Jason Walter Brown
Encyclopedia
Jason W. Brown M.D, born April 14, 1938 in New York
, is a neurologist
and writer
of works in neuropsychology
and philosophy
of mind. He has been a reviewer and recipient of grants and fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation and is or has been on the editorial boards of leading journals in his field. He has written 11 books, edited 4 others, and about 200 articles.
in Los Angeles
, graduation from Berkeley in 1959. Medical school at the University of Southern California
in Los Angeles, with M.D. in 1963, internship at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He returned to Los Angeles for a residency in neurology at UCLA. 1967-1969 in the Army, in Korea
and San Francisco. In 1969, he took a post-doctoral fellowship at the Boston Veteran’s Hospital. In 1970, he was invited to the staff of Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York as assistant professor. In 1972, he published his first book, Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia. In 1976, he received a fellowship from the Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry to spend a year at the Centre Neuropsychologique et Neurolinguistique in Paris
. On his return, he joined the staff of New York University Medical Center, eventually as Clinical Professor in neurology
. The academic year 1978-79 was spent as Visiting Associate Professor at Rockefeller University
.
The Center for Cognition and Communication (CCC) was established to provide treatment for clients with head injury
, stroke
, and other acquired and developmental disorders of cognition
.
1.Brown, J.W. (1972) Aphasia. Apraxia and Agnosia, Thomas, Springfield
2. Brown, J.W. (1977) Mind. Brain and Consciousness, Academic, New York
3. Brown, J. W. (1988) Life of the Mind, Erlbaum, New Jersey.
4. Brown, J.W. (1991) Self and Process Springer-Verlag, New York.
5. Brown, J.W. (1996) Time. Will and Mental Process, Plenum Press, N.Y.
6. Brown, J.W. (2000) Mind and Nature: Essays on Time and Subjectivity, Whurr, London.
7. Brown, J.W. (2001) The Embodied Self. Station Hill Press, New York
8. Brown, J.W. (2005) Process and the authentic life. Toward a psychology of value. Ontos Verlag, Heusenstamm
9. Brown, J.W. (2010) Neuropsychological Foundations of Conscious Experience. Chromatika, Belgium.
10. Brown, J. W. (2012) Gourmet's Guide to the Mind. Chromatika, Belgium
11. Brown, J. W. (2012) Love and Other Emotions. Karnac Press, London, in press
Edited:
1. Brown, J.W. (1973) Aphasia, tran. of A. Pick, Aphasie, Thomas, Springfield.
2. Brown, J.W. (1981) Jargonaphasia (Ed.) Academic, New York.
3. Brown, J.W. (1988) Agnosia and Apraxia (Ed.) Erlbaum, New Jersey.
4. Brown, J.W. (1989) Neuropsychology of Perception, Erlbaum, New Jersey
New York
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, is a neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of works in neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology studies the structure and function of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors. The term neuropsychology has been applied to lesion studies in humans and animals. It has also been applied to efforts to record electrical activity from individual cells in...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
of mind. He has been a reviewer and recipient of grants and fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation and is or has been on the editorial boards of leading journals in his field. He has written 11 books, edited 4 others, and about 200 articles.
Biography
Premedical studies at the University of CaliforniaUniversity of California
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in Los Angeles
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, graduation from Berkeley in 1959. Medical school at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in Los Angeles, with M.D. in 1963, internship at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He returned to Los Angeles for a residency in neurology at UCLA. 1967-1969 in the Army, in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
and San Francisco. In 1969, he took a post-doctoral fellowship at the Boston Veteran’s Hospital. In 1970, he was invited to the staff of Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York as assistant professor. In 1972, he published his first book, Aphasia, Apraxia, and Agnosia. In 1976, he received a fellowship from the Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry to spend a year at the Centre Neuropsychologique et Neurolinguistique in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. On his return, he joined the staff of New York University Medical Center, eventually as Clinical Professor in neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
. The academic year 1978-79 was spent as Visiting Associate Professor at Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University
The Rockefeller University is a private university offering postgraduate and postdoctoral education. It has a strong concentration in the biological sciences. It is also known for producing numerous Nobel laureates...
.
The Center for Cognition and Communication (CCC) was established to provide treatment for clients with head injury
Head injury
Head injury refers to trauma of the head. This may or may not include injury to the brain. However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in medical literature....
, stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
, and other acquired and developmental disorders of cognition
Cognition
In science, cognition refers to mental processes. These processes include attention, remembering, producing and understanding language, solving problems, and making decisions. Cognition is studied in various disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science...
.
Books
Authored:1.Brown, J.W. (1972) Aphasia. Apraxia and Agnosia, Thomas, Springfield
2. Brown, J.W. (1977) Mind. Brain and Consciousness, Academic, New York
3. Brown, J. W. (1988) Life of the Mind, Erlbaum, New Jersey.
4. Brown, J.W. (1991) Self and Process Springer-Verlag, New York.
5. Brown, J.W. (1996) Time. Will and Mental Process, Plenum Press, N.Y.
6. Brown, J.W. (2000) Mind and Nature: Essays on Time and Subjectivity, Whurr, London.
7. Brown, J.W. (2001) The Embodied Self. Station Hill Press, New York
8. Brown, J.W. (2005) Process and the authentic life. Toward a psychology of value. Ontos Verlag, Heusenstamm
9. Brown, J.W. (2010) Neuropsychological Foundations of Conscious Experience. Chromatika, Belgium.
10. Brown, J. W. (2012) Gourmet's Guide to the Mind. Chromatika, Belgium
11. Brown, J. W. (2012) Love and Other Emotions. Karnac Press, London, in press
Edited:
1. Brown, J.W. (1973) Aphasia, tran. of A. Pick, Aphasie, Thomas, Springfield.
2. Brown, J.W. (1981) Jargonaphasia (Ed.) Academic, New York.
3. Brown, J.W. (1988) Agnosia and Apraxia (Ed.) Erlbaum, New Jersey.
4. Brown, J.W. (1989) Neuropsychology of Perception, Erlbaum, New Jersey
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTBfNBuOXd0
- http://www.psychoscience.net/interviews_with_jason_brown.htm
- http://www.centerforcognition.org
- http://www.centerforcognition.org/jwbrown
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qdL2YYR1a4
- http://www.ptneur.com
- http://philoctetes.org/Past_Programs/Recovering_Syntax_A_Poets_Struggle_with_Aphasia
- http://www.jvra.com/expert/default.aspx?ref=1571