Dual Brain Psychology and Unilateral Transcranial Photobiomodulation Treatments: A New Dose Paradigm
Hosted By: Photobiomodulation Technical Group
17 February 2022 12:00 - 13:00
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC -05:00)Photobiomodulation by far-red to near-infrared light improves mitochondrial bioenergetics and cellular function. PBM has been applied clinically in the treatment of soft tissue injuries and inflammation for more than 50 years. Dr. Fredric Schiffer, MD, is a research associate at McLean and an assistant professor of psychiatry, part-time, at the Harvard Medical School. Since 1990, he has been interested in studying the relationship between cerebral laterality and psychological states. His hypothesis is that each hemisphere is capable of manifesting separate personalities, one often more troubled by past traumas. He also studies the nature of conscious experience and its relation to the brain and to psychological function.
In December 2019, Dr. Schiffer founded the start-up MindLight, LLC, which was awarded an NIDA/SBIR grant to study the efficacy and safety of unilateral transcranial photobiomodulation as a treatment for opioid use disorder. In this webinar, Dr. Schiffer discusses his research into unilateral transcranial photobiomodulation treatments as well as the evidence for their use in the treatment of substance abuse and post-traumatic disorders.
Subject Matter Level: Introductory - Assumes little previous knowledge of the topic
Who Should Attend:
- Researchers in psychiatry and neurosciences
- Clinicians interested in therapeutic light applications
- Biophotonics device makers interested in new applications and R&D for PBM
About the Presenter: Fredric Schiffer, McLean Hospital, Harvard University
Fredric Schiffer, MD, is a research associate at McLean and an assistant professor of psychiatry, part-time, at Harvard Medical School. He has been studying the relationship between past traumas, cerebral laterality, and depression and anxiety, and has developed a hypothesis on the physical nature of conscious experience and its relation to the brain and to psychological function. Dr. Schiffer also studies the role that near infrared light directed through the forehead to the brain may play as a treatment for psychological problems, including opioid use disorders. He maintains a private practice of adult psychiatry in Newton, Massachusetts.
