Posts Tagged ‘spect’
Is Your Career Path Right For You?
In this episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen answer some more of your questions. This episode features info on employment, new learning, dopamine and psychosis, antidepressants, and auto-immune diseases. Visit the brainwarriorswaypodcast.com to submit your own questions!
Read MoreWhat Does An “Evil” Brain Pattern Look Like On A SPECT Scan?
After scanning the brains of criminals who have committed atrocious crimes, Dr. Daniel Amen has found that there are interesting patterns of brain activity among these disturbed individuals. In this episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana discuss what was found during these scans, and what that might mean…
Read MoreWhy Is There A Stigma Around Mental Illness?
In Dr. Daniel Amen’s new book Feel Better Fast and Make It Last, he discusses how the discoveries made from SPECT imaging has changed the way he sees mental illness. In this episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana illustrate the importance of ending the stigma surrounding mental health issues.…
Read MoreCan A Mental Health Diagnosis Be Just A Symptom of Another Bigger Issue In The Body?
After over 150,000 functional SPECT brain scans, Dr. Daniel Amen knows the brain. In this episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and Tana discuss one of the main lessons learned from all these scans, which is how a mental health condition may merely be a symptom of a different, larger issue in…
Read MoreWhy A ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach To Mental Health Doesn’t Work
When Dr. Daniel Amen first began to use SPECT imaging to look at people’s brains to help diagnoses, he had no idea how radical a change it would be for his psychiatric evaluations. In this episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr. Amen and his wife Tana discuss some of the most important lessons…
Read MoreNASCAR Driving & My Mental Breakdown – Pt. 2 with Chase Mattioli
When former NASCAR driver Chase Mattioli suffered a severe mental breakdown, he decided it was time to seek help. In the second episode chronicling Chase’s amazing story, he tells Dr. Daniel Amen about what led him to take a look at his brain, and how what he saw changed everything.
Read MoreWhy Was Andrew Drawing Pictures Of Himself Hanging From A Tree?
He had always been a happy and sweet kid, so when nine-year-old Andrew suddenly attacked a girl on the baseball field for no apparent reason, something was clearly wrong. But no one, not even his mother, could have ever anticipated what would happen next. In this special episode of The Brain Warrior’s Way Podcast, Dr.…
Read MoreWhat Are The 5 Brain Types Associated with Addiction?
When we talk about treating addiction, too often we think in terms of a “one size fits all” approach, but there are different types of brain function associated with addiction. Sometimes what works best for some may actually be quite detrimental towards others. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen reveal the five…
Read MoreHow Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Saved Grace’s Life – Part 3 of an Interview with Shannon Kenitz
Executive Director of The International Hyperbarics Association, Shannon Kenitz discusses with Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana the role that SPECT imaging plays in hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Shannon shares her story of how SPECT scan analysis allowed her to see the progress in her daughter’s brain, allowing her to heal.
Read MoreHow The Notre Dame Killer Recovered His Brain – Part 1 of an Interview with Anthony Davis
Today on the Brain Warrior’s Way podcast, Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana interview guest Anthony Davis, also known as A.D., also known as the legendary ‘Notre Dame Killer,’ who scored a combined 10 touchdowns in the 1972 and 1974 games against the Irish and was runner-up in the ’74 Heisman vote. They discuss his struggles with brain fog,…
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