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Changes in brain hinder addiction recovery in those HIV positive: Study – Devdiscourse

A study by the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester studied how the brain puts the 'brakes' on behaviour in individuals recovering from cocaine addiction and who are also HIV-positive. The research has been published in the 'Neuropharmacology Journal'.

"Scientists have long known that drug abuse can cause damage to the brain. We also know HIV infection can cause brain changes," said John Foxe, PhD, director of the Del Monte Institute for Neurosciences and senior author of the study. "Since drug use is common in individuals with HIV, an important question is how brain deficits associated with both conditions might add up," he added.

Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain responses of cocaine addicts and patients with HIV while participants played a game that involved purposefully withholding responses to target stimuli. "The challenging thing about the game we asked participants to play isn't exactly playing it, per se," said Kathryn Mary Wakim, PhD, a recent graduate from the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Rochester and the first author of the study.

"What's really hard is not playing the game. What we wanted to measure was how the brain holds back a response under certain task conditions," she added. Difficulty withholding inappropriate responses are thought to be a central issue in addiction. Researchers found that participants diagnosed with both HIV and cocaine dependence had a difficult time holding back behavioural responses while playing the game, changes which were also reflected in brain activity. A companion study also found similar results while brain activity was measured using electroencephalography (EEG). Brain activity during response withholding in HIV+ participants in recovery from cocaine dependence was different than brain activity in HIV- participants in recovery.

"Currently, when someone who is HIV positive enters a recovery program they are treated in much the same fashion as any other person with an addiction issue," said Foxe. "But our findings show that they, very likely, need to be treated differently or more intensively. HIV and drug addiction should be a dual diagnosis when it comes to recovery, and we will need to design specific targeted intervention approaches for this population, given their unique vulnerability," Foxe added.

"When people with HIV relapse, it's a big deal. The majority of participants in our study contracted HIV - not by injecting cocaine - but by having unprotected sex," Wakim said. "Relapse is an outcome that should be minimized in this population because cocaine use is strongly associated with risky sexual behaviour, which makes the spread of HIV more likely when a relapse occurs," she added.

Additional co-authors are Edward Freedman, Ciara Molloy, Madalina Tivarus, Nicole Vieyto, and Zhewei Cao with the University of Rochester, and Armin Heinecke at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The research was supported with funding from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and by the University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research, which is funded through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (ANI)

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Social cognitive abilities are associated with objective isolation but not perceived loneliness – PsyPost

New research provides evidence that social isolation is associated with reduced social perception and emotion recognition skills. The findings, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, suggest that social cognitive capacity predicts objective isolation but not feelings of loneliness.

Loneliness has been increasingly recognized as a major societal problem population studies have shown that it has a higher impact on mortality rates than hypertension and obesity, explained study author ukasz Okruszek, the head of the Social Neuroscience Lab at the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Importantly, it has been emphasized that the feeling of loneliness is driven mostly by ones perception of social relationships rather than by objective qualities of social relationships per se. The same relationship (e.g. marriage) may be perceived as either loving and caring or detached and unaffectionate, depending on ones personal experiences, attitudes, and needs.

Thus, while loneliness can be linked to objective social isolation, the former does not implicate the latter, Okruszek explained. People may often report feeling lonely even despite maintaining numerous social ties. Given the important role that cognitive processes play in our appraisals of social relationships, we decided to examine the association between both subjective and objective social isolation and cognitive processes that underlie processing and interpretation of social information.

In the study, 252 individuals (aged 1850) with no history of psychiatric or neurological disorders completed assessments of subjective loneliness and objective social isolation. Objective social isolation was measured by asking the participants the number of relatives with whom they were in regular contact, could seek help from, and could confide in. Subjective loneliness, on the other hand, was measured by asking the participants the extent to which they agreed with statements such as No one really knows me well and I feel isolated from others.

The participants also completed several validated tests of social cognitive capacity, such as the ability to recognize others emotional states and infer someone elses state of mind.

The researchers found that those with a higher level of objective social isolation tended to exhibit worse social cognitive capacity. However, this was not the case for subjective feelings of loneliness.

Contrary to our hypotheses, we observed that social perception and emotion recognition were associated with objective social isolation, but not loneliness, Okruszek told PsyPost. In contrast, a tendency to attribute hostile intentions in ambiguous social situations (a hostility bias) was associated with both objective social isolation and loneliness. This finding suggests that social cognitive biases may be among the targets for interventions that are aimed at reducing loneliness.

But more research is needed on the longitudinal associations between social cognitive abilities and social isolation.

While we have shown which cognitive mechanisms are linked with loneliness and objective social isolation, the trajectories linking these findings with health outcomes observed in lonely and isolated individuals are still to be explored, Okruszek said. Previous studies have found that structural and functional abnormalities may be observed in lonely individuals in key brain structures that are involved in the processing of social information.

In addition, the feeling of loneliness may negatively impact heart rate variability, which can serve as an indicator of the ability to regulate activity in response to unknown and potentially threatening stimuli in the environment. Thus, the goal of our further studies is to examine the relationship between cognitive mechanisms, activity of brain networks during social information processing and physiological (reduced heart rate variability) markers in lonely individuals.

As noted above, loneliness is a major public health challenge, and its prevalence and importance is even more pronounced given the global pandemic, the consequences of which will likely be felt for years if not decades, Okruszek added. We believe it is critically important to understand how loneliness influences health and quality of life, and hope that this work, along with that of others, will ultimately benefit society.

The study, Owner of a lonely mind? Social cognitive capacity is associated with objective, but not perceived social isolation in healthy individuals, was authored by . Okruszek, A. Piejka, M. Krawczyk, A. Schudy, M. Wisniewska, K. Zurek, and A. Pinkham.

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NESTRE Believes Sport Performance Is From the Neck Up and Aims to Train the Mind and Brain Accordingly – SportTechie

Our Startups series looks at companies and founders who are innovating in the fields of athlete performance, fan engagement, team/league operations and other high-impact areas in sports. If youd like to be considered for this series, tell us about your mission.

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Worlds shortest elevator pitch: NESTRE combines neuroscience, performance and AI machine learning to help people get mentally and cognitively better.

Company: NESTRE

Location: Orlando, Florida

Year founded: 2018

Website/App: https://nestreperformance.com/Funding round to date: Pre-Seed. We will be going into a Seed Round probably in Q2, but we're currently in Pre-Seed funding. Were in a bridge funding round right now.

Who are your investors? Weve raised $1.6 million. Investors include Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson Jr. and former Lions teammate Rob Sims. Toby Redshaw, former VP of Verizon 5G and Infoworld Top 25 Global CTO and Information Week Top 50 Global CIO. The Minority Entrepreneur Institute. Florcy Morisset, former strategy lead at Netflix and Dell Technologies. Moaz Hamid, formerly with Palm Inc., Microsoft and Google, now Founder and Managing Partner of mvm Ventures. Former Nike executive Mark Hochgesang, of Oregon Sports Angels, as well as global sports and health tech accelerator, leAD Sports, and global real estate developer and owners of Tottenham, Tavistock.

Are you looking for more investment? Yes.

Tell us about yourself, CEO & Founder Dr. Tommy Shavers: I was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., raised in South Florida. Igrew up loving sports and loving learning. I played college football at the University of Central Florida, was ateamcaptain.Had the unfortunate experience of suffering several head injuries that ended my playing career, and also experienced, as a result, severe cognitive impairment and decline for several years. I was told by my doctor those things don't get better--they only get worse. This was around the time when conversations around CTE were becoming apparent. I chose not to give in to that narrative and created a model for self-recovery. I started with the premise: If the brain can be injured, it serves to reason that it functions like a muscle. And if it functions like a muscle, it serves to reason it could be rehabbed. I created my own cognitive conversion model and self-recovered, I had the opportunity to share this at a global health catalyst summit at Harvard. That became the seed and catalyst for NESTRE, my vision and dedication to help people know they can get better. And not just from mental and cognitive challenges, but the opportunities to increase the mental and cognitive performance. I really got inspired by the neuroscience of neuroplasticity and connected with some of the world's top experts and formed NESTRE. That's our focus, mission and passionto help build a better world with the human in mind. We've yet to tap into our human wellness and performance potential.

Who are your co-founders/partners? Right now, Julius Thomas is a partner but hes about to take on the role as co-founder. Julius [former NFL tight end] has an incredible story. Retired from the game, really still somewhat in his prime, to pursue his personal passion of helping people get better and increase quality of life from mental and cognitive perspectives. He pursued a Doctorate in psychology with a focus on mental health and neuroscience, and he's been an incredible partner along the way in the work we've done.

Former Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas is a NESTRE partner who has pursued a doctorate in psychology with a focus on mental health and neuroscience.

How does your product/service work? The NESTRE app, the vision is: we want it to essentially create the first digital environment for people to better both their mind and braingiving users access to the world of neuroscience and AI machine learning to help them get better, perform better and feel better. As I said, the purpose of the app is creating a digital experience to better both the mind and the brain. From the sports perspective, its understanding how mental wellness and cognitive performance are core aspects of the sports and performance world. We're really leveraging our experience and expertise in the sports world, mental wellness and neuroscience, really to take it to the next level, as mental health and cognitive performance are becoming core focuses in the performance space.

What problem is your company solving? If you look around the sports world, the mental health challenges that have been apparent, some of the athletes weve seen, the narrative has typically been either a fatalistic or stigmatized narrative or it's been a siloed narrative. Performance-based has typically been focusing on the neck down. What we're looking to do is really to change the narrative and shift the paradigm when it comes to mental and cognitive strength training. That mental health and cognitive performance are really integrated, and we all need the opportunity to get better and be stronger in these areas. Our first and most important workout really starts with the neck up. We really want to change this narrative about mental and cognitive capacity, performance, wellness, and really say, This is the first strength training that is a value to everyone when it comes to development, wellness, performance and desired outcomes.

What does your product cost and who is your target customer? We have a freemium subscription, and a B2B, B2C model from $9.99 to $79.99 annually. We also have a B2B partnership service model. We break our customers into three segments: the required performer, the desired performer and the everyday performing population. For us, its being able to target all three of these groups, whether it's someone wanting to recover their mental and cognitive dynamics or enhance their ability to perform better or just everyday performance sports individuals. The piece that's important for us is we really see life. Sports are performance. Everyday life is a performance. We're also leveraging the core aspects of sports, not just at the highest level, but at every level. That's how we break the world down into the world of performers because we're all performing on an everyday basis.

How are you marketing your product? We spent a lot of time over the last couple of years really building a strategic network. As we look at our go-to-market strategy, really leveraging our network relationships in the wellness, sports and performance world with Calvin Johnson and our other athletes that are investors. And, really, the halo effect of the relationships we have, with professional athletes to professional organizations, combined with strategic performance marketing and an organic growth strategy, is really how we're looking to get our product to market. We've been building that over the last couple of years, as we look to move that forward with some of these partnerships we have.

NFL Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson, the former Detroit Lion known as 'Megatron,' is a key investor in NESTRE.

How do you scale, and what is your targeted level of growth? Were looking at 200,000 downloads by the end of 2022. We have a B2B, B2C hybrid approach, really scaling through our relationships in the sports industry, athletic programs, sports organizations, and then also with sports performance wellness clubs. There are opportunities for us to complement the values of where fitness, wellness and performance reside, in bringing this next level of wellness performance and fitness from the neck up.

Who are your competitors, and what makes you different? This may sound clich, but it's not. Were looking to leverage, educate and advance the science of neuroplasticitythat the mind and the brain can change. In one sense, we're rooting for everyone that's showing we can make a difference in bettering people's mental and cognitive ability. That's one thing. On the other hand, I'd say from a user journey, user-cost perspective, the siloed space typically is when you have Calm or Headspace that are typically in the mindfulness or the cognitive training aspects of it. In general, the wellness and cognitive training apps would really be considered where the level of competition would be at.

Whats the unfair advantage that separates your company? There are a couple of things we think really separates us in a unique way. The expertise and lived experience aspects of what we have. Our chief scientific officer is Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg. He's one of the foremost leaders in the areas of brain function, one of the early pioneers of neuroplasticity in cognitive fitness. Also, to the uniqueness of what we're doing in really personalizing the betterment experience, we believe that's what neuroplasticity is really telling us is there's an opportunity to truly personalize how an individual can get better. We've created our mindset profile, which we really believe separates us in a really unique way in that we're discovering users unique mental framework as they come into the app. Then, we're customizing their in-app experience. Think about going to a high-end or elite training facility or a personal trainer. The whole goal is how to train in a way that best fits your unique makeup to get the best outcomes. We're building that into the app experience. We really believe this is a differentiator for us, and as we help people get better, it allows us to get smarter and to continue to personalize better at scale.

After Dr. Tommy Shavers suffered severe cognitive decline from football head injuries, he developed NESTRE as a model for self-recovery.

What milestone have you recently hit or will soon hit? We'll soon have our first live Neuro-Strength training rooms up in the market in mid-to-late January in Orlando in the Lake Nona Performance Club. The app will be in-market in late February, early March. So, Im really excited about getting really close to launch.

In what ways have you adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic? Our original go-to-market was with our NESTRE Neuro-Strength training facilities, and with the vision of being the first to scale mental and cognitive fitness and strength training facilities across the country. We're still looking to do that. We were literally coming back from finalizing one of our partnerships with a professional sports organization in March 2020 when the world shut down. Our vision and roadmap really pivoted, and it gave us an opportunity to look at the world differently in the sense of, How can we add this value in the landscape that isnt limited to face-to-face interaction? Our digital solution was further down on our roadmap, and so it allowed us to really reverse that and to bring our digital solution to the forefront to allow us to move forward. As weve gotten a little more stable, it's really given us an incredible opportunity to actually bring all of our solutions to market our NESTRE mindset profile, our NESTRE app and our NESTRE Neuro-Strength training facilities, and market in an integrative and standalone way. COVID presented some really unique challenges, but it's also given us unique opportunities to really think about how we help people get better, considering the landscape of the mental and cognitive challenges people are dealing with either from COVID or the pandemic. In general, we really see that mental and cognitive health is and will continue to be a premium moving forward.

Beyond the pandemic, what obstacles has your company had to overcome? Just being a startup. One of the things that can't be overlooked is the data shows less than 3% of all funding goes to founders of color or female founders. The challenge of raising capital, we've been fortunate to have a great opportunity to do that. But also, the uniqueness of combining the things we're doing at a really high level. We're taking serious science, innovation and technology in the sports place, both live and digital. Your typical startup is taking one thing to market in a really concise way. We believe being able to have three stand-alone and integrated solutions has been a challenge on the front-end, but will give us incredible positioning, leverage and strength as we get in the market and move forward.

What are the values that are core to your brand? The first is people. Our vision is to help build a better world with humans in mind. Everything we do is about people, it's people centric. It's built off my own personal lived experience. We know if we're helping people get better and increase quality of life, then we're being true to our mission and core values. The second is integrity with everything we do. This is a personal value that has become an organizational value. It really means to be sound. We really want to be true to who we are, true to what we do, sound in every way possible as we move forward. The third is what we refer to as confident humility. What we mean by confident humility is its this interplay between having the ability and the confidence to see the future before it happens. Being unafraid of risks. Really having an entrepreneur and innovative spirit, in the sense that just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there, right? We're really looking to move things forward in ways that traditionally have waited for solutions that take years, when people are saying, How can you help me now? Were really anchoring in this. We're confident in doing things that haven't been done before and unafraid of taking those types of approaches. At the same time, having the humility to understand we don't know what we don't know. There's constant room for growth. We really want to be a smart company, with this vision of having applied solutions, that as we're helping people get better we're getting smarter as we grow. We always want to have this learners spirit and mindset in the balance between the two of those things. We're fearless and we're mindful at the same time.

What does success ultimately look like for your company? I go back to our vision. Our vision is to help build a better world with the human in mind. We look down the line, three, four, five years, really being entrenched as a pioneer leader in the space of human development, human potential and mental health performance. Being a known company, an organization that's on the forefront of moving forward the science and the solutions to help people get better. If we're doing those things, we're heading in the right direction.

What should investors or customers know about youthe person, your life experiencesthat shows they can believe in you? First and foremost, this is personal. It's been a lived experience for me. I know what it's like to suffer and experience mental and cognitive challenges. I also know what its like to perform at the highest level, both mentally and cognitively. This is a space that not only is near and dear to me. I also have a personal passion, and I'm uniquely suited to navigate this space and at a high level. Also, just the ability to lead, inspire and to work with incredible people, with the team we've developed and brought around us. It's important to know the kind of leadership and the kind of team you have that can move a company like NESTRE forward and do it at a high level. I love what I do. There was a point in which I was told I wouldn't be able to function in the way I do now. Defying odds is built into my DNA, and I look forward to taking on this challenge.

As Dr. Tommy Shavers puts it, NESTRE is a performance, not a pathology, company, committed to 'change the narrative and the stigma' about mental health.

How does NESTRE help with mental health? Its a core part of our work. I had six to seven concussive blows within a three-week span that ended my career. The mental health and cognitive health challenges I experienced and suffered, along with the impairment decline, is really the core foundation of why we built this. The reason why we refer to ourselves as a strength company is because what neuroplasticity is saying is, whether it's pathology or performance, there's an ability to move toward better and that comes from the ability to strengthen what's there. What we've said is were a performance--not a pathology-company. Were training, not a treatment company. Were really trying to change the narrative and the stigma around this idea of mental health, as opposed to mental strength, mental strength training, or cognitive health and cognitive strength and cognitive sprint training. What it's doing is it's bringing us all together in saying no matter where you are, we all have an opportunity to get better and placing the person struggling with anxiety or stress and the person that's in the top 1% of the performance in the same community really helps us all to realize the human side of who we are. It really begins to destigmatize the narrative around it. We stay in this training space by saying, We're here for everyone as an opportunity to be able to get better. Mental health is a huge part of that for us, from a day-to-day basis, understanding the challenges in the sports world, but also an everyday lived experience. Its unfortunate that the current narrative is typically said that in order to embrace this, you have to embrace being broken in some way. What we're saying is: That's not the case. Mental health and mental strength is a part of all of our lived experiences. Everyone deals with mental and cognitive load on a daily basis. We really wanted to place all those individuals in the same community moving toward the same goal of getting better.

Do you have a favorite quote about leadership? Everything starts with being a CEO of self. I use that a lot with our team and individuals. That means everything: Leadership, accountability, wellness, self-care values. Another one is not taking for granted the privilege and power of influence.

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Promoting Love and Peace Across Generations through Science and Global Partnerships – Yale School of Medicine

The environmental influence on a childs social, emotional, and cognitive development is undeniable. Unfortunately, almost half of our worlds children are at risk of not reaching their full developmental potential. The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but little is known about the long-term adverse impact this may have on the worlds most vulnerable children currently living in countries with ongoing threats of violence, displacement, and conflict. Unfortunately, much of these dangers have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Peacebuilding initiatives, particularly during the early childhood years, are more important than ever as the international community prepares to navigate a post-pandemic world.

When looking for contributors to a special issue tackling the concepts of Love and Fear in the medical journal Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, Sue Carter, Distinguished University Scientist and Rudy Professor Emerita of Biology at Indiana University, and an expert in the endocrinology of love, reached out to Dr. James F. Leckman, Neison Harris Professor in the Yale Child Study Center and Professor of Pediatrics, to provide insight into the importance of early childhood peacebuilding initiatives that target young children and their families.

Dr. Leckman assembled a team of experts and practitioners in the field of early childhood development (ECD) and peacebuilding around the globe including notable colleagues from Yale University and the Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) to partner with for this special journal issue. Yale contributors consist of Dr. James F. Leckman, Catherine Panter-Brick, Ph.D., Angelica Ponguta, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rima Salah, Ph.D., Franz J. Hartl, J.D., Michael F. McCarthy, M.A., and N. Shemrah Fallon. This international collaboration resulted in the seminal paper Love and Peace Across Generations: Biobehavioral Systems and Global Partnerships.

The paper emphasizes the importance of the early childhood years on a persons lifelong development, a focus that was widely championed by Yale Professor Emeritus of Psychology, the late Edward Zigler, widely known as the founding father of Head Start who was a pioneer in the field of early childhood development, and a champion for the rights of children. The paper outlines in detail, the link between neuroscience and peacebuilding, particularly the influence that neuropeptides have in influencing social interactions, attachment, love, fear, trauma, compassion, and empathy. The paper also specifies the role of parents in providing nurturing environments. Furthermore, the authors highlight successful early childhood development initiatives that have been implemented in conflict-affected countries as well as argue that it is imperative for our next generation of youth to play an active and leading role in peacebuilding initiatives.

The authors call on the international community to address four key action points that support young children and their families:

The open access journal article is available to the public and can be downloaded along with the complete special journal issue.

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IIT-Gandhinagar Opens Application Process For PG Programmes In Cognitive Science, Society And Culture – NDTV

The application process will conclude on January 20

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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Gandhinagar) is inviting applications for the post graduate (Masters) programmes in Cognitive Science, Society and Culture. The students can apply for the programmes on the official website- iitgn.ac.in. For M.Sc (Cognitive Science) programme, students have to apply on the official website- cogs.iitgn.ac.in/cogs-msc and for MA (Society and Culture), apply at hss.iitgn.ac.in/masc.

The application process will conclude on January 20. "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both admission tests and interviews for the courses will be conducted online. Applications for these two courses can be obtained from the following link - admissions.iitgn.ac.in/pgadmission," the release mentioned. The entrance exam and interviews will be conducted online due to Covid-19, the dates of which will be informed later.

The M.Sc in Cognitive Science will cover industry roles such as Educators, User Experience (UX), Linguistic analysts, Data analysts, Product developers/designers, AI engineers, Cognitive rehabilitation, Robotics, consumer behaviour etc, academic roles- Teaching or Research in, Human-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Decision Making, etc. and International Ph.D. in opportunities.

In the MA programme in Society and Culture, the students will get familiar with academic roles such as Teaching or Research in Ecological Sciences and Public Policy, among others, and industry roles- Journalism, Advertising/media, Communications, Writing, Human resources. The students will also get an opportunity to do doctorate (Ph.D.) from varsity abroad and work with non-profit organisations (NGOs). "The M.A. in Society and Culture provides for fundamental learning, debates, and methods in the disciplines of literature, sociology, anthropology, political science, and history. The two-year masters program emerges from a conviction that students need to be trained to understand the social and political context they are part of," the release mentioned.

Prof Jaison. A. Manjaly, Head, Discipline of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar, said, The interdisciplinary nature of all the courses at IIT Gandhinagar makes a student's learning experience highly enriching. The M.A. in Society and Culture offers students diverse perspectives on social and cultural factors with a nuanced and more in-depth understanding of their context. The M.Sc. in Cognitive Science, on the other hand, offers a deeper understanding of mind, brain, and cognition. These programs are also uniquely aligned to the IITGN's vision to enable lifelong learning among the students.

The candidates required financial assistance can apply for 'On-Campus Employment Opportunities Program. "The Institute also encourages the M.Sc. (Cognitive Science) and M.A. (Society and Culture) students to present their research work at national and international conferences, and provides travel scholarships of up to Rs. 60,000," the release read.

In both programs, students will have unique research experiences like conducting field-work, conducting ethnographic research in the old city of Ahmedabad, visiting historical and archeological sites in Gujarat, conducting experiments in the state of the art cognitive science lab, traveling across the country through the IIT Gandhinagar Explorer Fellowships, taking advantage of the national and international academic and industrial internship opportunities and much more. Exposure to international faculty is another highlight of these programs, it mentioned.

Cognitive Science is a fast-growing emerging field that works at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and Artificial Intelligence while the Society and Culture program provides exposure to key disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences including, history, culture studies, literature, translation studies, sociology, political science and anthropology. For details, please visit the website- iitgn.ac.in.

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Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

The Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is an interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior, including the genetic, biological, behavioral and sociocultural underpinnings of normal behavior, and the causes and consequences of neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Home | Neurobiology

In 1966, Stephen W. Kuffler, together with Nobel Prize winners David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel, as well as Ed Kravitz, Ed Furshpan, and David Potter, founded the department and introduced a new field of scientific discovery called Neurobiology that combined methods of physiology, biochemistry, histology, neuroanatomy, and electron microscopy to study the development and function of the nervous system. (Read here to learn about our recent 50th anniversary celebration) The legacy of this interdisciplinary approach continues today in our over 30 research laboratories that study neuroscience at the molecular, cellular, circuit and systems levels, and use approaches that are both curiosity-based as well as translatable to diseases of the nervous system. Our mission to educate and train the next generation of neuroscientists is supported by graduate programs at Harvard including the Program in Neuroscience (PiN), the Biological and Biomedical Sciences program, and others. Our faculty actively participate in teaching the PiN curriculum and mentor trainees in their labs. We have a Neuro Postdoc Club that offers postdocs a way to meet postdocs in other labs through career development activities, social gatherings, and scientific presentations. The department was instrumental in establishing the Harvard Brain Science Initiative in 2014 to unite neuroscience research efforts across Harvard from our department to neighboring departments on the HMS quadrangle to departments in the Harvard-affiliated hospitals to the Center for Brain Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. We established aDepartmental Committee on Diversity and Inclusionto work consistently towards the goal of equity and justice in our Department.

Taken together, HMS Neurobiology stands for excellence in neuroscience research, training, and education.

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West Tennessee Medical Group Neuroscience & Spine (Jackson …

West Tennessee Medical Group Neuroscience & Spine brings a team of specialists who provide all aspects of diagnostic and treatment services. From non-surgical treatment to delicate spine surgery, West Tennessee Medical Group Neuroscience and Spine offers the best care available all under one roof in Jackson, with a satellite clinic location in Paris, Tennessee.

The Center is a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary center on the second floor of the Medical Center Physicians Tower in Jackson, Tennessee. The Center includes 32 exam rooms, a radiology suite to provide imaging for quick diagnosis, and a patient education suite. West Tennessee Medical Group Neuroscience & Spine works with West Tennessee Heart & Vascular Center to provide brain-saving stroke care. We have earned the prestigious Joint Commission Advanced Primary Stroke Center Certification, recognizing our dedication to foster better outcomes for stroke patients.

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PEERS | Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is world-renowned for providing evidence-based social skills treatment to preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, and other socio-emotional problems.

First developed at UCLA by PEERS Clinic director, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, the program has expanded to locations across the United States, has been translated into over a dozen languages, and is used in over 80 countries across the globe.

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