Σάββατο 26 Ιουνίου 2010

Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders, Μια άλλη γνώμη για τις μαθησιακές διαταραχές.

Aditi Shankardass: A second opinion on learning disorders

About this talk

Developmental disorders in children are typically diagnosed by observing behavior, but Aditi Shankardass knew that we should be looking directly at their brains. She explains how a remarkable EEG device has revealed mistaken diagnoses and transformed children's lives.

Η διάγνωση των αναπτυξιακών διαταραχών στα παιδιά συνήθως γίνεται μέσω της παρατήρησης της συμπεριφοράς τους,αλλά η Aditi Shankardass πίστευε ότι θα έπρεπε να κοιτάξουμε κατευθείαν στον εγκέφαλο. Μας εξηγεί πώς η καταπληκτική συσκευή ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογραφήματος (EEG) του εργαστηρίου της αποκάλυψε λανθασμένες διαγνώσεις και άλλαξε ζωές παιδιών.

About Aditi Shankardass

Aditi Shankardass is pioneering the use of EEG technology to give children with developmental disorders their most accurate diagnosis.

Why you should listen to her:

Aditi Shankardass is a clinical neuroscientist trained across three disciplines of the field: neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and neuropsychology. She has also worked in three different areas of the field, from lab research to clinical research to clinical diagnosis of children. Currently, she leads the Neurophysiology Clinic at Bright Minds Institute and the EEG Lab of the Communicative Disorders Department at California State University.

Much of Shankardass’ work has been devoted to the advocacy and use of EEG (electroencephalography) technology that records and analyzes the brain’s activity in real time, producing the most accurate diagnoses possible for children with developmental disorders. She is also actively involved in public outreach to increase understanding of brain disorders as a board member of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation, a consultant for BBC Science Line and author of the soon-to-be-released book Dyslexia and the Brain.