Shant Rising, PhD

Neuropsychology fellow passionate about cognitive, creativity, and conscious enhancement.

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It's 7AM and I am 5 Bazooka bubble gums in already. Today I will be unstoppable.

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Neurocognitive assessment outside the bounds of convergent assessment of verbal, visual, and extremely basic motor tasks is abysmal. I would say we are in desperate need of additional tools, but I think the bigger issue is a desperate need of curiosity.

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"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."

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"Flight or flee"

[Women in Neuropsychology (WIN) @SCN_WIN]

Check out Neuropsychology of Women: Considerations for Clinical Care and Research! 📖🧠

This collaborative effort edited by our own Dr. Sullivan- Baca and Dr. Ellison fills a major gap in our understanding of women’s neuropsychological functioning!

https://t.co/VrqxGRkTnG

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With all of this robotics and AI stuff, the entire process of laundry needs to be solved asap from washed to hung.

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"I should have gotten botox before the deposition."

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@MaryEDozier1 @AmPsychFdn @AgingMH @caitlynanix Congrats!

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@RBehiel legendary

[Friedman Brain Institute @SinaiBrain]

THANK YOU @ShantRising for sharing your artwork as part of the #ArtoftheBrain exhibition on #MuseumMile. There was a huge amount of interest in Shant's images - so much so that some fans wanted a picture of the artist next to his artwork!

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@SinaiTBI @ameliajhicks @MountSinaiRehab @IcahnMountSinai @Neurotrauma @MountSinaiNYC Amazing! Congrats!

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My still from my audiovisual representation of neural complexity will be on display at Museum Mile today on 5th Avenue, part of the @IcahnMountSinai Art of the Brain 2024 exhibition. Had to represent @MountSinaiRehab this year with first place for Best Image 🫡 Hope to see some of you there!

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This past Friday I finally graduated with my doctorate! I greatly appreciate everyone who has helped me with this long journey.

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Is Synecdoche, New York the greatest film of all time?

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A concussion is a mild brain injury. The use of the word concussion has evolved in that we should move away from using the term. Having a mild brain injury with no brain bleed on imaging usually heals completely (as best as we can tell) within 3-6 months, though there are other factors that may impact this such as multiple mild brain injuries and age. I know this video is a small clip and I am assuming there is more context, though the takeaway shouldn't be "concussions are fine".

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For sure! Agree with all of that! I think the idea I have been thinking a lot about lately in the emotional work of SCI and longer term success in treatment is the major community aspect that does far more for patients in the grand scheme of things. It's as existential as it is a physical injury. In the more acute and early setting in a non-complicated SCI, neuropsych role is all of those things. But the sudden loss of identity/purpose is aided by getting patients involved in the proper support groups, communities, and peer mentors that will last far longer. Particularly with SCI, this is a major important role of neuropsych in my opinion, not just managing mood/motivation in the acute setting.

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Late Night with the Devil was an awesome film. Love parapsychology getting more in the limelight 👽

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@kaosflux Been there 😂 I know the feeling well

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@LauraSVBB Looks amazing!

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Why does it matter that certain symptoms appear in more than one category? Is this not true for most diagnoses, psychiatric or not? For example memory problems, nausea, pain, headaches, fever, congestion, etc. It is the distinct features of the clinical picture that make the diagnosis in a lot of cases.

I've always viewed and worked with depression as an existential diagnosis involving a lack of goal-oriented behavior, purpose/meaning. It is very distinct and can be spotted. Though, I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what depression is and often it is misattributed.