Community Event: Laterality and the Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease
Date and Time
Location
Center for Brain/Mind Medicine Seminar Series
Center for Brain/Mind Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Partners Healthcare
Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, NYU School of Medicine
Lunch will be served.
Target Audience: MDs, PhDs, residents, fellows, research staff interested in learning more about research and clinical developments in the Cognitive/Affective Neurosciences and related clinical disciplines. Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to (1) characterize functional differences between the two hemispheres and their ramifications for functional neuroimaging; (2) discuss novel approaches to studying frontal-lobe function and dysfunction; and (3) integrate the understanding of cognitive impairments across fronto-nigrostriatal disorders: in focal frontal lesions, hemiparkinsonian syndromes, and the variants of Tourette’s syndrome. Accreditation for Physicians: Partners Healthcare System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Partners Healthcare System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per seminar. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Accreditation for Psychologists: This seminar is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, and the Center for Brain/Mind Medicine. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program offers 1 CE credit per seminar to psychologists.
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