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The Legacy You Leave

December 10, 2021

Why global neurology? In a presentation featured by the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, Dr. Deanna Saylor addresses the answer to this question and shares her experiences developing neurologic research, care and training in Zambia.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ Events and Happenings Global Health, healthcare, HIV, neurology ⋅

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Healing Through Hearing

November 9, 2021

Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel discusses narrative medicine’s important role in her global health fellowship in Zambia.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ A Day in the Life Global Health, neurology, Patient Care ⋅

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To lead is to serve: perspective on the Zambian election

October 1, 2021

Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel, based in Zambia, reflects on what the nation’s recent presidential election could mean for its people.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ Events and Happenings economics, healthcare, neurology, politics ⋅

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Fellowship Experience During a Pandemic

August 18, 2021

Dominique Mortel, neurology fellow, describes her experience completing her neurology residency to joining the first global health neurology fellowship with Johns Hopkins and the pandemic.

Maria Dominique Mortel ⋅ A Day in the Life fellowship, medical student, neurology, pandemic ⋅

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When My Dad Had a Stroke, His Watch Called 911

May 17, 2021

Internal Medicine resident Mark Lieber shares how an Apple Watch saved his dad’s life.

Mark Lieber ⋅ A Day in the Life neurology, smartwatch, stroke, Technology ⋅

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Thinking Outside the Brain

November 13, 2018

Genetics began in the garden — Mendel’s pea experiments revolutionized and developed the field and principles we know and study today. Similarly, my scientific journey began with plants. In college, I studied the model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which is unique in its ability to thrive in total darkness, whereas most plants rely on photosynthesis. My […]

Joelle Dorskind ⋅ Perspectives in Research Brain, nervous system, neurology, plants ⋅

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Hypnosis: Trick or Treatment?

July 24, 2018

A couple of weeks ago I indulged in a morsel of nostalgia along with my fellow millennials and went to see Incredibles 2. If you’ve seen the movie, you know that the villain uses hypnosis as a weapon. When I exited the theater and stepped out into the musky night, I was in a post-movie […]

Lisa Learman ⋅ Perspectives in Research hypnosis, hypnotherapy, neurology ⋅

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Recent Study Reveals How the Brain Learns from Others’ Mistakes

July 3, 2018

Last month, my friend came back from Mount Kosciuszko with stunning photos and a seriously painful-looking sunburn. As I prepared to undertake the same hike based upon his enthusiastic recommendation, I decided to pack some SPF 50 and planned to reapply every 30 minutes. Without experiencing a sunburn firsthand, I knew to stay sun-safe, thanks […]

Emily Han ⋅ Perspectives in Research Brain, neurology, Neuroscience ⋅

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Wrapping Axons – an Ongoing Mission Throughout Your Lifespan

May 9, 2018

You are driving on a road and see a pedestrian approaching the crosswalk. You brake to give way. Even such a simple action as this requires multiple levels of processing in our brains — recognizing the shapes and curves that resemble a human being, observing the speed at which they move, pressing the brake with […]

Emily Han ⋅ Perspectives in Research in the lab, neurology, Neurons ⋅

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The Voices in Our Head – How Can We Tell They’re Ours?

January 12, 2018

As you read this sentence you probably hear the words articulated in your mind. You likely hear that same voice as you decide what to order at Chipotle or silently play out a future social interaction. This phenomenon is known as inner speech and it is estimated that we spend about a quarter of our […]

Lisa Learman ⋅ Perspectives in Research neurology, psychiatric illness, Schizophrenia ⋅

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