http://exhibits.library.stonybrook.edu/mfp/files/original/8e64af8ec17a85dfebc2c485fa6dbf43.pdf 9689075bf5fc580c53c13b364f44ad19 PDF Text Text m r.» r-T” 7 - ..-,m. Wmmws . -WW~—r-.wsm—wmvn‘wu-w , . . . n.- v guru. \ I'a-W'VW .... v-vI-K wwv» April 5, 1978 E Margarito T. Hays, H.D. Medical Research Service Veterans Administration Washington, D.C. 2ou20 Dear Dr. Hays, work of I am pleased to respond to your invitation to assess the is being considered for an appointment Dr. Larry Squire, who as a Research Career Scientist. ; My association with Dr. Squire began about four ago when I noted his reports on the effects of BCT on memory.years heard him speak at Rockefeller University and at the Winter I for Brain Research, and then joined him on a panel on ECT at Conference the Society for Neuroscience. On each of these occasions, I learned much and was impressed with his knowledge of brain function and memory. When asked fer recommendations for a panel being organized NIMH assess the status of ECT, I recommended Larry and he becamebya paneltomember. Later, when asked to recommend a scientific consultant to the Task Force on Convulsive Therapy of the American Psychiatric Association, I again recommended Larry. In both positions I have worked with him, and shared the task of assessing the effects of seizures on brain function. wwwuum'w .n . a: “vuwum Tm." ' ~w.-M“ ~urzr Dr. Squire was trained at H.I.T. with my former teacher, Hans Lukas Teuber —- a critical thinker and I teacher. believe Larry learned much there, and came away with a keen Prof. problem of memory, its retention interest in the its loss. I think it is to his studies and individual credit (since such were not in Dr. repertoire) that he saw the merit in examining memory Teuber's and amnesia in the one reversible paradigm in man which is functiond ethical to examine, that of convulsive therapy where amnesia is a regular of the treatment. Further, since the amnesia is reversible, Dr. feature quire had the advantage of examining its development and in the its recovery, same patient, within a time span of weeks to months -- surely finite enough to be credible. The techniques for the study of function in ECT are the standard psychological paradigms. Since memory became interested in Larry the long term effects of BCT, he developed novel of memory based on TV exposure during different decades. His teststests novel and are sensitive, and have become accepted not only in ECT research, but seemingly in �——~ v4.4---m—wr .—., .m—r «umnw r—‘W‘r—“mzxw: - wur . .i—n- m.VWW——rmrwmmmwflwom W, .v... nwn ~ 2. studigs of memory in drug assessment and neurosurgical interventions. While most of his emphasis in the past few years has been in the EC? process, I think his interest is broader, in the memory process itself. To this end, he has undertaken studies of amnesia fellowing surgery, trauma, and in systematic studies in animal experiments. His work has consistently been well designed, carefully done, statistically sound, and with the most reasonable controls. His evaluation of the differences between unilateral and bilateral ECT are among the most compelling new data in this field, and his assessment was an important feature of the recommendation by the APA Task Force that unilateral ECT be considered the primary mode of treatment in depressive illnesses. I believe his work to be sound. skill to deal He has shown the necessary attracted bright young clinicians, researchers to his laboratory. My assessment is best expressed by the fact that when the Long Island Research Institute, a research arm of this Department of Psychiatry, was seeking young talent fer its staff, I recommended him highly and sought him out. Unfortunathly, Long Island did not seem as attractive as Southern California. Nevertheless, my offer remains. with and he has His work at the APA TAsk Force and the NIHH evaluation to have good political skills. His presentations were well documented, and I have every reason to be pleased with my show him recommendations. While he is young in years (37), his experience since his doctorate (1968), and his record of publications and presentations support the recommendation for his appointment as an Associate Professor. I am pleased to recommend him to you. Sincerely yours, Fink, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Max W mm..mw W � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence to: Hays, Marguerite T. 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