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Social Health: The Secret for a Healthy Brain
February 9, 2023

Social Health: Friends are the Secret to a Healthy Brain 

by Brianna Rauchman

Social health is an essential component to your cognitive wellness. Discover techniques to optimize your social health.

February 7, 2023

Vikki’s Path to Sobriety at the Treatment & Research In Psychedelics (TRIP) Program

by Amelia Garrison

After years of unsuccessful therapy, Vikki transformed her life for the better with psychedelic-assisted therapy at PNI's Pacific Treatment & Research In Psychedelics (TRIP). Learn more about her journey toward healing.

Tapping Mindfulness to Treat Memory Loss | Claudia Wong, FNP-BC
January 18, 2023

Tapping Mindfulness to Treat Memory Loss | Claudia Wong, FNP-BC

by Anthony Effinger

Claudia Wong is a family nurse practitioner specializing in memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. A few years ago, she trained to teach restorative yoga. After that, she went traveling, and the trip turned into a two-year journey into the contemplative arts. She did more yoga training in Bali, learned about healing with Tibetan singing bowls in India, and practiced meditation in Thailand. When she returned, she brought all those things back to use in her practice.

January 18, 2023

Conquering a Brain Tumor and Embracing Life: Sebastien’s Story

by Brianna Rauchman

After a brain tumor robbed his mobility, Sebastien defied all odds, inspiring thousands with his remarkable story.

Melissa Coleman PNI Foundation VP builds up the neurosciences at Pacific Neuroscience Institute
January 10, 2023

PNI Foundation VP Melissa Coleman Builds Up the Neurosciences

by Amelia Garrison

With nearly two decades of nonprofit management and fundraising experience, Melissa B. Coleman, Esq, Vice President of the PNI Foundation (PNIF), is an expert at building programmatic research teams in support of neurosciences.

Cancer intelligence connects patients to providers in real time
January 6, 2023

Cancer Intelligence Connects Patients to Providers in Real-Time

by Guest Author

As her tumor swells, a new cancer intelligence platform at Pacific Neuroscience Institute brings Cynthia Herrera closer to her care team.

January 3, 2023

PNI Scientists Explore Using Psychedelics to Treat Alcohol, Drug Disorders

by Guest Author

Psilocybin and many other psychedelics are broadly prohibited under federal law. But US researchers at the PNI's Pacific Treatment & Research In Psychedelics (TRIP) program have been legally scrutinizing their use in a score of clinical trials.

January 1, 2023

PNI Founders’ Message 2023

by Daniel F. Kelly

At Pacific Neuroscience Institute® (PNI) we achieved many milestones in 2022 and continue to make positive impacts in neuroscience clinical care, research, and education.

35. The Practice of Neurosurgery - Guest Podcast | Dr. Daniel Kelly
December 21, 2022

The Practice of Neurosurgery – Guest Podcast | Dr. Daniel Kelly

by Anthony Effinger

In this episode of the High-Tech And Neuro Disorders (HAND) podcast from undergrad students at UCLA, hosts Jacob and Hugo interview world-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Kelly, director and one of the founders of Pacific Neuroscience Institute.
They run the gamut of topics from tips and tricks of being a doctor and neurosurgeon, to brain and pituitary surgery, to the expansion of PNI into the study of psychedelic-assisted clinical trials for many kinds of mental health and behavioral disorders.

December 19, 2022

PNI Study Links Muscular Strength and Mobility to Brain Health

by Guest Author

Results from a clinical research study co-authored by physicians and scientists at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute ® (PNI) at Providence Saint John’s Health Center indicate a correlation between two modifiable risk factors – muscular strength and mobility – and brain atrophy among persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

Last updated: January 6th, 2023