Neuroscience Video Archive
The annual Neuroscience symposium is aimed at mental health consumers and their families, as well as mental health professionals. Presentations – which are non-technical in nature and geared towards a lay audience – highlight recent advances in basic and clinical neuroscience and explain their promise for revolutionary advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
Neuroscience 2018 Videos
Neuroscience 2017 Videos
Neuroscience 2015 Videos
Opening Remarks & Honoree - Pat Rehmer
Opening remarks by John H. Krystal, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; Marisa Walls, President, NAMI-CT; and Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, PhD, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Remarks by honoree Patricia Rehmer, MSN, ACHE, Former Commissioner, DMHAS. (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
OCD - Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
"Targeting Functional Brain Abnormalities to Treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" - Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
Addiction - Kathleen Carroll, PhD
"Web-based Therapies for Addiction: Improving Treatment Efficacy and Availability" - Kathleen Carroll, PhD (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
Honoree - Scott Stossel
Research Advocacy Award Recipient - Scott Stossel, Editor of The Atlantic magazine and author of 'My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind' (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
Schizophrenia - Alan Anticevic, PhD
"Developing Translational Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Schizophrenia" - Alan Anticevic, PhD (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
Schizophrenia & Bipolar Disorder - Mohini Ranganathan, MBBS
"Update on Medications for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder" - Mohini Ranganathan, MBBS (Neuroscience 2015: Saturday, May 2, 2015)
Neuroscience 2014 Videos
Opening Remarks
Opening remarks by John H. Krystal, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; Marisa Walls, President, NAMI-CT; and Patricia Rehmer, MSN, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Honoree - Elyn Saks
Research Advocacy Award Recipient - Elyn Saks, JD, PhD, Author of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness; Professor, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Psychosis - Tyrone Cannon, PhD
"Early Detection and Prevention of Psychosis" - Tyrone Cannon, PhD (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Vocational Rehabilitation - Morris Bell, PhD
"Recent Advances in Vocational Rehabilitation" - Morris Bell, PhD (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Depression - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD
"New Rapid-Acting Antidepressants" - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Stress - Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
"Mindfulness and Stress Management" - Judson Brewer, MD, PhD (Neuroscience 2014: Saturday, April 26, 2014)
Neuroscience 2013 Videos
Honoree - Andrew Solomon
Research Advocacy Award Recipient - Andrew Solomon, Author; Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity; and The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (Neuroscience 2013: Saturday, April 6, 2013)
Schizophrenia - Ralph Hoffman, MD
"The Social Brain and Schizophrenia: Seeking New Connections" - Ralph Hoffman, MD (Neuroscience 2013: Saturday, April 6, 2013)
Autism - Kevin Pelphrey, PhD
"Searching for Neuroendophenotypes of Autism" - Kevin Pelphrey, PhD (Neuroscience 2013: Saturday, April 6, 2013)
OCD - Michael Bloch, MD, MS
"Evidence-based and Parental Interventions for Pediatric OCD" - Michael Bloch, MD, MS (Neuroscience 2013: Saturday, April 6, 2013)
Depression - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD
"Reconceptualizing Depression; Evolving Thoughts on the Biology and Treatment of Depression" - Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD (Neuroscience 2013: Saturday, April 6, 2013)
Neuroscience 2012 Videos
Opening Remarks
Opening remarks by John H. Krystal, MD, Chair of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine; and Robert Davidson, President, NAMI-CT. (Neuroscience 2012: Saturday, March 31, 2012)
Stress - Rajita Sinha, PhD
"The Neuroscience of Stress and Adversity: Effects on Addictive Behaviors and Health Outcomes" - Rajita Sinha, PhD (Neuroscience 2012: Saturday, March 31, 2012)
Cannabis - D. Cyril D'Souza, MD
"Cannabis and the Ha(r)sh Realities" - D. Cyril D'Souza, MD (Neuroscience 2012: Saturday, March 31, 2012)
Chronic Pain - Robert Kerns, PhD
"Treatment of Chronic Pain" - Robert Kerns, PhD (Neuroscience 2012: Saturday, March 31, 2012)
Q&A with "Dr. Ruth" Westheimer
"Sexual Health: Lecture and Q&A Period" - "Dr. Ruth" Westheimer (Neuroscience 2012: Saturday, March 31, 2012)