The Handbook of Alzheimer's Disease and Other DementiasISBN: 978-1-4051-6828-1
Hardcover
648 pages
November 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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Neil W. Kowall graduated with his MD from the University of
British Columbia in 1979. He received postgraduate training in
Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess followed by a
Neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. After
completion of his clinical training he completed a postdoctoral
research fellowship and was appointed Assistant Professor of
Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical
School . He moved to the Bedford VA Medical Center in 1992 where he
is now Director of the New England Geriatrics Research Education
and Clinical Center. He is a Professor of Neurology and Pathology
at Boston University School of Medicine and directs the NIH-funded
Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center. His major
research interests are human neuroanatomy and neuropathology and
animal models of neurodegenerative disease. NIH, VA and private
foundations support his research. He has published over 100
original peer-reviewed manuscripts. Dr. Kowall has received various
awards, including the following: two Medical Research Council
Studentship awards, the Russel Prize in Anatomy, the Hamber Prize
in Medicine, the Bristol Medical Prize in Pharmacology, the Merck
Scholarship in Medical Therapeutics, the Mead Prize in Pediatrics,
the FIRST Award (R29) from National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, the Moore Award for Best Paper on
Clinicopathological Correlation from the American Association of
Neuropathologists, two Director's Special Quality
Awards/Commendations from the Bedford VAMC, and the Zenith Award
from the Alzheimer's Association.
Andrew E. Budson (MD from Harvard Medical School) is Associate Professor of Neurology at Boston University's School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research at Boston University's Alzheimer's Center. He is a member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and American Academy of Neurology. He is on the editorial boards of several journals such as "Neuropsychology," "Cognitive Neuroscience," and "Neurobiology of Aging." He is a frequent invited speaker on Alzheimer's and cognitive disorders. His research uses the techniques of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand how memory breaks down in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
Andrew E. Budson (MD from Harvard Medical School) is Associate Professor of Neurology at Boston University's School of Medicine. He is also the Director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research at Boston University's Alzheimer's Center. He is a member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society and American Academy of Neurology. He is on the editorial boards of several journals such as "Neuropsychology," "Cognitive Neuroscience," and "Neurobiology of Aging." He is a frequent invited speaker on Alzheimer's and cognitive disorders. His research uses the techniques of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience to understand how memory breaks down in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.