South African Psychiatry - February 2018 Edition
South African Psychiatry - February 2018 Edition
South African Psychiatry - February 2018 Edition
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REPORT<br />
UNDERLYING STRUCTURES. THE CHANGES<br />
IN CONNECTIVITY ARE ASSESSED USING<br />
FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE<br />
IMAGING (FMRI). THIS RESEARCH<br />
COULD UNCOVER THE SPECIFIC BRAIN<br />
CONNECTIONS IMPLICATED IN SPECIFIC<br />
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND ALSO<br />
THE CONNECTIONS IMPLICATED IN THOSE<br />
RESPONSIVE AND NONRESPONSIVE<br />
TO TREATMENT. TMS IS NOT ONLY AN<br />
EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN<br />
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS BUT ALSO<br />
A USEFUL RESEARCH TOOL TO UNCOVER<br />
THE UNDERLYING NEUROBIOLOGY OF<br />
THE DISORDERS.<br />
If you would like to stay up-to-date with the activities<br />
of the Wits Cortex Club, please send an email to<br />
witscortexclub@gmail.com.<br />
Dr David Pitcher and audience members<br />
Standing at the back, Dr David Pitcher. Front row, the Wits Cortex Club, from left to right: Mr Joseph Tewson (medical student, MSc neuroscience candidate), Dr Tanya<br />
Calvey (co-founder, anatomy lecturer and neuroscience researcher), Ms Victoria Williams (PhD neuroscience candidate), Ms Funiwe Mkele (BHSc student), Ms Danika<br />
McElhenny (co-founder, medical student, BSc Hons neuroscience).<br />
Tanya Calvey is a Lecturer, Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,<br />
<strong>South</strong> Africa. Correspondence: Tanya.Calvey@wits.ac.za; Website: www.wits.ac.za/anatomicalsciences<br />
28 * SOUTH AFRICAN PSYCHIATRY ISSUE 14 <strong>2018</strong>
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