Jan 08 2025 23 mins
When some close to you dies by suicide, the grief can be feel unbearable. Noam Schneck PHD joins me to discuss his research on how the brain responds to the loss of a loved one who has taken their life.
More about Noam:
Dr. Schneck studies the way that people adapt to the suicide loss of a loved one. Specifically, his research aims to identify unconscious processes of coping with the loss that help people grow and adapt while also allowing them to remain engaged in current life demands. These unconscious processes are identified using a machine learning based approach to functional magnetic resonance brain imaging called neural decoding. The goal of this research is to ultimately develop a treatment technique that would entrain greater unconscious processing of the loss.
IN THE NEWS:
1. Survive Together Study
https://themighty.com/2018/08/survive-together-suicide-loss-survivor-study/(link is external and opens in a new window)
2. The Dana Foundation Blog
https://danablog.org/tag/noam-schneck/(link is external and opens in a new window)
3. Suicide Survivor Study
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/study-could-help-people-dealing-with-suicide-loss/97-455104640(link is external and opens in a new window)
4. Bereaved People Unconsciously Suppress Thoughts of Lost Loved Ones
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189378-bereaved-people-unconsciously-suppress-thoughts-of-lost-loved-ones/(link is external and opens in a new window)
More about Noam:
Dr. Schneck studies the way that people adapt to the suicide loss of a loved one. Specifically, his research aims to identify unconscious processes of coping with the loss that help people grow and adapt while also allowing them to remain engaged in current life demands. These unconscious processes are identified using a machine learning based approach to functional magnetic resonance brain imaging called neural decoding. The goal of this research is to ultimately develop a treatment technique that would entrain greater unconscious processing of the loss.
IN THE NEWS:
1. Survive Together Study
https://themighty.com/2018/08/survive-together-suicide-loss-survivor-study/(link is external and opens in a new window)
2. The Dana Foundation Blog
https://danablog.org/tag/noam-schneck/(link is external and opens in a new window)
3. Suicide Survivor Study
https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/health/study-could-help-people-dealing-with-suicide-loss/97-455104640(link is external and opens in a new window)
4. Bereaved People Unconsciously Suppress Thoughts of Lost Loved Ones
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189378-bereaved-people-unconsciously-suppress-thoughts-of-lost-loved-ones/(link is external and opens in a new window)