Tag: Kim Burchiel

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.08.15-08.19

    The Academic Minute for 2016.08.15-08.19

    Academic Minute from 8.15 – 8.19 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown – McGill University Risky Drivers Thomas G. Brown, Ph.D. and his team of students and collaborators are developing psychosocial interventions to combat substance abuse. They also aim to identify individual characteristics of vulnerability in order to optimally provide the most suitable intervention. In addition,…

  • Kim Burchiel, Oregon Health & Science University – Deep Brain Stimulation

    Kim Burchiel, Oregon Health & Science University – Deep Brain Stimulation

    Can a hockey goalie for your brain help stop Parkinson’s? Kim Burchiel, Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, discusses how deep brain stimulation can help treat this debilitating disease. Dr. Burchiel is the John Raaf Professor in the OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Burchiel served as department…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.15)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.15)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.8.15 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown of McGill University examines the different types of risky drivers. Tuesday, August 16th Robert Brinkmann of Hofstra University explores deep underground and whether caves can help us prepare for life in outer space. Wednesday, August 17th Kim Burchiel of Oregon Health & Science…