Dr. Cheshire is Professor of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic.  His subspecialty practice in autonomic neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Florida is part of a culture of team medicine in which the needs of the patient come first.

Autonomic neurology encompasses such conditions as orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic intolerance, baroreflex failure, thermal dysregulation, hyperhidrosis, and various episodic neurologic symptoms.  The autonomic nervous system is fundamentally integrative.  Its sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions interact extensively with many bodily systems.  Evaluation of the patient with an autonomic disorder requires a collaborative approach that brings together specialists from complementary medical fields.

1. • The Synapse and Other Gaps
   

2. The relationship between brain and mind, like the junction joining neurons, reflects both a continuity and a discontinuity -- a correspondence as well as an explanatory gap.  Posted at the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
   

1. • From Biochemical Synapse to Bioethical Syntax
   

2. The junction through which neurons signal one another is considered as a miniature paradigm for human ethical communication.  Posted at the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

Dr. Cheshire’s inclination to bridge disciplines extends also to neuroethics.  Just as neurons form connections, neuroscience informs and receives inspiration from the humanities.  At the interface of neurology and philosophy, Dr. Cheshire has explored the implications of emerging technologies for medicine and considered the ethical concerns regarding the enhancement of normal cognitive capacity.  Dr. Cheshire is the Consultant on Neuroethics for the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity.  He contributes a series entitled “Grey Matters” to the journal Ethics & Medicine.  He has lectured nationally on neuroethical topics and enjoys dialogue with others from varied disciplines and diverse perspectives. 

1. • Things Seen and Unseen
   

2. Surprising relationships between structures grand and small in our multilayered universe indicate a coherent whole, the contingent implications of which point compellingly to transcendence. Available online in The Dartmouth Apologia
   

1. • Till We Have Minds
   

2. In answer to the question whether neuroscience has shown that religious belief can no longer coexist with science, the case is made that Christian belief is rationally compatible with what is known about nature and offers a satisfying hope to the problems of our common human condition. Published in Today’s Christian Doctor
   

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