POETRY MONDAY: October 7, 2019

                             

                                                                                                  Ursula K. Le Guin

Good morning, everyone.  Here in New England, it’s a chilly day that feels almost like winter, and the trees have brought up to these hills those that we call “leaf peepers.”  But we’ll notice when they’re gone and the roads go strangely quiet.

You’ve probably read of the death of another famous author last year: Ursula K. Le Guin.  Much has been written about her work, primarily as a writer of children’s books, science fiction and fantasy.  Less discussed in all the tributes was her poetry.  All those who didn’t realize she was a glorious Continue reading POETRY MONDAY: October 7, 2019

Master Clinician-in-Residence Jessica Benjamin, PhD at NCP

Master Clinician-in-Residence Jessica Benjamin, PhD November 4-9, 2019

Join us for a stimulating week of lectures, meetings, panel discussions,  supervisions, and social events with our renowned Master Clinician-in-Residence, Jessica Benjamin, PhD.
Schedule of Events
Monday, November 4, 2019
7:40 to 8:00pm: Meet and Greet with Jessica Benjamin at a pre-interview wine & cheese reception at NCP.
8:00 to 10:00pm: Join us for A Special Interview with Jessica Benjamin, conducted by Estelle Shane, PhD, and David James Fisher, PhD. The event is free and open to the psychoanalytic community Continue reading Master Clinician-in-Residence Jessica Benjamin, PhD at NCP

Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?

Click Here to Read: Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’? by Matthew Prior on the Frontiers Science News website on October 1, 2019.

A 20X image of cultured mouse cortical dendrites in cell culture. These structures are largely responsible for receiving incoming synaptic input, relaying that information to the soma (the neuronal cell body), and ultimately contributing to action potential generation in the axon hillock. Image: Dchordpdx