The Neurosurgeon as Cognitive Neuroscientist:
Utilizing Clinical Opportunities to Understand
Human Learning and Memory
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Adam Mamelak is Professor of Neurosurgery,
Director of Functional Neurosurgery, and Co-director
of the Pituitary Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in Los Angeles. His primary interests encompass
pituitary and skull base surgery, epilepsy and brain
tumors, and deep brain stimulation. Dr. Mamelak
earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Tufts
University and his medical degree at Harvard Medical
School. He served as resident in neurological surgery
at the University of California at San Francisco Medical
Center. He also completed a neuroscience research
fellowship at the California Institute of Technology
and Huntington Medical Research Institutes. He was
former section head of Neurological Surgery at City of
Hope Cancer Center, and has been at Cedars-Sinai
since 2005.
ABOUT THE TALK:
In this talk, Dr. Mamelak will review some of the
methods used and results from his research,
emphasizing its multi-disciplinary and collaborative
nature, as well as the critical role neurosurgeons play
in this research. Further, he will discuss opportunities
for advancement of this field that can be made by
engineers, clinicians, and basic researchers working in
concert.
TARGET
AUDIENCE:
Clinical
neurologists,
neurosurgeons, and psychologists.
Researchers
studying cognitive processes using animal models,
fMRI, or other non-invasive methods. Engineers
involved in designing and building electrodes and
brain prosthetic devices.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. To be able to explain a potential mechanism for
human learning and memory recall based on
analysis of human hippocampal activity.
2. To understand the role of the neurosurgeon in
human cognitive research, and the associated
opportunities for further collaboration with nonclinical disciplines.
3. To appreciate the ethical issues surrounding
human neurophysiological research.
Presented by:
Adam N. Mamelak, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery,
Director of Functional Neurosurgery,
Co-director of Pituitary Center,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
When:
Tuesday, MARCH 8, 2016
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Where:
Research Conference Center
734 Fairmount Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation
requirements and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical
Association (IMQ/CMA) through the joint providership of Huntington Hospital and
Huntington Medical Research Institutes. The Huntington Hospital is accredited by the
IMQ/CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
Huntington Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 hour of AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure: None of the Planners, Reviewers, CME program staff, or Speakers (nor their
spouses or partners) have any financial relationships with commercial interest.