Expert Talks

In an effort to bring high-quality information and insights about the brain and brain disorders to the informed and interested members of the public, ECNP publishes 'Expert Talks'. The 'Expert Talk' is a short video cast designed to summarise the key indications and developments in our field.

Each invited speaker is an outstanding scientist in their specialised area of expertise and experienced in translating the science of neuropsychopharmacology into more general terms.

• Autoimmune processes in encephalopathy
  Angela Vincent, United Kingdom

• Pain and fibromyalgia
  Claudia Sommer, Germany

• Nurr1 as target for neuroprotection and therapeutic intervention in Parkinson's disease
  Anders Björklund, Sweden

• Obesity: a treatable brain disease?
  Ashley Gearhardt, USA

• Biomarkers and new target drugs in autism spectrum disorders
  Antonio M. Persico, Italy

• Imaging brain networks in psychiatry
  Edward T. Bullmore, USA

• Bipolar disorders
  Guy Goodwin, United Kingdom

• Induced pluripotent stem cells and in vitro models of neurodevelopmental disorders
  Jack Price, United Kingdom

• Can we treat cannabis dependence?
  Barbara Mason, USA

• Molecular brain imaging in movement disorders and Alzheimer's disease
  Gitte Knudsen, Denmark

• Prevalence, burden and cost of mental disorders in Europe
  Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

• Science and nomenclature
  David Nutt, United Kingdom

• Improving thinking skills in schizophrenia – cognitive remediation
  Til Wykes, United Kingdom

• Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia
  Richard Keefe, USA

• Neural mechanisms of risk for psychiatric disorders
  Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Germany

• Neuropsychopharmacology: bridging animal and human studies
  Trevor Robbins. United Kingdom

• Schizophrenia
  René Kahn, The Netherlands

• Early intervention and youth mental health
  Patrick McGorry, Australia

• Pharmacogenomics of psychotropic drugs
  Alessandro Serretti, Italy

• Bipolar depression
  Eduard Vieta, Spain

• Depression and antidepressants: present and future
  Michel Hamon, France

• Mental illness in the elderly
  Michael Davidson, USA

• Anxiety disorders: common and treatable, but not yet fully understood
  David Baldwin, United Kingdom

• Child and adolescent neuropsychopharmacology
  Celso Arango, Spain