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Diane Hennacy Powell, M.D. 

Author, public speaker, researcher and practicing psychiatrist 

She has spoken in venues that vary from international scientific conferences to news and talk shows, including Dr.

Phil. Her education has been both broad and deep.

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She feels honored to have trained and worked with some of the best minds of the century, including several Nobel laureates.

Early Years

Biophysics and neuroscience captivated her attention as an undergraduate at Ohio State University.

While taking classes, she worked in neurochemistry, biophysics and neurophysiology laboratories and published an academic article in neurochemistry. Her experiences in the lab helped her realize she wanted to understand human consciousness, which meant going into medicine rather than graduate school.

Medical Training

While attending Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, she was taught by giants in their fields.

Vernon Mountcastle and Sol Snyder taught her neuroscience