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Day	Date	Class #	Topic	Readings & Other Assignments
Mo	Aug 25	01	General Introduction of both the class and of the class members Discussion of Seminar Paper: Possible Topics	Syllabus Topic Description Handout Wondering 100 Trillion Obiturary: Dr. Oliver Sacks 20150831 NYT
We	Aug 27	02	Some Historical Principles and Notes about Neuropsychology	A Brief Overview of Neuropsychology (Hevern) Hutchins et al. (nd) Introduction to Neuroscience [UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks] Ancient Egyptians to European Renaissance Advances in Physiology, Histology, and Electricity Accelerate Understanding the Brain Localization of Function: Successes and Failures Meier (1992) Modern Clinical Neuropsychology in Historical Perspective  [ LMC Only] [Google Scholar]
Mo	Sep 01	03	Behavioral Complexity: Aspects of Behavior Full & Impaired Consciousness Measuring/Predicting Survival with Brain Injury Behaving: What Do Humans Do That Neuropsychologists Evaluate (I) Barrett (2020) 7 1/2 Lessons • Lesson 1/2 & Lesson 1 (pp. 1-28)	Full & Impaired Consciousness Gosseries et al. (2011) [Download link] [Google Scholar] Look particularly at figs. 2.1 and 2.2 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Predicting death from GCS (Perei et al, 2012) Assessing the Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI):  Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the FOUR Score, and the CBI-M Framework Behaving (Dimensions of Behavior, pdf)
We	Sep 03	04	Behaving: What Humans Do That Neuropsychologists Evaluate (II) Barrett (2020) 7 1/2 Lessons • Lessons 2-3 (pp. 29-63)	Latin-Greek Vocabulary for Neuropsychology Memory & Learning (Outline/Overview) I will distribute in class an outline of Barrett's book by chapters which I have printed out (I'll also send it out on 9/2 for you to look over the first two or so pages). I would ask you to get up to speed reading what she has said. And, in class, I would like to discuss some of her major ideas about the brain.
I. Foundation: Behavior and Brain in Normal Functioning
Mo	Sep 08	05	The "Normal Brain": A Brief Survey of Behavioral Anatomy • Orientation & Direction in the CNS • Major components: Layers of the Human Scull, Spinal Cord, Brainstem, Limbic System Localization in the Neocortex: Functions of the Lobes (1) [Note: in Clinical Neuropsychology we don't pay much attention to the cranial or autonomic nerves per se] Due Today: Your Choices of Possible Presentation Topics and Possible Presentation Dates	Brodmann Areas Glasser et al (2016) Summary Comparison • Multiscale Brain Network Graphic Orientation Handout (pdf) Layers of the Skull  (pdf)  Subcortical Structures (pdf) Occipital Lobe (pdf) Parietal Lobe (pdf)
We	Sep 10	06	Localization in the Neocortex: Functions of the Lobes (2)	Temporal Lobe Frontal Lobe Insular Cortex Cerebral Asymmetry
Mo	Sep 15	07	(Class cancelled: Instructor illness)
We	Sep 17	08	(Class cancelled: Instructor illness)

Mo	Sep 22	09	Modeling: What is the Human Brain for?	Notes on Modeling 2023 (pdf, 14 pp.) [Summary] Barrett (2020) 7 1/2 Lessons • Lessons 4-5 (pp. 64-97)
We	Sep 24	10	How the Brain Gets Damaged: Basic Types of Neuropathology     (as a pdf file) Illness: Vascular Disorders, Tumors, Infection Injury: Traumatic Head Injury, Epilepsy Drugs-Alcohol-Chemical Toxicity Genetics: Inherited Degenerative Diseases Unknown: Alzheimer's Disease Behavior Following Damage in/to the Brainstem, Midbrain, Cerebellum, Limbic System, Frontal & Temporal Lobes	How the Brain is Hurt (TBI Guide) Subcortical, Cerebellar, & Limbic System Lesions: Behavioral Deficits • Frontal Lobe • Temporal Lobe
Mo	Oct 02	11	Behavioral Deficits: Parietal & Occipital Lobes; Insular Cortex	• Parietal Lobe • Occipital Lobe • Insula Cortex
			III. Clinical Assessment: Looking at Behavior to Understand the Brain
We	Oct 04	12	Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment • Psychometric Issues: Reliability, Validity, Standard Scores • Neuropsychological Examination: Procedures • Quantitative ("Normative") vs. Qualitative ("Process") Approaches	Neuropsychological Assessment, pt. 1 (Hevern, 2021 pdf) Basic Psychometric Properties Normal Curve & Standard Scores [graphic] Commonly Used Neuropsychological Tests
Mo	Oct 06	13	Wechsler Tests as a Foundation Exam #1 Take Home due today	WAIS®-IV Wechlser Adult Intelligence Scale (4th ed., 2008) Overview of WAIS-IV (pdf brochure) Introducing the WAIS-IV (pdf presentation) Wikipedia overview of Wechsler tests {W} Definitions of Intelligence (pdf) Stratum II
We	Oct 08	14	Wechsler Tests as a Foundation (cont'd)
Mo	Oct 13		Fall Break • No Class
We	Oct 15	15	Flexible vs. Fixed Battery Approaches • Fixed Approaches • Fixed Batteries: Halstead-Reitan	Neuropsychological Assessment, pt. 2 (Hevern, in pdf format) Notes on the Halstead-Reitan NTB (HRNTB, Hevern notes)
Mo	Oct 20	16	Individual Tests: Memory & Learning	Memory & Learning (notes) MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment CTVNews.ca (July 23, 2020)
We	Oct 22	17	Individual Tests: Executive Functions & Language	Executive Function Tests (notes) Language (notes)
Mo	Oct 27	18	Individual Tests: Personality	Neuropsychological Assessment, pt. 3 Personality (Hevern, in pdf format) • MMPI-3 (Pearson Assessment) • Ben-Porarth: Developing MMPI-3 • Ben-Porath: Settings for Use
We	Oct 29	19	Brain Damage • Epidemiology and Long-term Outcome across the Life Span	Handout on epidemiology & outcomes (7 pp. pdf)

			IV. Student Presentations
Mo	Nov 03	20	Exam #2 (Take Home: Due: Wednesday, Nov 12)
We	Nov 05	21
Mo	Nov 10	22
We	Nov 12	23	Exam #2 Take Home due today
Mo	Nov 17	24
We	Nov 19	25
Mo	Nov 24	26
We	Nov 26		Thanksgiving Break • No Class
Mo	Dec 04	27
We	Dec 06	28
			Wednesday, December 10 • Final Paper Due by 5 pm

References

Aliko, S., Wang, B., Small, S. L., & Skipper, J. I. (20230903) The entire brain, more or less is at work:  ‘Language regions’ are artefacts of averaging. BioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.01.555886v1

• Note: The word artefact means "“something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure" [Google Dictionary/Oxford Language]

Dworkin, J. D., Shinohara, R. T., & Bassett, D. S. (2018). The landscape of NeuroImage-ing research. NeuroImage. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.005

Gosseries, O., Vanhaudenhuyse, A., et al. (2011) Disorders of consciousness: Coma, vegetative and minimally conscious states. In D. Cvetkovic & I. Cosic (Eds.), States of consciousness: Experimental insights into meditation, waking, sleeping, and dreams (pp. 29-55). Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. [Download link]

Hay, P. J., Denson, L. A, van Hoof, M., & Blumenfeld. (2002). The neuropsychiatry of carbon monoxide poisoning in attempted suicide: A prospective controlled study. Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, 53(2), 699-708. [LMC]

Kaufman, A. S. (2002). Do low levels of lead produce IQ loss in children? A careful examination of the literature. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 303-341. [LMC]

Meier, M. J. (1992). Modern clinical neuropsychology in historical perspective. American Psychologist, 47(4), 550-558. [LMC]

Summers, M. J. (2002). Neuropsychological consequences of right thalamic haemorrhage: Case study and review. Brain and Cognition, 50(1), 129-138. [LMC]

White, R. F., & Proctor, S. P. (1997, April 26). Solvents and neurotoxicity. The Lancet, 349, 1239-1243. [LMC]