The Brain and Behavior

The Brain and Behavior is an entertaining, practical, 15-week, master’s-level university course taught by Dr. Amen. It's filled with practical neuroscience to make you a better clinician and a more effective person. Dr. Amen has a unique teaching gift, enabling him to take complex material and make it easy to understand and apply to everyday life. The lessons learned from Amen Clinics sophisticated brain imaging studies -- the world’s largest database of brain SPECT imaging studies related to behavior -- provide the foundation for this comprehensive course. Course Contents . . . •15 DVDs of all the lectures filmed live, over 20 hours of actual class time •15 sets of slides for each lecture, on paper and in PowerPoint format •Bonus CD with all of the color PowerPoint slides that can be used over and over as teaching aids by participants •Summary sheets of the major brain system functions, problems, and treatments •180 question course test with answer key Class Topics . . . Class 1: Brain and Behavior -- Brain Systems Functions and Problems (Part I) Class 2: Brain and Behavior -- Brain Systems, Left/Right, Male/Female Brain (Part II) Class 3: Brain Development: How Do I Get To Be Me? Class 4: Slammed: Understanding and Treating Brain Trauma Class 5: Healing ADD: Seeing and Treating 6 Types Class 6: Healing Anxiety, Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Seeing and Treating 7 Types Class 7: Preventing Alzheimer’s: Understanding and Optimizing Brain Aging Class 8: Neurobiology of Intimacy: Is This Brain for Me? Class 9: Neuronal Contemplation: Psychotherapy, Meditation, Prayer and the Brain Class 10: Neurobiology of Addictions: Substance Abuse, Gambling, Sexual Addictions and More Class 11: Healing Painful Memories: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Hypnoanalysis and EMDR Class 12: When the Brain Hurts Others: Understanding and Treating Violence Class 13: Better Brains Through Biochemistry: Psychiatric Medications Class 14: Natural Ways to Optimize the Brain: Diet, Exercise, Supplements and Alternative Ways to Heal Class 15: Is Free Will a Myth: Responsibility, Understanding, Forgiveness and the Brain