Neuropsychology students

[myelin]

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Who are the neuropsychology/clinical neuropsychology students on the forum? It would be interesting to hear what your research interests are, etc. I think it would also be nice to share the names of faculty members who take students seeking careers in clinical neuropsychology as they aren't always that easy to find.

I'll start. I'm a 2nd year student in a MA program studying clinical psychology, clinical neuropsychology track. My main interests lie in the cerebral control of cardiovascular functioning. We frequently use balance models of frontotemporal mutual inhibition in our research. I'm also engaged in resaerch looking at neuropsychological correlates of creativity. Presently, we are working on projects looking at the role of dopamine in creativity and emotional influences on creativity. I'd be more specific but I'd afraid of getting scooped!🙂

 

[erg923]

(1) Neuropsych assessment and differential diagnosis Neurodegenerative diseases of aging (dementias) (2) psychotherapy with older adults. (3) HPA dysregulation in psychotic depression and cognitive profiles and correlates of diseases and syndromes effecting the HPA system (i.e., Cushing's, Insomina).

Secondary: (1) Cognitive changes in normal aging (2) Factors that contribute to healthy aging and overall quality of life in the old old population.

 

[Emerson15]

I'm a first year student in a clinical psychology Ph.D. program with an emphasis in neuropsychology. My research interests are metamemory in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease; development and evaluation of technologies for improving daily functioning, maintaining independence, and facilitating interventions for persons with MCI, dementia, and older individuals experiencing everyday functional limitations; and changes in memory associated with normal aging, MCI, and AD.

 

[PsyDr]

i am finishing up my post doc in neuro. not really going to state my research because i prefer not to be identified.

 

[RileyG]

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[MadWolf]

im a long way off from PHD program but after reading some recent findings I'm begining to become interested in neuropsychological research....

There are a lot of important discoveries waiting to be found in the field and a lot of research has already proven some of Freud's theory correct, which I find compelling.

 

[Ollie123]

Do I count?

I'm not exactly typical neuropsych given I have zero interest in TBI or anything else that typically falls in that domain. I'm not too likely to make a career of giving neuropsych assessments.

However I'm VERY interested in cognitive neuroscience and the neurobiology of addiction and emotion though. Really just starting to get into this area of research, but I definitely see my long-term research plan moving more in this direction than a purely behavioral one.

 

[erg923]

and a lot of research has already proven some of Freud's theory correct, which I find compelling.

Um?..... Please, do tell. I am aware of experimental work supporting unconscious processing, but thats about for Freud's theories. Whats your definition of "proven?"

 

[MadWolf]

Um?..... Please, do tell. I am aware of experimental work supporting unconscious processing, but thats about for Freud's theories. Whats your definition of "proven?"

Maybe I'm being generous when I say "Proven".... maybe supported is a better word. In any case, nothing is proven 100%.

And yes you are correct. It's mostly unconcious processing that is being supported. But there are a lot of unconcious processess... and research is just begining to support Freud a century later.

Also, ironically, it is my belief that some of the experiemental analysis of behavior research has also proven Freud correct, namely Sex and Aggression being drives. They just call it something else (unlearned reinforcers).