Episode 15:
Brain on Fire
Brain on Fire
BY LIZZIE MENTA & DANNY SECOR
UNCA Mass Comm Majors Lizzie Menta and Danny Secor discuss the movie Brain on Fire and its hidden commentary of the unspoken, life-or-death problem within the United States mental health system.
This episode was produced as part of an upper level course on NeuroScience Fiction in Film taught by Angel Kaur during Fall 2020 at UNC Asheville.
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Articles Referenced
- Cathryn Molloy – Rhetorical Ethos in Health and Medicine: Patient Credibility, Stigma, and Misdiagnosis.
- Faith A. Forgione – Diagnostic Dissent: Experiences of Perceived Misdiagnosis and Stigma in Persons Diagnosed With Schizophrenia
- University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine – Anti-NMDAR Encephalitis.
- The Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation Inc. – What is Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis?
- Jessica DiGiacinto & Nicole Washington – What Is Catatonia?
- Natalie Collier – Balancing Glutamate for a Healthy Brain
- Wei Wang, Le Zhang, Xiao-Sa Chi, Li He, Dong Zhou, and Jin-Mei Li – Psychiatric Symptoms of Patients With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis
Credits
Featuring: Lizzie Menta, Danny Secor
Scientific Research by: Lizzie Menta Sound Recording by: Danny Secor Additional Sound Engineering: Cat Sawyer
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