Brain Channel (Video‪)‬ UCTV

As a neurologist, Robert Knight has seen what happens when the brain crashes around violently inside the skull. And he’s aware of the often tragic consequences. Throughout his 40 years as an academic researcher and medical doctor, the University of California, Berkeley, professor of psychology and neuroscience has known students and friends whose lives and careers were derailed by head injuries from bicycle and car crashes. He’s held in his hands brains destroyed by accidental blows to the head. Not surprisingly, he cringes when he imagines his young grandchildren falling off a bike and hitting their heads. So, Knight invented a better helmet — one with more effective padding to dampen the effects of a direct hit, but more importantly, an innovative outer shell that rotates to absorb twisting forces that today’s helmets don’t protect against. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36761]

This presentation explores the role of radiotherapy in the management of central nervous system (CNS) tumors and the possible neurological complications of radiotherapy. Dr. Steve Baunstein also discusses the techniques to improve the therapeutic ratio in CNS radiotherapy. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36507]

Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, PhD discusses his career in science and his work to understand the molecular basis of neuronal defects in Alzheimer's Disease. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36338]

Stem cell research is providing hope for new therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Hear from those on the front lines about what is next.

Moderated by Clive Svendsen, PhD, Cedars-Sinai
HD Care: Patient Support Perspective
Ralph Kern MD MHSc, Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics: NurOwn (autologous MSC-NTF cells) in ALS- phase 3 clinical trial update
Jeanne F. Loring, PhD, Aspen Neuroscience: Neuron replacement therapy for Parkinsons disease
Leslie Thompson, PhD, UCI: Stem Cell Based Therapy for Huntington's Disease Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36323]

Jeanne F. Loring, PhD
Aspen Neuroscience Series: "Women in Science" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36321]

Kevin Petrecca, MD, PhD, FRCS(C) presents his paper as published in the July 8, 2020 issue of Nature. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36173]