OH Neuropsychology is happy to announce that Dr. Christine Lloyd and Dr. Bradley Daniels have joined our team!

Dr. Daniels is a licensed psychologist through the State of Florida with specialty training in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology.  He is located primarily at the Orlando Health Rehabilitation Institute (OHRI), where he works with inpatients and outpatients (as well as their families) within the rehabilitation setting.  In particular, Dr. Daniels specializes in working with individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA, or stroke), or spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as other nervous system diseases/disorders and general orthopedic injuries.

Dr. Lloyd is joining our program to work in conjunction with the ORMC Center for Aging. She is a clinical neuropsychologist, who provides assessments to both pediatric and adult populations. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Lloyd has a variety of interests within the field of neuropsychology, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), dementia, post-concussive syndrome, and forensic neuropsychology. She also enjoys teaching psychology courses as an adjunct professor in her free time. She also serves as a clinical psychologist for the United States Florida National Guard.

“This is a service line so desperately needed in the Central Florida community and we at Orlando Health Neuropsychology Consultants are so pleased to be able to offer the increased access and excellence of this behavioral health service.  The addition of Dr.’s Daniels and Lloyd are perfect examples of Orlando Health’s commitment to the Patient-First philosophy.” states Dr. Robert Cohen, Medical Director for Neuropsychology at Orlando Health.

Some people love horror movies and roller coasters. They love the sensation of their pulse quickening and the hair standing up on the back of their necks. Others are repulsed by these sensations. They avoid the feeling at all costs.

People may tell you that there is nothing to be scared of and that it is “all in your head.” Well, they are partially correct. As Dr. Cohen explains, it is all in your brain. “There’s a name for people that love being scared: Type T personality or thrill seeking personality types,” said Cohen.

There is a science behind that personality paradigm. When your brain senses a stressful situation, certain parts are activated as a response mechanism. In the center are the emotional controls: the amygdala and the hypothalamus which control the fight or flight response. Then you have the cingulate cortex and frontal lobe that help to keep those emotions in check.

When someone experiences a frightening stimulus, the center of the brain activates causing a quickened blood flow and perspiration. Then the frontal lobe says slow down.

Dr. Cohen goes on to explain the neurological and physiological responses to fear and how different people’s brain chemistry is responsible for their love or hate of thrills …

Watch the story with Dr. Cohen here

In February of 2012, Dr. Cohen joined the 4% of psychologists nationwide who are board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP).  He received his specialization in Rehabilitation Psychology (RP), a subsection of psychology focusing on how to assist an individual with an injury or illness (chronic, traumatic and/or congenital), including the family, in achieving optimal physical, psychological and interpersonal functioning.  He will utilize this specialization in his work as a rehabilitation neuropsychologist.