Selected Formative Assessment Question:Define epigenetics and describe an experiment illustrating how early experience affects adult stress response and the epigenetic mechanism through which this is thought to occur. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below. ... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:In what way has the concept of mind-body dualism had an impact on psychiatry? Describe recent work that undermines this perspective. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below.  Not Dead Yet! Confronting... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe at least three interventional techniques that can be used to modify brain function and circuits – how do they work and what are their relative strengths / limitations? Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Why have anti-amyloid treatments failed to prove beneficial in Alzheimer’s disease? What are future directions for the development of disease modifying treatments for Alzheimer’s disease? Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below.... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe the neurobiological pathways thought to play a role in symptoms associated with ADHD. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below. Shifting Focus: From Group Patterns to Individual Neurobiological Differences in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Define allostasis and describe 3 neural systems that experience allostatic shifts with long-term opioid use. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below. Perpetual Hunger: The Neurobiological Consequences of Long-Term Opioid Use Opioid... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe the neurotrophic model of depression. Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below. Reshaping the Depressed Brain: A Focus on Synaptic Health – This piece brings together our understanding of how different treatments... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Describe current evidence-based treatments related to the biology of fear conditioning. What other theoretical approaches for treating PTSD might be developed based on these models? Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below.... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:What are the limitations of our current diagnostic system with respect to psychotic illnesses? Describe an ongoing research approach for addressing this.   Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below.  Kraepelin’s Crumbling Twin... Read More

Selected Formative Assessment Question:Why is the DSM designed the way it is? What are its strengths and limitations?  Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course and then share any thoughts, questions, or reactions in a comment below.  “Not Dead Yet!” – Confronting the Legacy of Dualism in... Read More