In the 12th episode of Fresh Perspectives with Amara Davis, the Loving Mind Institute discusses with first author Dr. Marta Pratelli, University of California San Diego, the recently published work entitled “Drug-induced change in transmitter identity is a shared mechanism generating cognitive deficits”. This interview with Dr. Marta Pratelli highlights groundbreaking research on neurotransmitter switching […]
Addiction: Using Stem Cell Derived Neuro...
In our 11th Fresh Perspectives webinar Amara Davis interviews Ryan Tam, Ph.D., who discusses his doctoral research at the North Carolina State University that involved functional analysis of neuronal models utilizing stem cell technology which was recently published under peer-review, entitled “Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Medium Spiny Neuron-like Cells Exhibit Gene Desensitization”. During the interview […]
Addiction: Amygdala-MidBrain Circuit & C
In our 10th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis we discuss recent research on the circuitry in the brain that controls withdrawal symptoms and potential return to substance use. Amara talked to Dr. Kevin Beier, a Professor of Biophysics at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. They discuss Dr. Beier’s recently published work […]
Schizophrenia – Failures in Perceptual U
In our 9th Fresh Perspectives with Amara Davis, the Loving Mind Institute presents the recently published work entitled “Association Between Failures in Perceptual Updating and the Severity of Psychosis in Schizophrenia”. Amara discusses with Dr. Sonia Bansal an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Maryland Psychiatric Research Center […]
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) ...
In our 8th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis, we discuss Dr. Nicholas Balderston’s work on transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and its application in major depressive disorder. TMS is a non-invasive method to modulate brain activity through a magnetically generated electric field by placing a coil on the scalp in which specific brain regions can […]
Pain Treatment & Opioid Addiction: Plant
In our 7th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis, we discuss the potential of a natural product, YHS, extracted from the plant Corydalis yanhusuo to improve pain management and reduce the risk of becoming dependent on opioids. Amara interviews Dr. Olivier Civelli a professor and chair of pharmacology at the University of California Irvine. They […]
Social Dysfunction in Psychosis: Advance...
In our 6th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis we discuss how social withdrawal can effect psychosis in mental illness. Amara interviews Dr. Paul Lysaker, a clinical psychologist at the VA medical center in Indianapolis and a professor of clinical psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. We explore his […]
Substance Use Disorder- Ancestral Divers...
In our 5th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis we explore the application of machine learning in medicine utilizing genetics to better understand substance use patterns among individuals. Amara interviews Dr. Alexander Hatoum, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Bogdan & Dr. Agrawal and an analyst for the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Substance Use […]
Microbiome Driven Approach to Combating ...
This time on Fresh Perspectives with Amara Davis we discuss new and emerging science of the gut microbiome and its effect on depression. Amara interviews Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum, Professor and Director of the Microbiome Core in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and also founder and scientific director of the company, Biohm. […]
Intervention Stigma Toward Medications f...
In this 3rd Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis, she interviews Dr. Erin Madden, professor at Wayne State University in the department of Family Medicine and Public Health Services, on her paper entitled Intervention Stigma Toward Medications for Opioid use Disorder: A Systemic Review. Dr. Madden cites her background in sociology and the personal toll […]