Dear Colleague,
Normally popular movies tend to pass us by, but we couldn't help
noticing that Figure 1 of our new Cyberounds Psychiatry/Neuroscience
conference on dendritic spines bears an uncanny resemblance to Shrek.
In fact, it's possible that Dreamworks has been poking around research
labs looking for inspiration.
Hey, stranger things have happened. Maybe they're as impressed as we
are about the future of dendritic spines.
Did you know, for example, that you and every other human have more
dendritic spines, 10 to the 13th power, than there are stars in the
universe? And that the spines play critical roles in cognitive and
motor function, as well as memory formation, through their regulation of
the synapse and control of the concentration of glutamate receptors in
the membrane? And when they go awry, that dementia, epilepsy,
schizophrenia may follow?
Join researchers Simone Graber, Ph.D., The Burnham Institute, Center
for Neuroscience and Aging, Mary Morrison, Ph.D., and Shelley Halpain,
Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, as they discuss
Dendritic Spines in Cognition and Neurological Disease in this week's
debut:
http://www.cyberounds.com/conf/psychiatryneuroscience/2004-05-24
And to keep your dendrites stimulated and happy:
enter the tRiAthlete Swim Event. You don't have to be an expert on RA,
as there are two levels of play -- Elite and Pro. We guarantee that
this is the most fun you'll ever have doing eCME, plus you'll get to
hear great Hawaiian music. Three (3) FREE category I credits toward the
AMA PRA. Cycling and Running will follow in the coming weeks:
http://www.cyberounds.com/triathlete/
Or,
bring your dendrites to the Pro-State Challenge and earn four (4) FREE
category 1 credits toward the AMA PRA:
http://www.cyberounds.com/golf/oncology/
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of Albert Einstein
College of Medicine and interMDnet Corporation. Albert Einstein College
of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this continuing medical
education activity for a maximum of one (1) category 1 credit toward the
AMA Physician Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only the
hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
The Editors of Cyberounds
Leslie Carr, Ethel Chafetz and Harry Levy, M.D.
Victor B. Hatcher, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Director of Center for Continuing Medical Education
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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