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PSY 448 Clinical Neuropsychology
(Fall 2025)


 

 


3:30-4:45 pm MW Classroom GH 407

 
Schedule of Assignments & Classes

 
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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]
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)

LABlab post on Aliko et al (2023) language study


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 Prese
ntation Topics and Possible Presentation Dates
We
Sep 10
06
Localization in the Neocortex: Functions of the Lobes (2)

Mo
Sep 15
07
Modeling: What is the Human Brain for?


Overview of the Presentation & Final Paper

Notes on Modeling 2023 (pdf, 14 pp.) [Summary]

Barrett (2020) 7 1/2 Lessons Lessons 4-5 (pp. 64-97)

Presentation & Paper Guidelines (pdf)
We
Sep 17
08
Connecting and Networking
Barrett (2020) 7 1/2 Lessons • Lessons 6 & 7 (pp. 98-123)

Connecting & Networking (pdf. 15 pp.) [Summary, pdf. 9 pp.]
Cos Cob, CT (Google Map)
NYS Road Network
Mianus River Bridge
Smith et al (2015) Summary (pdf)



Mo Sep 22 09

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

Exam #1 (Take Home: Due: Wednesday, Oct 04)

How the Brain is Hurt (tbiguide.com)








Subcortical, Cerebellar, & Limbic System Lesions: Behavioral Deficits

Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
We
Sep 24
10
Behavioral Deficits: Parietal & Occipital Lobes; Insular Cortex

Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Insula Cortex





III. Clinical Assessment: Looking at Behavior to Understand the Brain

Mo
Oct 02
11
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
We
Oct 04
12
Wechsler Tests as a Foundation

Exam #1 Take Home due today

WAIS®-IV Wechlser Adult Intelligence Scale (4th ed., 2008)
Definitions of Intelligence (pdf)
Stratum II

Mo Oct 06 13
Wechsler Tests as a Foundation (cont'd)
We
Oct 08
14
Flexible vs. Fixed Battery Approaches

• Fixed Approaches
• Fixed Batteries: Halstead-Reitan
Neuropsychological Assessment, pt. 2 (Hevern, in pdf format)
Mo
Oct 13

 Fall Break • No Class

We
Oct 15
15
Individual Tests: Memory & Learning Memory & Learning (notes)

MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment

CTVNews.ca (July 23, 2020)
Mo
Oct 20
16
Individual Tests: Executive Functions
Executive Function Tests (notes)
We
Oct 22
17
Individual Tests: Language 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

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]

  

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