AMSA's Neurology Interest Group

The goal of the Neurology Interest Group is to provide a forum where anyone interested in the fascinating field of Neurology can learn about the many amazing things going on right now. This website also provides an area where you, as a member, can post articles, publications, research, interviews, etc. about neuroscience that you find intriguing and would like to share with everyone.

Neurology Listserve

Get involved in group discussions and communicate with fellow AMSA members nationally about issues surrounding neurology. Listserve Guidelines

ARTICLES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• History of Neuroscience
  AMSA medical member, Faisal Butt, has complied a detailed record of important events in Neuroscience. The record dates all the way back to circa 4000 B.C. when the euphoria effect of the poppy plant was reported in Sumerian records.
  
  
• "The Deepest Cut: How Can Someone Live with Half a Brain?" by Christine Kenneally
  Pre-Med member, Milica, suggests this 7/3/2006 New Yorker article about a hemispherectomy.
  
  
• Phantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran, MD, PhD and Sandra Blakeslee
  Jeffery suggest this book as a fascinating book, simply stating, "Great book."

ORGANIZATIONS

• Neural Networks Inc.- Bringing healthcare back to it's roots
  AMSA member, Anjali Simh, has founded this organization with a mission to improve the accessibility to neurological healthcare in developing countries. Focusing in India, this program will be carried out in two phases; phase I having an educational focus and phase II having a more therapeutic goal. To learn more about Neural Networks Inc, contact Anjali at nninc@hotmail.com.