Education Opportunities

One of the wonderful things about living in the age that we do, is the availability of opportunities to educate ourselves on any given subject.  Numerous universities make lectures available to the public.  Here are some lectures about dementia from the just 2010 and 2011 for your viewing pleasure:

Dementia Case Presentations by Dr. Berneet Kaur of UC Davis, Department of Neurology
     This lecture is an hour long and very interesting.  Dr. Kaur compares three cases and walks you through the patient's symptoms and the clinical findings.

The Aging Brain: Frontiers of Neuroscience in Health and Disease by UC San Francisco neurologists Gil Rabinovici, Adam Boxer, and William W. Seeley
     This lecture is an hour and half discussion on Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has also provided a series of course lectures from 2011 on the degenerating brain.  Here is the series:  
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - First Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Second Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Third Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Fourth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Fifth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Sixth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Seventh Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Eighth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Ninth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Tenth Lesson
     The degenerating brain: From research to hope - Eleventh Lesson

Stimulation of latent, neurogenic stem cells in the hippocampus:New therapies for dementia and depression by Prof. Perry Bartlett from The Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland
     This lecture is an hour long and is provided by The Australian National University.  The Australian National University also has related lectures linked to this.

Ready to go back to school?

Comments

  1. I've completed the first 2 courses. When I'm done will I have earned my MOM?

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  2. I think that was earned long ago. Afterall, In order for Lyn to be properly cared for, according to the state, Mom (you) had to take parenting classes and get certified.

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  3. Ah yes, I forgot about those informative classes. I still have the "notebook" they provided.

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