“Advanced Mind Moment”
Topic for the Tuesday, April 19, 2001
“Lunch and Learn”
Dr. Daniel Amen is the premier pioneer in the use of brain scans in psychiatry. It is his firm belief that if we want to know what is happening in the brain we have to look at the brain. Just as doctors take an x-ray of a broken arm he believes that we must take a picture of the brain in order to discover what the problem is and how to correct it. He uses a method called SPECT imaging which employs radioactive isotopes to make the blood flow patterns in the brain visible. He research has led to a wealth of information about how the brain works.
Dr. Amen’s first best seller was called Change your Brain, Change your Life. It is written for the lay population and it is reported that even children have been able to understand the functioning of their brains through reading his book. Recently he released a new book called Change Your Brain, Change Your Body based on years of experience with brain imaging and his work with many clients on the Mind Body connection. The basic difference between the two books is that the first book focuses on how your brain effects the way you process information and the second book focuses on how the way you process information impacts your brain and your body. The free “Lunch and Learn” sponsored by Advanced Health Clinic on the third Tuesday in April will feature a brief review of both books as well as a mini lesson on reading SPECT imaging brain scans and an introduction to Dr. Amen’s website, www.amenclinics.com.
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