Hippocampus - Fornix Dissection Demonstration in Human Brain

Dissection and commentary of formalinized human brain specimen to show Hippocampus (seat of new learning and memory consolidation) and Fornix (connecting tract of Hippocampus), by Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Dean of Medical Sciences and Professor of Neuroscience. The dissection was performed in 20th June 2011 in Neuroscience Lab in Medical University of the Americas (MUA), Nevis, St.Kitts-Nevis. Camera credit goes to Sonja Langley (former Med 3 student) and video editing credit goes to Chris Robinson (Former Med 4 student) in MUA.

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal
Authors:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal

 

Basal Ganglia Dissection Part 1

Formalinized human brain dissection by Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Professor of Neurosciences, (camera by Ms. Sonja Langley, Med 3 student) to demonstrate the structures of the Basal Ganglia in the Neurosciences Lab in the Medical University of the Americas in June 2011. This is the first of a 2-part series.

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal
Authors:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal

 

Surgical Knot Tying Technique

Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Professor of Neuroscience, demonstrating the technique of Surgical Knot Tying with left and right hands respectively, during a demonstration and hands-on prractice session at the Students' Surgical Association meeting in November 2011 at the Medical University of the Americas, Nevis, St. Kitts-Nevis, West Indies

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal
Authors:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal

 

Basal Ganglia Dissection Part 2

Formalinized human brain dissection by Dr Sanjoy Sanyal, Professor of Neurosciences, (camera by Ms. Sonja Langley, Med 3 student) to demonstrate the structures of the Basal Ganglia in the Neurosciences Lab in the Medical University of the Americas in June 2011. This is the second of a 2-part series

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal
Authors:
Dr. Sanjoy Sanyal

 

Removal of Maggots from Oral Cavity

Removal of maggots from palatal pocket of patient with cerebral palsy followed by tharough debridement. Recovery from lesion was seen in 4 days.

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Prashant Kothari
Authors:
Dr. Prashant Kothari

 

Prostate ablation with 980 nm Biolitec diode laser

Film shows initial learning experience with a method of treating of one of the most common male urinary problems – urine flow obstruction. Caralas HPD 150 diode laser from Biolitec, Germany with side firing “Fusion” fiber (EVOLVE system) at 100 w settings was used. The technique shown here uses dedicated Wolf instrument which locks fiber in the instrument. This technique resembles classical TURP procedure. Fiber movement is primarily forward and backward with regular resectoscope mechanism. Training phase can be identified as surgeon’s movements are sometimes too fast and sometimes unnecessary slow.

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Tine Hajdinjak
Authors:
Dr. Tine Hajdinjak

 

Decoding the Riddle of Mental Illness

Decoding the Riddle of Mental Illness through an breakthrough communicational dynamic. Here, mental illness is primarily regarded as a physical disorder or a chemical imbalance, although clear-cut signs within the brain have eluded convincing documentation. Indeed, the most obvious outward signpost is a disturbance in the ability to communicate in an interpersonal sense, often in an exaggerated or bizarre fashion. The emotions are similarly affected to extreme degree, as witnessed in profound nature of the mood disorders such as mania or melancholy.
An overall communicational model of mental illness has conspicuously been lacking due to the daunting conceptual challenges at issue. As with many other such great enigmas, the solution often emerges from advances in a parallel field of inquiry -- such as in Communications Theory. Indeed, a breakthrough in the understanding of affective (or emotionally charged) language has recently been proposed: wherein incorporating the communicational factors underlying mental illness within a general eight-part schematic depicted.

+  +  VICES OF EXCESS        MENTAL ILLNESS
        (Excessive Virtue     (Transitional Excess)

+     MAJOR VIRTUES          LESSER VIRTUES
          (Virtuous Mode)        (Transitional Virtue)
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O     -     NEUTRALITY STATUS
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–   VICES OF DEFECT             CRIMINALITY
        (Absence of Virtue)     (Transitional Defect)

–  –  HYPERVIOLENCE        HYPERCRIMINALITY
       (Excessive Defect)    (Transit. Hyperviolence)

This diagram actually represents a radical expansion upon Aristotle's enduring Theory of the Mean (originally defined as a more basic three-part model). When the six additional affective categories are further added into the mix, the grand total jumps to 408 individual terms (including 56 individual forms of mental illness). This total breaks down into the eight forms of the personality disorders, eight forms of the neuroses, and twenty forms each for the mood disorders and schizophrenia: as partially depicted.

Narcissistic  Personality >>>  Obsession  Neurosis
Confabulatory  Euphoria >>> Confab.  Paraphrenia
Enthusiastic  Euphoria >>>  Proskinetic  Catatonia
Non-Participatory Euphoria >>>  Silly Hebephrenia

Borderline  Personality    >>>    Phobia  Neurosis
Suspicious Depression  >>>  Fantastic  Paraphrenia
Self-Torturing Depression >>> Negativistic Catatonia
Non-Participatory Depression >>> Insipid Hebephrenia

Dependent  Personality  >>>  Compulsion  Neurosis
Pure  Mania   >>>    Expansive  Paraphrenia
Unproductive  Euphoria  >>>  Parakinetic Catatonia
Hypochondriacal Euphoria  >>>  Eccentric Hebephrenia

Avoidant  Personality   >>>  Anxiety  Neurosis
Pure  Melancholy  >>>  Incoherent  Paraphrenia
Harried  Depression    >>>   Affected  Catatonia
Hypochondriacal Depression >>> Autistic Hebephrenia

Here, mental illness is functionally consistent with an emotional style of communicational dynamic: one that encompasses certain other forms of human communication. Indeed, the extreme symptomology associated with mental illness effectively distorts or exaggerates the overall conceptual framework, generally obscuring the cognitive aspects being communicated. Consequently, the key to understanding these elusive factors ultimately resides in the context of more routine communication, where the various emotional parameters can be more accurately ascertained. When this virtuous realm is further contrasted with the parallel realm of the vices, the resultant master format expands to a grand total of 160 individual terms, offering a fitting contextual background towards resolving the enigma of mental illness -- with considerable applications in terms of treatment and diagnosis.

 

Submitting Author:
Mr. John E LaMuth
Authors:
Mr. John LaMuth

 

Rationality Based World Peace

Rationality Based World Peace -- The most effective path to a rationality-based world peace and harmony necessarily entails an evolving truce between the rationally-based secular world and the long-standing traditions that buttress organized spirituality.

This achievement is based upon a breakthrough hierarchial grounding of traditional value ethics within a scientific behavioral foundation - as partially depicted here.

Solicitousness . Rewards ..... Submissive . Leniency
Nostalgia . Worship ......... Guilt . Blame
Glory . Prudence ............. Honor . Justice
Providence . Faith ........... Liberty . Hope
Grace . Beauty ................ Free-will . Truth
Tranquility . Ecstasy ............ Equality . Bliss

Appetite . + Reinforce .... Aversion . Neg. Reinforce.
Desire . Approval ............... Worry . Concern
Dignity . Temperance ........... Integrity . Fortitude
Civility . Charity ............... Austerity . Decency
Magnanim. . Goodness ............. Equanimity . Wisdom
Love . Joy ....................... Peace . Harmony

A similar pattern further extends to the contrasting behavioral paradigm of punishment, resulting in a parallel hierarchy of the major categories of the vices also depicted, permitting a complete ethical system.

No Solicitous. . No Rewards ..No Submiss. . No Leniency
Laziness . Treachery ........... Negligence . Vindictiveness
Infamy . Insurgency................. Dishonor . Vengeance
Prodigality . Betrayal.....................Slavery . Despair
Wrath . Ugliness.......................Tyranny . Hypocrisy
Anger . Abomination.....................Prejudice . Perdition

No Appetite . Punishment. .... No Aversion . - Punish.
Apathy . Spite .......................... Indifference . Malice
Foolishness . Gluttony.................Caprice . Cowardice
Vulgarity . Avarice...................Cruelty . Antagonism
Oppression . Evil.....................Persecution . Cunning
Hatred . Iniquity....................Belligerence . Turpitude

Once the sacred virtues/values of religions are seen to actually have an instinctual foundation in the terminology of behavioral conditioning, they will lose much of their mystical mandate and impact - in essence "The Great Secular Equalizer". Any singular claims to religious truth must now gradually be scaled back, with none being any more valid than that of any other religion —leading to less hubristic scriptural claims and perhaps even greater interreligious cooperation—in strict competition with a much more enhanced and dynamic secular perspective (which will now be the gate-keeper for such a scientifically-based brand of ethicism)

This should gradually lead religions away from extremist perspectives and hopefully the phasing out of mindless global terrorism. This newly secularized brand of ethics is well-placed for such a mediation role, extending beyond the basic virtues and values to encompass Aristotle's vices of defect and excess, criminality and hypercriminality, and even the communicational factors underlying the mental disorders.

+ + VICES OF EXCESS ........ MENTAL ILLNESS
(Excessive Virtue) ............ (Transitional Excess)

+ MAJOR VIRTUES ........ LESSER VIRTUES
(Virtuous Mode) ............ (Transitional Virtue)

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O ...... NEUTRALITY STATUS

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-- VICES OF DEFECT ........ CRIMINALITY
(Absence of virtue) ............ (Transitional Defect)

-- -- HYPERVIOLENCE ..... HYPERCRIMINALITY
(Excessive Defect) ... (Transitional Hyperviolence)

 

Submitting Author:
Mr. John E LaMuth
Authors:
Mr. John LaMuth

 

IPHE: Innovative Participatory Health Education Approach To Promote Health Of Hard-To-Reach Conflict Affected Women

IPHE is an approach that engaged researcher with community members and promoted their knowledge about maternal health issues in post conflict settings by allowing them to develope and deliver context freindly materials in forms of songs, drama, and pictograms. More video of better quality at www.youtube.com/rcrutv 

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf
Authors:
Dr. Khalifa Elmusharaf , Dr. Amal Khalil , Dr. Amani Abd Elhamid , Dr. Sara Abdalla , Dr. Muaz Ibrahim , Dr. Mustafa Morgan , Ms. Azza Mustafa , Dr. Habab Mekki , Dr. Hiba Salih , Dr. Mohammed Abdalla , Dr. Ayat Abuagla , Dr. Amjaad Farah

 

The Zebrafish Embryo Toxicity Assay (ZETA): an efficient tool for drug screening/chemical toxicity assessment

Our ZETA test is a 4-day, high-throughput, inexpensive tool for chemical toxicity and drug activity. It follows OECD guideline draft (Fish Embryo Toxicity Test) for the testing of chemicals (Fraysse et al, 2006). At established stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio) development, morphological, physiological and behavioral endpoints were quantified for non-exposed and exposed embryos, included cardiovascular effects of substances. The present image illustrates borderline effects of an environmental toxicant on cardiac frequency. We are currently using ZETA for the study of cardioactivity and teratogenicity of toxicants and new substances.

Fraysse, B., Mons, R., Garric, J. (2006). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 63:253-367.

 

Submitting Author:
Dr. Daniel Rodriguez-Ithurralde
Authors:
Dr. Daniel Rodriguez-Ithurralde , Mrs. Luisa Barrios , Mrs. Isabella Benvenuto , Mrs. Viviana Bortagaray , Mrs. Rosa Cruces , Mrs. Gabriela del Puerto , Mrs. Alicia Soza , Dr. Andrea Saravia