Pete Stavinoha welcomes everyone back to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation’s Brain Beat podcast today for yet another discussion on brain health and brain function. This time around, he is joined by Dr. Stephen Hooper, the internationally recognized leader in the field of child neuropsychology who, among his many accomplishments, i…

Dr. Peter Arnett, renowned professor at Penn State University and a past president of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN), welcomes the esteemed Dr. Maureen O'Connor to the Brainbeat podcast today. A board-certified neuropsychologist celebrated for her role as the Director of Neuropsychology at the Bedford Veterans Hospital and her positi…

Welcome back to an emotionally charged episode of Brainbeat, as your host, Pete Stavinoha, guides you through an extraordinary journey, shining a spotlight on the formidable challenges of battling brain cancer. Our guest, Dr. Tresa Roebuck Spencer, a distinguished board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, brings with her a unique perspective, hav…

In today’s episode, host Pete Stavinoha welcomes Dr. Yaakov Stern to the podcast. Dr. Stern is the Florence Irving Professor of Neuropsychology in the Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychology, and the Taub Institute for the Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, as well as the chief of the Cognitive Neuroscience Division i…

Joining the podcast this week for a discussion of pain management and coping strategies is Dr. Michael Jaffe. Among the many other achievements of his storied career, Dr. Jaffe was once the department head for pain management at San Diego Kaiser Permanente and is currently a private practitioner at Hawaii Brain and Spine in Kailua. As a result, he …

Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity and award-winning professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University joins the podcast today. Dr. Suzuki has been named one of the top ten women changing the way we see the world by Good Housekeeping and her Ted Talk has received over 55 million views. She is als…

Today on the Brain Beat podcast, Dr. Cheryl Silver takes over the mic. As a pediatric neuropsychologist for the past 40 years, she’s had the opportunity to evaluate children, adolescents, and young adults with learning disabilities throughout the state of Texas. After graduating from college in 1973 and getting her Phd some years later, Dr. Silver …

Dr. Peter Arnett, past president of NAN and Penn State Professor, welcomes Dr. Michelle Braun to this episode of Brain Beat to talk about Alzheimer’s Disease, debunk related myths, and discuss methods that help reduce the risk of falling victim to the disease. Dr. Braun is a Yale and Harvard trained neuropsychologist and a national leader in the fi…

Jennifer Reuter joins Dr. Heidi Rossetti on today's episode. Jennifer is an expert in meditation and yoga and is currently serving as the Blue Lotus Kailua Wellness Studio Director on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. She has over 20 years of experience leading yoga teacher training certificate programs, meditation, immersions, yoga and meditation retrea…

On this episode of the Brain Beat Podcast, Dr. Peter Arnett will be acting as host and Dr. John DeLuca, Senior Vice President for Research and Training at the Kessler Foundation and professor at Rutgers medical school, will be talking about cognitive rehabilitation. Dr. DeLuca is internationally recognized in this field, has written over 350 articl…

Helen Bundy Medsger, LBD Peer Mentor, Support Group Facilitator and Support Services Volunteer, Lewy Body Dementia Association, is Heidi’s very special guest on today’s episode. For over 30 years, Helen has been the primary caregiver and health care advocate for two generations of her family who have suffered from Parkinson’s Disease with Lewy Body…

Dr. Peter Arnett, Immediate Past President of NAN, hosts the podcast this week and welcomes Dr. Igor Grant, who will be talking with us today about cannabis. Dr. Grant is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program and the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at UCSD who has served as Chair of the UCSD Depar…

r. Pete Stavinoha joins Dr. Heidi Rossetti on today's episode. Dr. Stavinoha is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. In addition, he works with children, adolescents, and young adults with a variety of …

Dr. Nada Gligorov, the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College, joins Peter Stavinoha on the podcast today to talk about neuroethics. Prior to joining the Bioethics Institute, she was Associate Professor of Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.…

Dr. Peter Arnett, Immediate Past President of NAN, hosts the podcast this week and welcomes Dr. Munro Cullum, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he holds the Pamela Blumenthal Distinguished Professorship in clinical psychology, to the show. A board-certified clinical neur…

Updating The Seven Sins of Memory with Dr. Daniel Schacter Dr. Daniel Schacter, professor and past chair of psychology at Harvard University and world leader in the neuroscience of memory, joins Heidi on the podcast today to provide an update on his now 20 year old seminal work, The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers. Througho…

Dr. John Randolph is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, brain health coach and consultant, and member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Neuropsychology at Washington State University, and completed clinical and research fellowships i…

Brain Beat is a podcast series produced by the National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation. Each episode features experts discussing current topics related to brain health and brain functioning. Tune in to fine tune your understanding of the mind!By National Academy of Neuropsychology Foundation