What happens to child prodigies: Smithsonian

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Here is an informal article that reviews the life course of several 20th century “child prodigies.”  While their life stories may be atypical, we can learn something from their (now forgotten) sad outcomes and the “Tiger Mothers” of that era.

N. Szajnberg,  MD,  Managing Editor
Click Here to Read:  The Child Prodigies Who Became 20th-Century Celebrities Every generation produces kid geniuses, but in the early 1900s, the public was obsessed with them by  By Greg Daugherty on the Smithsonian.com website on  June 25, 2013.

Excavating the Mind

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Click Here to Read: Excavating the Mind: Past Brain Activity Revealed in Scans:By studying spontaneously emerging brain activity, researchers may be able to trace past experiences by John Ericson on the Medical Daily website on June 25, 2013.

(Photo:  Weissmann Institute of Science.) Research offers new insight into spontaneously emerging brain activity.

 

Larks on a line: Movie to be Shown in Prague

“Larks on a line” (1969) screened simultaneously in two rooms (one with English subtitles, the other with French ones), will be followed by a dialogue between Antoine Corel and director Jiri Menzel and then with the public. At the Atlas Cinema. Places limited. With translation Czech/English.

The film Menzel made after his famous “Closely Observed Trains” has not found the recognition it deserves –among other reasons, because it was under censorship for 20 years. With subversive humour and deep Continue reading Larks on a line: Movie to be Shown in Prague

Conference on Violence in Schools, Homes, and on the Streets at NYPSI

SAVE THESE DATES FOR A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE
FORMAL NOTICE FORTHCOMING FALL 2013

Violence in Schools, Homes, and on the Streets:Psychoanalytic Collaboration with Educators, Law Enforcers,
and Community Leaders
Drs. Will Braun, Jonathan Cohen,Steven Marans, Lois Oppenheim, Wendy Olesker, Mark Smaller, Stuart Twemlow, Josephine Wright and Chief of Police Dean Esserman

NYPSI’s Marianne & Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 E. 82nd Street, NYC

Friday, February 7, 2014, 7:30 – 9 pm Continue reading Conference on Violence in Schools, Homes, and on the Streets at NYPSI