It is mental health awareness month. And understanding mental health is now more important than ever before. Growing geriatric cases was a trend of the past. Mental health disorders have been affecting a broader spectrum of the population.
The younger generations receive an adverse impact of a much greater magnitude because they are affected even before they can actually acquire a perspective of life. In a high number of cases, it has been witnessed that the social attitude towards the victims of mental disorders is saddening. Neglected care and social quarantine worsens the scenario for them and may also taper the effect of the treatments they are undergoing to manage the symptoms.
In this mental health month, we must thus aim at understanding the future of neuroscience education. It is important to know if the future prospects signal a radical solution coming up; if there will be more effective and affordable cures and preventive measures to these issues.
Neuroscience today
The human brain is a complex organ that, although remains secluded from most systems in the physical location, exerts control on most, if not all, bodily functions. The brain mass is a chaotic network of pulsating neurons carrying information to enhance or lower the rate of some bodily processes. This complex functioning of the brain is not completely understood even with the present-day technology and continues to perplex the scientists.
While there is extensive ongoing research on the brain to understand mental health issues, it has only been hypothesized that studying the roots of behavior and the mechanisms of the mind may help treat them. Advanced imaging techniques and the progress in diagnostic and molecular techniques have unveiled some of the brains complex methods. But scientists are yet to correlate these with the everyday behavior of an individual. Moreover, though we have high-quality imaging techniques, it is the knowledge gap of what contributes to the functional circuits between the neurons that poses a challenge.
Latest International Conference On Neuroscience And Neurology
Considering neuroscience as a field of study, it is also important to understand the problems in it cannot be dealt with restricted knowledge. Finding a solution requires a multi-disciplinary approach. This is why neuroscience conferences have gained traction. People from different fields come together and go back home with critical insights. The attendees may be drug manufacturers, trained physicians or even researchers. Each one of them has a different take on an issue and collectively, they are capable of formulating a solution or at least speeding up the process.
The advances that are being looked at
Technology has a crucial role to play in the field of healthcare. Thus, most major advances only embark a deepened penetration of technology into this field. Current-day technologies are capable of spurring a revolution in modern neuroscience.
There have been studies on how the technology of wearables can aid cognitive testing in patients. It was tried and tested to be successful to assess cognitive functions in patients with the major depressive disorder. This works by the wearable delivering electric stimulation to the wearer’s brain. People with mood disorders are also likely to be less physically active. Wearable devices can be used to track their activity in real time and encourage them to move about more often. Research in the field has been aided by large-scale recording technologies, the advent of imaging techniques with a better resolution and data analysis tools.
A positive future outlook
Acceleration in technological developments is what is expected to resolve the problems in the current day. The needs to be a solution-oriented approach. People must look at the development of newer tools to acquire fundamental insights and bridge the knowledge gaps. The central challenges need to be identified and assessed. The interested and passionate-to-serve youth of today must be encouraged to participate in events and professional gatherings dedicated to such sensitive issues.