Rudy Hatfield

am a clinical neuropsychologist with extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. I suspended my clinical practice to concentrate on writing and am currently writing a book concerning the pitfalls of materialism and reductionism in neuroscience and psychiatry. My areas of expertise include neurobiology, behavior, dementia, head injury, abnormal psychology, statistics, and research methodology. I developed my interest in brain functioning and behavior as a result of being a world-ranked professional kickboxer in the 1980's and viewing how repeated trauma to the brain severely affected the lives of several of my friends.

I have also investigated areas of addiction and normal cognition such as cognitive biases, decision-making, and common errors in judgment. Outside of neuroscience I am an avid movie buff and have actually appeared in several independent thriller films. I maintain an interest in sports, theater, and music and I have a practical interest in physics, zoology, and theology.

neuroscience, neurobiology, psychology, neurology, electrophysiology, psychiatry, artificial intelligence, genetics, neuroethics, neurochemistry, education, stem cell research, brain cancer, learning, memory, synaptic plasticity, neurotheology, neuromarketing, neurobotics, mental health, neurolinguistics, neuropsychology