Nicole C. Rust, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychology

University of Pennsylvania

Host(s): Daphna Shohamy (Faculty)

A new-new intellectual framework for psychiatry

In 1998, Eric Kandel published a brilliant paper titled "A New Intellectual Framework for Psychiatry". In it, he spelled out the shifting ethos driving research of that era forward. In this talk, I will reflect on the progress that has happened in neuroscience in the 27 years since. I will argue that the intellectual framework driving psychiatric-relevant neuroscience is transforming yet again, and I will speculate on the implications those changes have for understanding and treating mental conditions.

Relevant Publications:

Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That

ER Kandel: A new intellectual framework for psychiatry

Tuesdays@10 is a signature Zuckerman Institute initiative that aims to expose researchers at all levels to high-quality science and stimulate scientific discourse. The speakers featured in this series represent various fields and techniques in neuroscience, and include invited guests of the Columbia Neuroscience Seminars, the Zuckerman Institute's Local Circuits Affiliates Program, and other special seminar series through a combined, collaborative effort of one or more of the following: Columbia's Zuckerman Institute, the Center for Precision Psychiatry, the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, the Department of Neuroscience, the Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior and the Columbia Translational Neuroscience Initiative, and with support from the Kavli Institute for Brain Science. 

More information and a full schedule can be found here.