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| Occupation: | Consultant Neuropsychiatrist and Neurophysiologist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifications: | BA, MB,BChir, DPM, FRCPsych
| Explanation of | Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Diploma in Psychological Medicine Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Address: |
Neuropsychiatry Office |
42 Herne Hill London SE24 9QP (View Location Map) (View Aerial Photo) Office Telephone: | 0207 738 5188 | Email: |
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Article: | The Neurophysiology of the Brain and the Mystical Experience | Google: | Search Google UK | Publications: | Access Medline database | Legal references: |
(none at present) | Areas of Expertise: |
Psychiatry and neuropsychiatry | Neurology and neurosurgery Head, brain and spinal cord disease and injury Unusual mental states resulting from brain injury/disease Disorders of sleep and their forensic consequences (e.g. sleepwalking) Epilepsy Automatism Accident victims (psychiatry) Medical negligence Personal injury Dr Peter Fenwick is Consultant Neuropsychiatrist emeritus to the Epilepsy Unit at the Maudsley Hospital which he ran for 20 years. His current appointments include : Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at the Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford and Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at Broadmoor Hospital. He is a past Chairman of the Scientific and Medical Network and is Chairman of the Research Committee for the Foundation for Integrated Medicine. He has had a longstanding interest in brain function, the relationship of the mind and the brain, and the problem of consciousness. He has an extensive research record and has published over 200 papers in medical and scientific journals on brain function and also several papers on meditation and altered states of consciousness (see above 'Publications' link for details of some of these). He is widely regarded as the main clinical authority in the UK on the subject of 'Near Death Experiences' and is highly regarded by both medical colleagues and the media for his knowledge of this subject. He is co-author (with Elizabeth Fenwick) of :- (1) 'The Truth in the Light', an examination of near-death experiences, and, (2) 'Living with Epilepsy : A guide to taking control'. He is also Chairman of the Scientific and Medical Network, a group of doctors and scientists seeking to deepen understanding in science and medicine by fostering intuitive as well as rational insights. He has specialist expertise in (1) psychiatric syndromes resulting from head injury and brain damage, and (2) automatism and automatic behaviour resulting from brain dysfunction, natural sleep, disorders of sleep and other medical conditions which may lead to automatic behaviour. Dr Fenwick has had over 20 years' experience as an expert witness. Law Society: |
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