Interviews with World Renowned
Researchers These are very special interviews with exciting
researchers in psychiatry and neuroscience.
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Eric R. Kandel,
MD Nobel laureate
Eric R. Kandel, M.D., is a University Professor
and Senior Research Investigator at the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior,
Columbia University. He won the 2000 Nobel prize
in Physiology or Medicine.
Dr. Kandel discusses
his background and interest in understanding
memory.
Understanding
the process of short-term memory is important
to understanding ourselves.
Dr. Kandel describes the implications
of short-term and long-term memory, genetic
modifications and future implications.
ITEM 2-2 Patrick McGrath,
MD Dr. McGrath
is a psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist at the
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University. He
runs a the Depression Evaluation Service and he
is a researcher in mood disorders. He discusses
his work and some new and promising diagnostic and
treatment approaches.
Dr. McGrath describes
his work in understanding the biological basis
for the causes of depression and new approaches
to treatment.
Research in depression is enhanced
by using PET scans of the brain. Through this
technique, neurobiological changes can be
seen before and after medication.
ITEM 2-3 George S. Alexopoulos,
MD Dr. Alexopoulos
is a geriatric psychiatrist and psychopharmacologistat
Weill-Cornell University. He is a researcher in
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