Janet Mindes, PhD

Janet Mindes, PhD is a Consultant with the Center for Bioethics, Columbia University, working on a series of projects in bioethics.  Her primary interest is neuroethics. Dr. Mindes' diverse background includes art
history (medieval and Byzantine), experimental psychology (memory and cognition), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and some clinical psychological training. She was Adjunct Associate Professor of
Psychology at Barnard College and at New York University, and also taught psychology at Marymount College and Columbia College.  Dr. Mindes was with the Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons from 1998-2007, where she educated medical students, MDs, PhDs and others about CAM.  She also developed collaborative research projects to
investigate brain mechanisms of action of CAM for cognitive aging and depression, and the mood, cognitive, and health outcomes resulting from this use.  From 2006 to 2009, she was associated with the
Division of Brain Stimulation and Therapeutic Modulation, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University. Dr. Mindes' primary neuroscience interests are mind/brain/body and affective processes.

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