Keynote Speaker

The Second Coconut to the Head:
The Neural and Cognitive Consequences of Multiple Concussions and Brain Injuries

Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa, followed by 3 years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has been on the Faculty of the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine since 1995, where he presently is Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience. Dr. Anderson is Director of the Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Laboratory at UIHC, where clinical rehabilitation services are provided for patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and other brain conditions. He has conducted NIH-funded research on the cognitive and emotional consequences of damage to the frontal lobes and other brain areas since 1992, and is the recipient of research awards from the Scottish Rite Masons Alzheimer’s Foundation and the International Neuropsychological Society.

Some recent publications:

Anderson, S.W., Aksen, N., Kochanska, G., Damasio, H., Wisnowski, J. and Afifi, A. (2007). The earliest behavioral expression of focal damage to human prefrontal cortex. Cortex, 43, 806-816.

Samra, S.K., Giordani, B., Caveney, A.F., Clarke, W.R., Scott, P.A., Anderson, S.W., Thompson, B.G., and Todd, M.M. (2007). Recovery of cognitive function after surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke, 38, 1864-1872.

Anderson, S.W., Rizzo, M., Skaar, N., Stierman, L., Cavaco, S., Dawson, J., and Damasio, H.(2007). Amnesia and driving. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 29, 1-12.

Anderson, S.W., Todd, M.M., Hindman, B.J., Clarke, W.R., Torner, J.C., Tranel, D., Yoo, B., Weeks, J., Manzel, K.W., and Samra, S. (2006). The effects of intraoperative hypothermia on neuropsychological outcomes after intracranial aneurysm surgery. Annals of Neurology, 60, 518-527.

Anderson, S.W., Barrash, J., Bechara, A., and Tranel, D. (2006). Impairments of emotion and real-world complex behavior following childhood- or adult-onset damage to ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 12, 224-235.

Anderson, S.W., Damasio, H. and Damasio, A.R. (2005). A neural basis for collecting behavior in humans. Brain, 128, 201-212.

Uc, E.Y., Rizzo, M., Anderson, S.W., Shi, Q., Rodnitzky, R.L., and Dawson, J.D. (2005). Visual dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease without dementia. Neurology, 65, 1907-1913.