Member Newsletter: vol 1 | iss 1 | 2019
Greetings!
Welcome to your latest edition of the INS Newsletter! I am thrilled to be taking over as the Newsletter Editor, and hope that you enjoy all the features and content put together by your INS Newsletter team. We always appreciate your feedback and suggestions, so if you have any kudos or ideas for future editions please do not hesitate to email me. Thank you for supporting INS and this newsletter with your membership.
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Cady Block, PhD
INS Newsletter Editor
Cady Block
PhD Newsletter Editor
Maxine Krengel
PhD Clinical Cases
Natalie Grima
DPsych Clinical Cases
Pamela Dean
PhD Science in Action
Omar Alhassoon
Omar Alhassoon
INS 2019 in Rio de Janeiro
As of 17 June 2019, INS members from the US,
Canada, Australia, or Japan can travel
visa-free to #INS2019inRio!
INS 2019 in Rio is scheduled for 10-12 July 2019, have you booked your ticket yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Select countries can now travel visa-free, and by booking before 20 April 2019 you save 10% off registration.
The INS is very proud to announce our new incoming Executive Director: Marc Norman, PhD. Dr. Norman is a board-certified neuropsychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California-San Diego Health in San Diego, CA, USA. Dr. Norman is already acquainted with leadership in the INS, having served as Member-At-Large for the past three years.
Recently, INS Newsletter Editor Cady Block, PhD, sat down with Dr. Norman to learn more about him and his…Click to read more.
#INS2019inNYC was a resounding success! Many thanks to the hard work of Program Chair Michael Kirkwood, PhD and INS Programming Committee, as well as all speakers and presenters. Attendees were able to enjoy a strong scientific program, connecting with others via special interest group sessions and social events, and explore all that New York City had to offer.
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Congratulations to INS Member-At-Large, Juan Carlos Arango Lasprilla, PhD, on being named the recipient of the 2019 Mitchel Rosenthal Mid-Career Award from the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Established in 2013, this very competitive and prestigious international award recognizes clinician-scientists who have made substantial contributions to the specialty of brain injury rehabilitation. Congratulations again to Dr. Arango Lasprilla on this well-deserved honor!
It is with great sorrow that the INS announces the passing of a longstanding friend and colleague, Robert Ivnik, PhD, ABPP. Dr. Ivnik was known to many members of the society, and the field of neuropsychology more broadly. He had an important role in petitioning the American Psychological Association for the recognition of neuropsychology as a specialty. He also served as a delegate to the conference that established US training guidelines.
Courtesy of Glenn Smith, PhD, and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, Dr. Ivnik’s life and contributions…Click here to read more.
Brenda Milner, PhD, is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who contributed to the empirical literature on memory and cognition. Sometimes referred to as the founder of neuropsychology, as of 2005 she holds more than 20 degrees and remains active at work even after the field celebrated her 100th birthday in July 2018!
You can read about her career, and watch the interview led by Miriam Beauchamp, PhD.
Marcel Kinsbourne, DM, is an Austrian-born neurologist and neuroscientist who completed his medical training at Oxford University then held professorships at Duke and University of Toronto. He then led the Behavioral Neurology Research Division at the Shriver Center in Boston, MA, USA. He is a past INS President and pioneer in the study of lateralization.
You can read about his career, and watch the interview led by Deborah Fein, PhD.
In this edition of the Navigating Neuropsychology podcast series, our hosts John Bellone, PhD, and Ryan Van Patten, PhD, lead an hour-long discussion with INS President Keith Yeates, PhD. In this episode, Dr. Yeates discusses:
– How has the field of neuropsychology changed in the past 30 years?
– How does one attain and succeed in leadership in neuropsychology?
– What are some of the current initiatives and future goals of the INS?
For answers to these and other questions…Click here to listen.
A behavioral neuroscientist with expertise in pharmacology and genetics at Bucknell University, Dr. Judith Grisel’s newest work is a deep-dive into the neuroscience of addiction. A New York Times bestseller, Grisel’s Never Enough draws on personal and scientific insights to reveal how drugs work, ways to combat the epidemic of addiction, and…Click here to read more.
As any student of the brain will attest, good working knowledge of anatomy is essential. Reinforce your understanding of neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and neuropathology with this fun, interactive learning resource. This book also includes study questions and clinical notes on more than one hundred different…Click here to read more.
Jennifer Papoutsis,PhD
Michael Fahey, MD
This newsletter edition, a fascinating and unique clinical case was contributed by two INS members from Australia: Jennifer Papoutsis, PhD, and Michael Fahey, MD. The case presented by Dr. Papoutsis and Dr. Fahey is that of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome, also known as FIRES.
FIRES is an epileptic encephalopathy, presenting as explosive onset of prolonged treatment-resistant status epilepticus that often necessitated intensive care management. Clinical outcomes tend to be quite poor, with survivors often experiencing profound and long-term impairments in their neurocognitive and neurobehavioral functioning.
While FIRES may be encountered across the lifespan, it is far more common in children making it a rare but challenging entity in this clinical population.
Note that this edition’s case authors span disciplines of neuropsychology and pediatric neurology. From this combined viewpoint, the authors walk readers through a complex case presentation, history, and evaluation findings before providing concluding commentary and…Click here to read more.
Pamela Dean, PhD
One of the goals of research is the replicability of studies, which provides further evidence and substantiation of research findings. However, there has been a growing concern within the scientific community in recent years regarding low rates of replication in psychological, neuroscience, and related science research. This has been termed the reproducibility crisis within the scientific community. To take a more careful look at this issue…Click here to read more.
There is huge inequality in access to neuropsychology services around the world. Many countries have few neuropsychologists to provide evaluations or interventions for people with brain-related conditions. Dr. Charles Matthews, who served as INS President in 1992, was an advocate for making the INS instrumental in developing neuropsychology throughout the world.
In 2003, the INS instituted the annual Charles G. Matthews International Neuropsychological Development Fund. This year’s deadline will be on 1 May 2019. For further details on how to apply…Click here to read more.
The Czech Association for Neuropsychology (CAN), in cooperation with the Neuropsychology Laboratory and Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience of Charles University in Prague, would like to announce the 2019 National Neuropsychological Prize of Jiri Diamant. The Diamant Prize is awarded for the best publication with a significant impact on the level of knowledge in the field of neuropsychology in one of the following disciplines: clinical, experimental, or cognitive.
Czech researchers working in neuropsychology at local institutions or abroad are invited to submit publications for the prize. Priority is given to studies published in English and are accessible through PubMed or Web of Science.
Corey Bolton, MA
Student programming at INS 2019 in NYC was a great success! The SLC would like to express our gratitude to event speakers and attendees. The student social was a success given our nearly 140 students in attendance! We appreciate the support of Program Chair Mike Kirkwood, and exhibitors who donated $2000 in prizes: Cambridge, Guilford, Springer, Wiley, Oxford, Green’s, PAR, Pearson, and WPS.
Congratulations to our 2019 SLC Student Research Award winners: Madeleine Werhane, Lauren Irwin, Kelsey Thomas, Lauren Oberlin, and Elizabeth Wallace! We are also excited to announce…Click here to read more.
SIG ribbons at INS
Did you happen to notice any attendees at INS 2019 in NYC wore colorful ribbons on their conference badges? If so, you saw our INS Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in action! Fortunately, there is still room to grow! Interested in movement disorders? How about dementia? Pediatrics? Neurorehabilitation? Neuroimaging? The potential opportunities are endless!
The INS Scientific Committee is accepting applications for new SIGs on a rolling basis. Email us today for more information!
Neurocognitive super aging in older adults living with HIV: Demographic, neuromedical, and everyday functioning correlates Saloner, et al. (20 Mar 19)
Neuropsychological function response to nocturnal blue light blockage in individuals with symptoms of insomnia: A pilot randomized controlled studyZimmerman, et al. (20 Mar 19)
Allocentric versus egocentric neglect in stroke patients: A pilot study investigating assessment of neglect subtypes, impact on functional outcomes using eye tracking Upshaw, et al. (6 Mar 19)
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