Webinar "Memory and Memory Impairments"

November 2024: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours.
 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every live webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.
 
Tuition: $165
 
Date and time:
1. Tourette and ADHD: A New Look at an Old Quandary
November 6 (Wednesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

2. Memory and Memory Impairments
November 9 (Saturday) from 10am to 1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)
3. Forensic Issues in Neuropsychology: Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior
November 12 (Tuesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)
4. Neuroethics and the Ethics of Neurocognitive Diagnosis
November 19 (Tuesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)
5. Traumatic Brain Injury
November 21 (Thursday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)
6. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned
November 26 (Tuesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time) 

September-October 2024: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours.
 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every live webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.
 
Tuition: $165
 
Date and time:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes
September 18 (Wednesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

2. Forensic Issues in Neuropsychology: Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior
September 25 (Wednesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

3. Neuroethics and the Ethics of Neurocognitive Diagnosis
September 28 (Saturday) from 10am to 1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)

4. Aging and Dementias
September 29 (Sunday) from 10am to 1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)

5. Neuroethics and the Ethics of Neurocognitive Diagnosis
October 2 (Wednesday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

 
Webinars for European Region time zone:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes
October 17, 2024 (Thursday) from 14:00 to 17:00 Central European Time (8am – 11am American Eastern Time)

2. How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty
October 22, 2024 (Tuesday) from 14:00 to 17:00 Central European Time (8am – 11am American Eastern Time)

On-demand Webinars

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce on-demand webinars. The participants will be able to watch the following
courses online at their own pace:

1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes
2. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders
3. Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain
4. Laterality and Brain Dysfunction
5. Aging and Dementias
6. Traumatic Brain Injury
7. Tourette and ADHD: A New Look at an Old Quandary
8. COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding
9. NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations
10. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned
11. Memory and Memory Impairments
12. Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior
13. How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty
14. Creativity and Cognition
15. Creativity and the Brain

 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every on-demand webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals after completing a test.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.

 
The on-demand webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Fee: Professional: $165.
 

June 2024: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours.
 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every live webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.
 
Tuition: $165
 
Date and time:
1. How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty
June 6 (Thursday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

2. Creativity and the Brain
June 8 (Saturday) from 10am to 1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)

3. Memory and Memory Impairments
June 9 (Sunday) from 10am to 1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)

4. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes
June 13 (Thursday) from 1pm to 4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)

April 2024: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours.
 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every live webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0242.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.
 
Tuition: $165
 
Date:
1. Forensic Issues in Neuropsychology: Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior, April 4 (Thursday) 1pm-4pm Eastern Time and April 6 (Saturday) 10am–1pm Eastern Time

2. Long NeuroCovid: What has been Learned, April 11 (Thursday) 1pm-4pm Eastern Time and April 13 (Saturday) 10am–1pm Eastern Time

3. Tourette and ADHD: A New Look at an Old Quandary, April 25 (Thursday) 1pm-4pm Eastern Time and April 27 (Saturday) 10am–1pm Eastern Time

4. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, May 2 (Thursday) 1pm-4pm Eastern Time and May 4 (Saturday) 10am–1pm Eastern Time

 
Time:
1pm–4pm Eastern Time (noon–3pm Central Time, 10am–1pm Pacific Time)
10am–1pm Eastern Time (9am–noon Central Time, 7am–10am Pacific Time)
(same webinars offered twice, once on a weekday and for the second time on a weekend)

February 2024: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours.
 
3 CE Credits will be awarded for every live webinar by CE credit sponsor to licensed professionals.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

For the international attendees: a certificate of webinar completion can be issued upon request and sent by email in PDF format. Please contact us after completing the webinar if you wish to receive the certificate.
 
Tuition:
Professional: $165
Limited time offer for students: $90 (please email us your name, educational institution and we will send you the instructions)
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, February 3 (Saturday)

2. Memory and Memory Impairments, February 10 (Saturday)

3. Laterality, Novelty and Functional Organization of the Brain, February 24 (Saturday)

4. Aging and dementias, March 2 (Saturday)

5. Traumatic Brain Injury, March 9 (Saturday)

Time:
10am–1pm Eastern Time USA, 16:00-19:00 Central European Time (CET)

November 2023: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor.

CUE Management Solutions, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CUE Management Solutions, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

 
Tuition: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
Date:
1. Creativity and Cognition, November 4 (Saturday)

2. Traumatic Brain Injury, November 5 (Sunday)

3. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, November 11 (Saturday)

4. Tourette and ADHD: A new look at an old quandary, November 12 (Sunday)

5. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, November 26 (Sunday)

Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

September 2023: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor.
The CE Company is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists, Social Workers, Nurses, Professional Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists.
New York State: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, September 9 (Saturday)

2. Memory and Memory Impairments, September 10 (Sunday)

3. Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior, September 14 (Thursday)

4. Aging and Dementias, September 21 (Thursday)

5. Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain, September 23 (Saturday)

6. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, September 24 (Sunday)

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

May – June 2023: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor.
The CE Company is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists, Social Workers, Nurses, Professional Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists.
New York State: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, May 27 (Saturday)

2. Memory and Memory Impairments, May 28 (Sunday)

3. Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior, June 3 (Saturday)

4. Aging and Dementias, June 10 (Saturday)

5. Traumatic Brain Injury, June 11 (Sunday)

6. Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain, June 24 (Saturday)

7. Creativity and Cognition, June 25 (Sunday)

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

March – April 2023: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior, March 11 (Saturday)

2. Memory and Memory Impairments, March 12 (Sunday)

3. Traumatic Brain Injury, March 16 (Thursday)

4. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, March 18 (Saturday)

5. Aging and Dementias, March 19 (Sunday)

6. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, March 23 (Thursday)

7. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, March 30 (Thursday)

8. Creativity and Cognition, April 1 (Saturday)

9. Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain, April 2 (Sunday)

10. Tourette and ADHD: A new look at an old quandary, April 6 (Thursday)

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

December 2022: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, December 8 (Thursday)

2. Aging and Dementias, December 10 (Saturday)

3. Traumatic Brain Injury, December 11 (Sunday)

4. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, December 15 (Thursday)

5. Memory and Memory Impairments, December 22 (Thursday)

6. Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior, December 29 (Thursday)

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

New Webinar “Memory and Memory Impairments”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce the new webinar “Memory and Memory Impairments”.

Memory is among the most important cognitive functions, and memory impairment is among the most common and most catastrophic consequences of neurological and psychiatric conditions. In this webinar we will review the basic neurobiology of memory and various forms of memory in normal cognition, including associative memory and working memory. We will then review various amnestic syndromes, e.g. anterograde and retrograde amnesias; and types of memory impairments across a wide range of brain disorders. These include Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; Korsakoff syndrome; traumatic brain injury; temporal lobe epilepsy; viral encephalopathies including COVID-19, HIV encephalopathy, and herpes simplex encephalopathy; and other disorders, as well as usually ignored neurodevelopmental memory impairments. We will discuss memory changes in aging and efforts to protect it.

Date:
October 20 (Thursday), 2022, 1 pm – 4:15 pm EST

October 22 (Saturday), 2022, 1 pm – 4:15 pm EST

New Webinar “Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce the new webinar “Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior”.

Various brain disorders may alter behavior in ways that result in behaviors judged by society as antisocial or outright criminal. Ultimately the judgment whether certain acts are criminal and to what extent (if any) a history of brain disorder is a mitigating factor, rests with the legal system. However, mental health professionals can make important contributions to these decisions in an advisory capacity. It is important to educate both mental health professionals and members of the legal profession about the many possible ways in which brain damage may contribute to criminal behavior. Socially aberrant behaviors are more common in certain brain disorders than in others; the manifestations may be different, and so are the underlying mechanisms. In this webinar we will review some of the conditions with which aberrant behaviors may be associated. These include dementias, neurodevelopmental disorders, traumatic brain injury,
seizures, space occupying lesions, neuropsychiatric disorders, and others. It is important for clinicians working with these populations to be aware of the potential for socially aberrant behavior, which may be predicated, entirely or in part, on the intrinsic properties of underlying brain disease and associated cognitive impairment and disinhibition.

Date:
October 27 (Thursday), 2022, 1 pm – 4:15 pm EST

October 29 (Saturday), 2022, 1 pm – 4:15 pm EST

New Webinars for Australasian Region “Memory and Memory Impairments” and “Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce a premiere of the two new webinars by Dr. Goldberg.
 

Webinar “Memory and Memory Impairments”

Date: October 22, 2022 (Saturday), 1 pm – 4 pm Australian Eastern Time

Webinar “Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior”

Date: October 29, 2022 (Saturday), 1 pm – 4 pm Australian Eastern Time

Multiple Neuroinvasive Pathways in COVID-19

Large-Scale Distributed Networks and Cerebral Hemispheres

August – September 2022: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce live webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, August 16

2. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, August 17

3. Aging and Dementias, August 23

4. Traumatic Brain Injury, August 24

5. Tourette and ADHD: A new look at an old quandary, August 30

6. COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding, August 31

7. NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations, September 6

8. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, September 7

9. Creativity and Cognition, September 13

10. Laterality and Brain Dysfunction, September 14

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

May – June 2022: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, May 7

2. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, May 8

3. COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding, May 28

4. NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations, May 29

5. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, June 4

6. Aging and Dementias, June 5

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

February – March 2022: Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, February 17

2. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, February 24

3. COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding, March 3

4. NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations, March 10

5. Long NEUROCOVID: What Has Been Learned, March 17

6. Aging and Dementias, March 24

7. Laterality, Tourette and ADHD, March 31

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce webinars about the brain and the mind.
 
The webinars are presented by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
 
Each webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credits will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars.
 
Fee: $165 for a three-hour course. There is no additional charge for the CE certificate.
 
Date:
1. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes, October 3

2. Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders, October 14

3. COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding, October 21

4. NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations, October 24

5. Dementias, October 31

6. Traumatic Brain Injury, November 4

7. How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty, November 7

8. ADHD and Tourette: A new look at an old quandary, November 18

9. Creativity and Cognition, November 28

10. Creativity and the Brain, December 2

11. Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain, December 5

12. Laterality and Brain Dysfunction, December 16

 
Time:
1 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern Time (noon – 3:15pm Central Time, 10am – 1:15pm Pacific Time)

Webinar “NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations”

COVID-19 can affect the brain of infected individuals, which may result in a wide range of neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms. It can also have a profound psychological and psychiatric impact on the general population. In this webinar we will further discuss the concept of “neuro-COVID” and examine the expanding knowledge of its impact on specific brain systems. We will examine the causal role of neuro-COVID in dementia and delirium; in executive deficit, memory impairment and other specific cognitive impairments; in psychosis and psychiatric and psychological disorders; and its pediatric manifestations. We will also review the emerging therapeutic approaches, global research and clinical initiatives, and how one can participate in them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations

Date and time:
July 17, 2021 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain: a brief recap.
The impact of neuro-COVID on the frontal lobes, temporal lobes, brainstem, and other structures.
Specific types of cognitive impairment caused by neuro-COVID: executive deficit, amnestic syndromes, and others.
Delirium and dementia in neuro-COVID.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Psychiatric manifestations of neuro-COVID.
Psychosis in neuro-COVID.
Neuro-COVID in children.
Emerging therapeutic approaches.
Global initiatives.

Webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding”

Knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on the brain is rapidly accumulating and this is reflected in the increasing use of the term “neuro-COVID.” In this webinar, we review the expanding understanding of the multiple ways in which COVID-19 affects the human brain, discuss the likelihood of long-term and very long-term sequelae of neuro-COVID, and their implications for cognitive functions. We discuss the international effort currently underway to meet the long-term challenges of neuro-COVID and the potential role of neuropsychology in addressing them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding

COVID-19 is a viral illness caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which has become a global pandemic affecting all of us. While it has been originally characterized as respiratory illness, a growing body of evidence suggests that the brain may also be affected. In this webinar we will discuss the concept of “neuro-COVID” and examine the emerging evidence of COVID-19 impact on the human brain and the multiple clinical neurological and neuropsychological manifestations of this impact. In particular, we will discuss the potential for long-term neurocognitive sequelae of neuro-COVID and the role of neuropsychology in addressing them.
In addition, we will briefly review the impact of diseases caused by other coronaviruses (SARS, MERS) on the brain.
Date and time:
July 10, 2021 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain.
Brain as the target of COVID-19.
Direct vs indirect mechanisms of brain damage in COVID-19.
Primary mechanisms of brain infection: transsynaptic vs hematogenous.
Mechanisms of infection: the role of ACE2 receptor.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
COVID-19 and immune response.
Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
Introducing “Neuro-COVID”.
Long-term sequelae of Neuro-COVID.
Other coronaviruses and the brain: SARS, MERS.
Other viruses and the brain: HIV, and HSV.

Webinar for Australasian Region “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce the webinar “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease”. Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, changes throughout the lifespan, and gender differences. We will also examine how executive functions become impaired in a wide range of neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours. The fee for the webinar is US $165.

Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease

Date and time:
July 10, 2021 (Saturday) from 1pm to 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time

Agenda
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same? Neuroanatomy of executive functions.
Components of executive functions (planning, impulse control, working memory, and others).
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks (Central Executive, Default Mode, and others). Are they lateralized?
Agent-centered cognition and frontal-lobe functions. Impairments of agent-centered cognition.
Sex differences in the functional organization of the frontal lobes.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Role of the frontal lobes in novelty-seeking and creativity.
Regulation of emotions and frontal-lobe dysfunction.
Executive deficit in neurological disorders.
Executive deficit in psychiatric disorders.
 

Webinar for Australasian Region “NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations”

COVID-19 can affect the brain of infected individuals, which may result in a wide range of neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms. It can also have a profound psychological and psychiatric impact on the general population. In this webinar we will further discuss the concept of “neuro-COVID” and examine the expanding knowledge of its impact on specific brain systems. We will examine the causal role of neuro-COVID in dementia and delirium; in executive deficit, memory impairment and other specific cognitive impairments; in psychosis and psychiatric and psychological disorders; and its pediatric manifestations. We will also review the emerging therapeutic approaches, global research and clinical initiatives, and how one can participate in them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours. The fee for the webinar is US $165.

NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations

Date and time:
July 17, 2021 (Saturday) from 1pm to 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time

Agenda:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain: a brief recap.
The impact of neuro-COVID on the frontal lobes, temporal lobes, brainstem, and other structures.
Specific types of cognitive impairment caused by neuro-COVID: executive deficit, amnestic syndromes, and others.
Delirium and dementia in neuro-COVID.
Psychiatric manifestations of neuro-COVID.
Psychosis in neuro-COVID.
Neuro-COVID in children.
Emerging therapeutic approaches.
Global initiatives.

Webinar “NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations”

COVID-19 can affect the brain of infected individuals, which may result in a wide range of neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms. It can also have a profound psychological and psychiatric impact on the general population. In this webinar we will further discuss the concept of “neuro-COVID” and examine the expanding knowledge of its impact on specific brain systems. We will examine the causal role of neuro-COVID in dementia and delirium; in executive deficit, memory impairment and other specific cognitive impairments; in psychosis and psychiatric and psychological disorders; and its pediatric manifestations. We will also review the emerging therapeutic approaches, global research and clinical initiatives, and how one can participate in them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

NEUROCOVID-19: Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Psychological Manifestations

Date and time:
May 13, 2021 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
May 16, 2021 (Sunday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
(this is the same webinar offered twice, once on a weekday and for the second time on a weekend)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain: a brief recap.
The impact of neuro-COVID on the frontal lobes, temporal lobes, brainstem, and other structures.
Specific types of cognitive impairment caused by neuro-COVID: executive deficit, amnestic syndromes, and others.
Delirium and dementia in neuro-COVID.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Psychiatric manifestations of neuro-COVID.
Psychosis in neuro-COVID.
Neuro-COVID in children.
Emerging therapeutic approaches.
Global initiatives.

Webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding”

Knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on the brain is rapidly accumulating and this is reflected in the increasing use of the term “neuro-COVID.” In this webinar, we review the expanding understanding of the multiple ways in which COVID-19 affects the human brain, discuss the likelihood of long-term and very long-term sequelae of neuro-COVID, and their implications for cognitive functions. We discuss the international effort currently underway to meet the long-term challenges of neuro-COVID and the potential role of neuropsychology in addressing them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding

COVID-19 is a viral illness caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which has become a global pandemic affecting all of us. While it has been originally characterized as respiratory illness, a growing body of evidence suggests that the brain may also be affected. In this webinar we will discuss the concept of “neuro-COVID” and examine the emerging evidence of COVID-19 impact on the human brain and the multiple clinical neurological and neuropsychological manifestations of this impact. In particular, we will discuss the potential for long-term neurocognitive sequelae of neuro-COVID and the role of neuropsychology in addressing them.
In addition, we will briefly review the impact of diseases caused by other coronaviruses (SARS, MERS) on the brain.
Date and time:
April 29, 2021 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
May 2, 2021 (Sunday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
(this is the same webinar offered twice, once on a weekday and for the second time on a weekend)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain.
Brain as the target of COVID-19.
Direct vs indirect mechanisms of brain damage in COVID-19.
Primary mechanisms of brain infection: transsynaptic vs hematogenous.
Mechanisms of infection: the role of ACE2 receptor.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
COVID-19 and immune response.
Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
Introducing “Neuro-COVID”.
Long-term sequelae of Neuro-COVID.
Other coronaviruses and the brain: SARS, MERS.
Other viruses and the brain: HIV, and HSV.

Webinar “Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes”

Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, changes throughout the lifespan, and gender differences. We will also examine the role of executive functions in creativity and their relationship to intelligence.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes

Date and time:
April 8, 2021 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
April 17, 2021 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
(this is the same webinar offered twice, once on a weekday and for the second time on a weekend)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
 

Agenda:
First 90 min:
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same?
Components of executive functions (planning, impulse control, working memory, and others).
Novel approaches to understanding the frontal-lobe functions.
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks (Central Executive, Default Mode, and others).
Executive functions and laterality.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Executive functions and sex differences.
Regulation of emotions: frontal lobes and amygdala.
Executive functions in creativity and intelligence.
Executive functions in development and aging.

Webinar “Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders”

Executive functions are the most fragile of all cognitive functions. They are affected in a wide range of neurological, psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders. In this webinar we will examine how executive functions are affected in various dementias (including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia); traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease, neuropsychiatric disorders (including schizophrenia and affective disorders), infectious encephalopathies, seizure disorders, and other clinical conditions, including viral encephalopathies, like neuro-COVID.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders

Date and time:
April 10, 2021 (Saturday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
April 15, 2021 (Thursday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
(this is the same webinar offered twice, once on a weekday and for the second time on a weekend)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
 

Agenda:
First 90 min:
Executive dysfunction in dementias (Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Fronto-temporal dementia).
Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury (reticulo-frontal disconnection syndrome).
Executive dysfunction in cerebrovascular disorders (CVA, aneurysms).
Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, Tourette’s Syndrome).
Executive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, affective disorders).
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Executive dysfunction in movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease).
Executive dysfunction in infectious encephalopathies (neuro-COVID and others).
Executive dysfunction and seizure disorders.
Executive dysfunction and laterality.

Webinar “ADHD and Tourette: A new look at an old quandary”

The ADHD diagnosis has acquired the status of a fad and is often given too casually and inclusively. Conflation between two distinct classes of clinical phenomena, hyperactivity and exploratory behavior, is a common source of ADHD overdiagnosis. Inspired by early insights by Oliver Sacks, we examine the relationship between frontal-lobe syndromes, Tourette syndrome, and Parkinson’s disease. This synthesis leads to a new understanding of Tourette syndrome and helps identify its distinct subtypes. These subtypes are caused, respectively, by predominant dysregulation in the left vs right fronto-striatal systems, and result in the preponderance of tics vs excessive exploratory behaviors. We examine the difference between hyperactivity and excessive exploratory behavior, and the potential for diagnostic confusion between ADHD and Tourette if this difference is ignored.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

ADHD and Tourette: A new look at an old quandary

Date and time:
February 25, 2021 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
February 27, 2021 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
Overdiagnosis of ADHD. A source of overdiagnosis: conflation of hyperactivity and exploratory behavior. What is the difference?
Are the diagnostic criteria for ADHD too broad? Duality of symptoms in Tourette syndrome: tics vs exploratory behavior.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Are the diagnostic criteria for Tourette too narrow? The triple-decker: Frontal lesions, Tourette syndrome, and Parkinson’s disease.
Introducing “hemi-Tourette” subtypes.
Clinical features of “hemi-Tourette” subtypes.
Clearing up the diagnostic confusion between Tourette and ADHD.

Webinar “How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty”

Fully deterministic, fixed situations exist only in psychology experiments. By contrast, real life is full of novel challenges and uncertainties. Furthermore, complex systems, both biological and artificial, must have the ability to acquire new information without degrading previously acquired information. In this webinar we will discuss how evolution “solved” these challenges by distributing the responsibilities between the two hemispheres: the right hemisphere is more adept at dealing with novel, ambiguous situations; and the left hemisphere at preserving well established knowledge and cognitive routines. We will review the developmental and neuroimaging evidence for this broad functional distinction, its neural mechanisms, and its evolutionary history in primates, dolphins, birds, and even in invertebrate species. We will also examine how this new understanding of hemispheric specialization sheds new light on certain neurological disorders.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

The webinar takes 3 hours and 3 CE Credit will be awarded by CE credit sponsor R. Cassidy Seminars. The fee for the webinar is $165. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.
R. Cassidy Seminars are CE Sponsors for the American Psychological Association and recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education for psychologists, psychoanalysts, social workers, NY-LMHCs, NY-LMFTs and creative arts therapists.
Click here to read more about the CEs.

How the Brain Deals with Novelty and Uncertainty

Date and time:
March 11, 2021 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
March 14, 2021 (Sunday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Fee:
$165 for a three-hour webinar. There is no additional fee for the production of a CE certificate.

Agenda:
First 90 min:
What is wrong with the classic view of hemispheric specialization.
Morphological, cellular, and biochemical asymmetries in the brain.
Novelty vs familiarity is a fundamental cognitive distinction throughout evolution and in human development.
Cognitive novelty and the right hemisphere.
Cognitive routines and the left hemisphere.
15 min break
Last 90 min:
Functional lateralization in primates, dolphins, birds, and bees.
Neural mechanisms behind the novelty-routinization distinction.
Aberrant laterality and its clinical manifestations.

Webinar “Tourette, ADHD, and the Legacy of Oliver Sacks”

Tourette syndrome is an enigmatic disorder whose symptoms continue to fascinate but mechanisms remain elusive. Oliver Sacks, the famous neurologist and author, had a long-standing interest in Tourette and wrote about it both in scientific journals and in best-selling books. Some of his writings prompted a new examination of the mechanisms and symptomatology of Tourette. In this webinar we will examine the common thread between conditions traditionally regarded as unrelated: Tourette syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, and focal frontal lesions. By placing them in a shared neuroscientific context, we will arrive at a new conceptualization of Tourette and its relationship to ADHD, and will identify distinct subtypes of Tourette. We will examine how dysregulation of the fronto-striatal interaction in the two hemispheres may result in different clinical symptoms. By analogy with hemiparkinsonian syndromes, we will introduce the concept of “hemi-Tourette” syndromes, and will examine their relationship to tics vs excessive exploratory behavior. We will examine the difference between exploratory behavior and hyperactivity, and how failure to account for this difference may lead to diagnostic confusion. Much of the work described in this webinar was influenced by a 40-year long intellectual discourse and personal friendship between Oliver Sacks and Elkhonon Goldberg, which began soon after Goldberg’s arrival in the United States in 1974 and continued until Dr. Sacks’ death in 2015.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

Tourette, ADHD, and the Legacy of Oliver Sacks

Inspired by early insights by Oliver Sacks, we examine the relationship between frontal-lobe syndromes, Tourette syndrome, and Parkinson’s disease. This synthesis leads to a new understanding of Tourette syndrome and introduces the concept of “hemi-Tourette” variants. These variants are caused, respectively, by dysregulation in the left vs right fronto-striatal systems, and result in tics vs excessive exploratory behaviors. We examine the difference between excessive exploratory behavior and hyperactivity, and the potential for diagnostic confusion between Tourette and ADHD if this difference is not understood.
Date and time:
November 19, 2020 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
November 21, 2020 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
Duality of symptoms in Tourette syndrome: tics vs exploratory behavior.
The triple-decker: Frontal lesions, Tourette syndrome, and Parkinson’s disease.
Difference between excessive exploratory behaviors and hyperactivity.
Introducing “hemi-Tourette” variants.
Clinical features of “hemi-Tourette” variants.
Clearing up the diagnostic confusion between Tourette and ADHD.

Recorded Webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding”

Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce the webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding.”

Knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on the brain is rapidly accumulating and this is reflected in the increasing use of the term “neuro-COVID.” In this webinar, we review the expanding understanding of the multiple ways in which COVID-19 affects the human brain, discuss the likelihood of long-term and very long-term sequelae of neuro-COVID, and their implications for cognitive functions. We discuss the international effort currently underway to meet the long-term challenges of neuro-COVID and the potential role of neuropsychology in addressing them.

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding

Date and time:
September 24, 2020 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
September 26, 2020 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain.
Brain as the target of COVID-19.
Direct vs indirect mechanisms of brain damage in COVID-19.
Primary mechanisms of brain infection: transsynaptic vs hematogenous.
Mechanisms of infection: the role of ACE2 receptor.
COVID-19 and immune response.
Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
Introducing “Neuro-COVID”.
Long-term sequelae of Neuro-COVID.
Other coronaviruses and the brain: SARS, MERS.
Other viruses and the brain: HIV, and HSV.

Recorded Webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding”

Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce the webinar “COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding.” This webinar is a considerable expansion and update of the webinar offered a few months ago. Knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on the brain is rapidly accumulating and this is reflected in our new webinar. In this new webinar, we review the emerging understanding of the multiple ways in which COVID-19 affects the human brain, discuss the likelihood of long-term sequelae of neuro-COVID, their implications for cognitive functions, and the potential role of neuropsychology in addressing them.
The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

COVID-19 and Brain Dysfunction: Evolving Understanding

Date and time:
July 18, 2020 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
July 23, 2020 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
COVID-19 pandemic and the brain.
Brain as the target of COVID-19.
Direct vs indirect mechanisms of brain damage in COVID-19.
Primary mechanisms of brain infection: transsynaptic vs hematogenous.
Mechanisms of infection: the role of ACE2 receptor.
COVID-19 and immune response.
Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
Introducing “Neuro-COVID”.
Long-term sequelae of Neuro-COVID.
Other coronaviruses and the brain: SARS, MERS.
Other viruses and the brain: HIV, and HSV.

Recorded Webinar “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce the webinar “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease”. Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, changes throughout the lifespan, and gender differences. We will also examine how executive functions become impaired in a wide range of neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders.
The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease

Date and time:
July 16, 2020 (Thursday) from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)
July 25, 2020 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same? Neuroanatomy of executive functions.
Components of executive functions (planning, impulse control, working memory, and others).
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks (Central Executive, Default Mode, and others). Are they lateralized?
Agent-centered cognition and frontal-lobe functions. Impairments of agent-centered cognition.
Sex differences in the functional organization of the frontal lobes.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Role of the frontal lobes in novelty-seeking and creativity.
Regulation of emotions and frontal-lobe dysfunction.
Executive deficit in neurological disorders.
Executive deficit in psychiatric disorders.
 

Webinar Series About the Brain and the Mind

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce webinars about the brain and the mind. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders, but they are also open to the members of the general public.
The webinars feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 20 languages.

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes

Date and time:
May 14, 2020 (Thursday), from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
May 16, 2020 (Saturday), from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same?
Components of executive functions (planning, impulse control, working memory, and others).
Novel approaches to understanding the frontal-lobe functions.
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks (Central Executive, Default Mode, and others).
Executive functions and laterality.
Executive functions and sex differences.
Regulation of emotions: frontal lobes and amygdala.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Executive functions in development and aging.

 

Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders

Date and time:
May 21, 2020 (Thursday), from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
May 23, 2020 (Saturday), from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
Executive dysfunction in dementias (Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, Fronto-temporal dementia).
Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury (reticulo-frontal disconnection syndrome).
Executive dysfunction in cerebrovascular disorders (CVA, aneurysms).
Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, Tourette’s Syndrome).
Executive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, affective disorders).
Executive dysfunction in movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease).
Executive dysfunction in infectious encephalopathies.
Executive dysfunction and seizure disorders.
Executive dysfunction and laterality.

 

Dementias

Date and time:
May 28, 2020 (Thursday), from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
May 30, 2020 (Saturday), from 2pm to 5:15pm Eastern Time (1pm – 4:15pm Central Time, 11am – 2:15pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
Epidemiology and demographics of dementias.
Alzheimer’s disease: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis. Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis.
Fronto-temporal dementia: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis. Vascular dementia: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis.
Korsakoff’s syndrome: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis. Mixed dementias: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis.
Mild Neurocognitive Impairment and its relationship to dementias. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and misdiagnosis.
Memory impairment in dementias and the fallacy of old diagnostic criteria. Executive impairment in dementias: still underrecognized.
Arousal impairment in dementias. Changes in the epidemiology of dementias and possible causes behind them. Cognitive aging: its characteristics, protective factors, and risk factors. Cognitive enhancement and surrounding controversies.

Recorded Webinar “COVID-19 AND THE BRAIN”

Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce the webinar “COVID-19 and the Brain.” The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us and has changed our world in unfathomable ways. In order to cope with, and eventually overcome this new disease, we need to understand it in all its aspects. In this new webinar, we review the emerging knowledge of how COVID-19 affects the human brain, and discuss the timeliness of the construct “neuro-COVID-19.”

The webinar features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 21 languages.

COVID-19 AND THE BRAIN

Date and time:
May 16, 2020 (Saturday) from 12pm to 1pm Eastern Time (11am – 12pm Central Time, 9am – 10am Pacific Time)
May 21, 2020 (Thursday) from 4pm to 5pm Eastern Time (3pm – 4pm Central Time, 1pm – 2pm Pacific Time)

Agenda:
1. COVID-19 and the brain: neuroimaging, neuropathological, and genetic findings.
2. Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
3. Other coronavirus-related illnesses: SARS, MERS, and the brain.
4. Other viral encephalopathies: HIV and HSV.
5. Is neuro-Covid-19 a useful construct?

Recorded Webinar for Australia “COVID-19 AND THE BRAIN”

The webinar was streamed live on May 30, 2020, from 1pm to 2pm Eastern Australian Time.

Agenda:
1. COVID-19 and the brain: neuroimaging, neuropathological, and genetic findings.
2. Clinical neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
3. Other coronavirus-related illnesses: SARS, MERS, and the brain.
4. Other viral encephalopathies: HIV and HSV.
5. Is neuro-Covid-19 a useful construct?

Recorded Webinar for Australia “Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes”

The webinar was streamed live on March 28, 2020, 1pm – 4pm Australian Eastern Time.

Agenda:
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same?
Components of executive functions: planning, impulse control, working memory, and others.
Novel approaches to understanding the frontal-lobe functions.
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks: Central Executive, Default Mode, and others.
Frontal lobes in novelty and creativity.
Frontal lobes and laterality.
Executive functions and sex differences.
Regulation of emotions: frontal lobes and amygdala.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Executive functions in development and aging.

Recorded Webinars

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce webinars about the brain and the mind. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders, but they are also open to the members of the general public.
The webinars feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 16 languages.

Each webinar takes 3 hours. The fee for each webinar is $145.

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes

Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders

Dementias

Traumatic Brain Injury

Creativity and Cognition

Creativity and the Brain

Laterality and Functional Organization of the Brain

Laterality and Brain Dysfunction

Fee:
$145 for a three-hour webinar.

Recorded Webinars “Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease”

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce a 5-day webinar sequence about the brain and the mind. The webinars are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with the brain and brain disorders, but they are open to the members of the general public.
 
The webinars will feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.
 

The fee for the 5-day webinar sequence is $825 (or $180 for a three-hour webinar).
 

Date and time:
October 12, 2019 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
October 19, 2019 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
October 26, 2019 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
November 16, 2019 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
November 23, 2019 (Saturday) from 12pm to 3:15pm Eastern Time (11am – 2:15pm Central Time, 9am – 12:15pm Pacific Time)
 

Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease

October 12 Agenda
General review of the neural basis of executive functions: frontal lobes and related structures.
Executive functions in evolution: frontal lobes and the striatum.
Subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex and major frontal-lobe syndromes.
From modules to networks. Large-scale networks: Central Executive, Default Mode, and others.
Elements of executive functions: models of the future, generativity, mental flexibility, impulse control, and others.
Q & A.

October 19 Agenda
New ideas in the cognitive neuroscience of executive functions.
Decision making in novel and ambiguous environments. Agent-centered decision making.
Lateralization of frontal-lobe structure and function.
Sex and handedness differences.
Frontal lobes and emotions.
Q & A.

October 26 Agenda
The working memory conundrum: working memory in animals and humans.
Intelligence and the frontal lobes.
Creativity and the frontal lobes: hyperfrontality, hypofrontality and the creative spark.
Frontal lobes and the lifespan: how neurobiology and environment interact in the age of innovation.
Frontal lobes and consciousness.
Q & A.

November 16 Agenda
Executive dysfunction in neurodevelopmental syndromes.
The triple-decker: overcoming the fragmentation of clinical neuroscience and connecting the dots.
Rethinking Tourette syndrome and its relationship to ADHD.
Executive dysfunction in dementias: Alzheimer’s disease; Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease; Frontotemporal degeneration.
Q & A.

November 23 Agenda
Executive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury. The “mild TBI” conundrum.
Executive dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders: schizophrenia and affective disorders.
Executive function assessment tools. Their strengths, limitations, and what the new “frontal-lobe” assessment tools should target. Agent-centered cognition.
Q & A.

Recorded Online Workshop “Brain and Cognition in Health and Disease”

This 8-day online lecture sequence covers a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. Brain mechanisms of major cognitive functions will be reviewed. Brain mechanisms and cognitive characteristics of major disorders affecting cognition will also be reviewed.

The workshop features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

48 CE credits are offered for completion of the 8-day program (6 CE credits per day) for most mental health professions. The fee is $3,360 for an 8-day sequence / $450 for a single day (6 hours) participation.

Format:
online workshop

Duration:
6 hours per segment, 8 parts, 48 hours total

Time:
11am – 6pm EDT (10am – 5pm CDT / 8am – 3pm PDT) with a lunch break and 2 short breaks.

Dates:
March 30, 2019 / April 13, 2019 / April 20, 2019 / April 27, 2019 / May 11, 2019 / May 18, 2019 / May 25, 2019 / June 8, 2019

Fees:
$450 for a segment (6 hours); or $3,360 for the whole sequence.

March 30, 2019. Basic neuroanatomy. Perception and agnosias. Motor functions and apraxias. Language and aphasias.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Basic functional neuroanatomy.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Major brain structures and neurotransmitters and their contributions to neural computation.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Perception and perceptual disorders.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Agnosias, cerebral hemispheres, and distributed mechanisms of perception.

April 13, 2019. Executive functions.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 The deciding brain.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Neural mechanisms of executive functions of the frontal lobes and dysexecutive syndromes.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Main dysexecutive syndromes.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Agent-centered decision making.

April 20, 2019. Executive functions (continuation). Hemispheric specialization.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Executive functions and novelty.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Executive functions and creativity.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 The bicameral brain. Structural and functional hemispheric asymmetries.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Novel approaches to hemispheric specialization.

April 27, 2019. Hemispheric specialization (continuation). Emotions.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Hemispheric specialization (continued).
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Laterality and evolution.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Laterality and brain dysfunction.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 The emotional brain. Limbic and cortical contributions to emotional regulation.

May 11, 2019. Arousal and attention. Memory and amnesias. Cognitive aging and neuroplasticity.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Attention and attentional disorders. Voluntary attention and ADHD. Automatic attention and hemiinattention.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Memory and amnesias. Neuroanatomical components of memory circuits.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Types of memory and amnesias.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Cognitive aging. Current concepts of neuroplasticity. Factors behind healthy cognitive aging.

May 18, 2019. Dementias. Cerebrovascular disorders.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Major dementias. Alzheimer’s disease.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Lewy body, frontotemporal, cerebrovascular, and mixed dementias. Mild Neurocognitive Impairment (mNCI) and its relationship to dementias.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Cerebrovascular disorders.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Aneurysms and AVM’s.

May 25, 2019. Traumatic Brain Injury. Neuropsychiatric disorders.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Neuroanatomy, subtypes, natural history, cognitive profiles, and diagnosis.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Forensic aspects of TBI.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Neuropsychiatric disorders. Schizophrenias; diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Affective disorders; diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.

June 8, 2019. Neurodevelopmental disorders. Infectious encephalopathies, neoplasms, movement disorders, and seizures. Addictions.

Agenda
11:00 – 12:30 Neurodevelopmental disorders. Dyslexias, non-verbal learning disabilities.
12:30 – 12:45 Break
12:45 – 14:00 Autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome.
14:00 – 14:30 Lunch break.
14:30 – 16:00 Infectious diseases of the brain. Bacterial (Lyme), viral (HIV and Herpes Simplex), prion (Jacob-Kreuzfeld) encephalopathies. Seizures and their effect on cognition. Classification, neurobiology, and cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 18:00 Neoplasms and their effects on cognition. Types of brain tumors and their effects on cognition. Movement disorders. Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ALS and their effects on cognition. Addictions and substance abuse. Alcohol abuse and Korsakoff syndrome.

Recorded Introductory Webinars

In response to numerous requests for brief introductory webinars, the Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to announce one-hour webinars. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders, but they are also open to the members of the general public.

The webinars feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes: A Brief Review

Webinar was streamed live on September 29, 2018

Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, decision-making, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, and changes throughout the lifespan. We will discuss the role played by different subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex and related subcortical structures. We will review the role of the prefrontal cortex in large-scale neural networks and their relationship to various cognitive processes, as well as different types of decision-making and the novel research approaches aimed at understanding them.

Dementias: A Brief Review

Webinar was streamed live on September 29, 2018

Dementias are among the most prevalent neurocognitive disorders presenting a unique set of clinical and societal challenges. In this webinar we will review several major types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia and its relationship to Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, and others. For each of these disorders we will discuss the underlying neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and cognitive characteristics. We will also discuss cognitive aging, as well as both protective and risk factors associated with it.

Executive Dysfunction in Brain Disorders: A Brief Review

Webinar was streamed live on October 13, 2018

Executive functions are the most fragile of all cognitive functions. They are affected in a wide range of neurological, psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders. In this webinar we will examine how executive functions are affected in various dementias (including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and Frontotemporal dementia); traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease, neuropsychiatric disorders (including schizophrenia and affective disorders), infectious encephalopathies, seizure disorders, and other clinical conditions.

Traumatic Brain Injury: A Brief Review

Webinar was streamed live on October 13, 2018

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a highly prevalent condition sometimes referred to as a “silent epidemic.” In this webinar we will review various types of TBI (closed, open, blast); various causes and unique characteristics of motor vehicle accidents, workplace-related, military and sports TBI; various mechanisms of TBI (diffuse axonal injury, contre-coup, neurometabolic cascade); cognitive characteristics (particularly executive and memory impairment); recovery from TBI and long-term outcomes; and forensic issues commonly associated with TBI.

Recorded Webinar for Australia “Dementias”

The webinar was streamed live on November 30, 2019, 1pm – 4pm Australian Eastern Time.

Agenda:
Epidemiology and demographics of dementias.
Alzheimer’s disease: neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, neurocognitive characteristics, and diagnosis.
Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Fronto-temporal dementia and Korsakoff’s syndrome.
Mild Cognitive Impairment and its relationship to dementias. Diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and misdiagnosis.
Memory impairment in dementias and the fallacy of old diagnostic criteria. Executive impairment in dementias: still underrecognized.
Arousal impairment in dementias. Changes in the epidemiology of dementias and possible causes behind them.
Cognitive aging: its characteristics, protective factors, and risk factors. Cognitive enhancement and surrounding controversies.

Recorded Webinar for Australia “Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes”

The webinar was streamed live on August 10, 2019, 1pm – 4pm Australian Eastern Time.

Agenda:
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same?
Components of executive functions: planning, impulse control, working memory, and others.
Novel approaches to understanding the frontal-lobe functions.
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks: Central Executive, Default Mode, and others.
Frontal lobes in novelty and creativity.
Frontal lobes and laterality.
Executive functions and sex differences.
Regulation of emotions: frontal lobes and amygdala.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Executive functions in development and aging.

Recorded Webinars (January 2019)

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce webinars about the brain and the mind. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders, but they are also open to the members of the general public.
The webinars will feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.
 

Executive Functions and Frontal Lobes in Health and Disease

Webinar was streamed live on January 26, 2019 and January 31, 2019

Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, changes throughout the lifespan, and gender differences. We will also examine how executive functions become impaired in a wide range of neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders.
 

Agenda
Executive functions and frontal-lobe functions: are they the same?
Components of executive functions (planning, impulse control, working memory, and others).
Frontal lobes and large-scale networks (Central Executive, Default Mode, and others).
Agent-centered cognition and frontal-lobe functions. Executive functions and laterality.
Sex differences in the functional organization of the frontal lobes.
Executive functions and intelligence.
Role of the frontal lobes in novelty-seeking and creativity.
Regulation of emotions: frontal lobes and amygdala.
Executive deficit in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
 

Recorded Online Workshop “Brain and Cognition in Health and Disease”

This 8-day online lecture sequence covers a wide range of topics on the relationship between the brain and the mind in health and disease. Brain mechanisms of major cognitive functions will be reviewed. Brain mechanisms and cognitive characteristics of major disorders affecting cognition will also be reviewed.

The workshop features Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

The fee is $3,360 for an 8-day sequence / $450 for a single day (6 hours) participation.

Format:
online workshop

Duration:
6 hours per segment, 8 parts, 48 hours total

Fees:
$450 for a segment (6 hours); or $3,360 for the whole sequence.

Basic neuroanatomy. Perception and agnosias. Motor functions and apraxias. Language and aphasias. (Recorded on November 10, 2018)

Agenda
Basic functional neuroanatomy.
Major brain structures and neurotransmitters and their contributions to neural computation.
Perception and perceptual disorders.
Agnosias, cerebral hemispheres, and distributed mechanisms of perception.

Executive functions. (Recorded on November 11, 2018)

Agenda
The deciding brain.
Neural mechanisms of executive functions of the frontal lobes and dysexecutive syndromes.
Main dysexecutive syndromes.
gent-centered decision making.

Executive functions (continuation). Hemispheric specialization. (Recorded on November 24, 2018)

Agenda
Executive functions and novelty.
Executive functions and creativity.
The bicameral brain. Structural and functional hemispheric asymmetries.
Novel approaches to hemispheric specialization.

Hemispheric specialization (continuation). Emotions. (Recorded on November 25, 2018)

Agenda
Hemispheric specialization (continued).
Laterality and evolution.
Laterality and brain dysfunction.
The emotional brain. Limbic and cortical contributions to emotional regulation.

Arousal and attention. Memory and amnesias. Cognitive aging and neuroplasticity. (Recorded on December 8, 2018)

Agenda
Attention and attentional disorders. Voluntary attention and ADHD. Automatic attention and hemiinattention.
Memory and amnesias. Neuroanatomical components of memory circuits.
Types of memory and amnesias.
Cognitive aging. Current concepts of neuroplasticity. Factors behind healthy cognitive aging.

Dementias. Cerebrovascular disorders. (Recorded on December 9, 2018)

Agenda
Major dementias. Alzheimer’s disease.
Lewy body, frontotemporal, cerebrovascular, and mixed dementias. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and its relationship to dementias.
Cerebrovascular disorders.
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Aneurysms and AVM’s.

Traumatic Brain Injury. Neuropsychiatric disorders. (Recorded on December 15, 2018)

Agenda
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Neuroanatomy, subtypes, natural history, cognitive profiles, and diagnosis.
Forensic aspects of TBI.
Neuropsychiatric disorders. Schizophrenias; diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.
Affective disorders; diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.

Neurodevelopmental disorders. Seizures. Infectious encephalopathies. Neoplasms. Movement disorders. Addictions. (Recorded on December 16, 2018)

Agenda
Neurodevelopmental disorders. Dyslexias, non-verbal learning disabilities.
Autism, ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome.
Infectious diseases of the brain. Bacterial (Lyme), viral (HIV and Herpes Simplex), prion (Jacob-Kreuzfeld) encephalopathies. Seizures and their effect on cognition. Classification, neurobiology, and cognitive profiles. Diagnostic and differential diagnosis issues.
Neoplasms and their effects on cognition. Types of brain tumors and their effects on cognition. Movement disorders. Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ALS and their effects on cognition. Addictions and substance abuse. Alcohol abuse and Korsakoff syndrome.

Recorded Webinars

The Luria Neuroscience Institute is pleased to introduce webinars about the brain and the mind. The programs are intended primarily for professionals concerned with mental health and with brain and brain disorders, but they are also open to the members of the general public.
The webinars will feature Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been published in 21 languages.

Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes

Webinar was streamed live on July 14, 2018

12pm (noon) – 3pm Eastern Time (11am – 2pm Central Time / 9am – 12pm Pacific Time).

Executive functions represent the highest level of cognitive control and involve goal formation, planning, mental flexibility, impulse control, working memory. Executive functions are mediated by the prefrontal cortex and related structures. In this webinar we will examine their cognitive composition, neural mechanisms, changes throughout the lifespan, and gender differences. We will also examine how executive functions become impaired in a wide range of neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurogeriatric disorders.

Dementias

Webinar was streamed live on July 21, 2018

12pm (noon) – 3pm Eastern Time (11am – 2pm Central Time / 9am – 12pm Pacific Time).

Dementias are among the most prevalent neurocognitive disorders presenting a unique set of clinical and societal challenges. In this webinar we will review several major types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia and its relationship to Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, and others. For each of these disorders we will discuss the underlying neurobiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, and cognitive characteristics. We will also discuss cognitive aging, as well as both protective and risk factors associated with it.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Webinar was streamed live on July 28, 2018

12pm (noon) – 3pm Eastern Time (11am – 2pm Central Time / 9am – 12pm Pacific Time).

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a highly prevalent condition sometimes referred to as a “silent epidemic.” In this webinar we will review various types of TBI (closed, open, blast); various causes and unique characteristics of motor vehicle accidents, workplace-related, military and sports TBI; various mechanisms of TBI (diffuse axonal injury, contre-coup, neurometabolic cascade); cognitive characteristics (particularly executive and memory impairment); recovery from TBI and long-term outcomes; and forensic issues commonly associated with TBI.

Recorded Webinar for Australia

We are pleased to announce a partnership between The Luria Neuroscience Institute and The Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) in the development of educational and research programs.

August 4: Webinar "Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes"

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