of neurosciences to present the latest advances in research and clinical care for neurodegenerative disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, and neuro-ophthalmology. The “Meeting of the Minds” Symposium will be held at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University on November 9, 2012.
The symposium is designed for physicians, researchers, students, and other healthcare professionals with a special interest in the field of neurosciences. Continuing Medical Education credits are earned by participating physicians and nurses.
The keynote speaker is Helen S. Mayberg, MD, Professor, Psychiatry, Neurology and Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Mayberg will present “Rethinking Depression and its Treatment: Insights from Studies of Deep Brain Stimulation.”
Dr.Mayberg recently appeared on CNN discussing “Treating depression with electrodes inside the brain.”Other Meeting of the Minds Symposium highlights include presentations by Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute faculty. These interactive sessions include: “Neurosurgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tanzania Neurosurgery Project,” by Robert Galler, MD, DO; “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Past, Present, Future,” by Nurcan Gursoy, MD, PhD; and “Alzheimer’s Disease: A Protein Folding Disorder,” by William Van Nostrand, PhD.
To see the Meeting of the Minds Symposium full agenda please click here.
For more information and to register please see the Meeting of the Minds program web page.
About Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute:Composed of 10 highly specialized centers plus a core neurosciences program, Stony Brook University Neurosciences Institute continues to recruit top physicians and invest in latest-generation technology. Its Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center features highly advanced technology, a biplane angiography suite equipped with the Siemens Artis® zee with syngo DynaCT™neuro systems, and has a world-class neuroendovascular replicator and research laboratory. In addition, the Center’s physicians have been among the first in North America to perform groundbreaking procedures. To learn more, visit www.neuro.stonybrookmedicine.edu.
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