I was born in Monterrey Mexico, the same city where I finished my MD degree at the Nuevo Leon Autonomous University.

I knew that I wanted to become an expert in the field of behavior since I was in my second year of medical school. Such idea materialized because my Neuroanatomy professor, Dr. Jesús Muraira, really inspired me during his lectures, especially one day, when he introduced me to the complexity of pathological behavior through a clinical example of an unfortunate person who developed Klüver-Bucy syndrome¹

When I was finishing my MD degree, I was hesitant between choosing a Neurology or a Psychiatry residency program due to my passion for the behavioral, cognitive, and psychiatric manifestations of neurological disorders. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to have an elective rotation at the Neuropsychiatry Unit at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in Mexico City. This hospital became my home for the next 5 years while I was training as a psychiatrist and neuropsychiatrist. Finally, I completed a 2-year fellowship training program in Cognitive Neurology at the University of Western Ontario. This training was very upgrading for me as I learned how to harmonize the neuropsychiatric perspective with the neurological approach of behavioral and cognitive disorders.

Currently, my position is Head of Scientific Publications Department at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

I continue to study and investigate all aspects of cognitive, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric manifestations of patients with neurodegenerative disorders as well as patients with epilepsy.

Funding sources

This study did not receive any source of funding

Conflicts of Interest

Authors of the present study have no conflict of interest to disclose

Authors Contributions

Dr. Ramiro Ruiz-Garcia: Conception, writing and design.