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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	An Overview of Neuropsychology (Hevern) History of Neuropsychology (Philip Schatz, SJU) 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) GCS vs. the The Full Outline of UnResponsivness (FOUR) score Comparing the GCS & FOUR Score (Almojuela et al., 2019, excerpt) 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 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	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) Overview of WAIS-IV (pdf brochure) Introducing the WAIS-IV (pdf presentation) Wikipedia overview of Wechsler tests {W} 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) Notes on the Halstead-Reitan NTB (HRNTB, Hevern notes)
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
We	Nov 05	21
Mo	Nov 10	22
We	Nov 12	23
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

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]