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BCS 242: Lecture Schedule

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Date Topic Reading
08/30 Introduction and Overview | pdf Zillmer & Spiers, Ch. 1 – History of Neuropsychology
09/04 Purposes and Practices of Neuropsychological Assessment | pdf Braun et al. Neuropsychological Assessment Position Paper
09/06 What is a Deficit? | pdf Lezak: Ch 4 - The rationale of deficit measurement
09/11 Interpretation of Neuropsychological Information | pdf Lezak: Ch 6 – The Neuropsychological Examination: Interpretation, pp144-160, 165-169;Lezak: Ch 8 Neurobehavioral variables and diagnostic issues pp -277 - 288
09/13 Visuospatial Function | pdf Elias & Saucier, Ch.6 –Visual System
09/18 Sensory-Motor Function | pdf Elias & Saucier, Ch.5 –Sensorimotor Function
09/20 EXAM 1  
09/25 Arousal, Awareness and Attention | pdf Kolb & Wishaw, Ch 20. – Attention, Imagery and Consciousness, pp.465-476 Elias & Saucier, Ch 11, Disorders of Attention and Consciousness pp.367-376
09/27 Speech/Language Function | pdf Goodglass & Kaplan, Assessment of Aphasia pp.74-93 Price, The anatomy of language
10/02 Learning & Memory | pdf Rains GD, Memory Systems Chapter 10 Squire and Zola 1996 (optional)
10/04 Executive Function | pdf Rains GD Chapter 12, pp339-63; Neylan: Mr. Phineas Gage's famous Injury (optional)
10/09 No Class, FALL BREAK  
10/11 Epilepsy – Disease Effects | pdf Langfitt Cognition in "Atlas of the Epilepsies";
10/16 Epilepsy – Treatment Effects | pdf Chelune, Functional Adequacy and Reserve
10/18 Intracarotid Amobarbital Procedure ("Wada Test") | pdf Jones-Gotman: Intraarterial Amobarbital Procedures Baxendale, The Wada Test
10/23 EXAM 2  
10/25 Cortical Dementias Guest Speaker: Mark Mapstone, Ph.D. | pdf Ricker, Chapter 8 (pp.277-286, 291-300, 309-313)
10/30 Vascular Dementia Guest Speaker: Miriam Weber, Ph.D. | pdf Jefferson, Cognitive Profile of Vascular Dementia
11/01 Basal Ganglia Disorders | pdf Como, Huntington's Disease pp. 151-159, Elgh, Cog Function in Early PD Sethi, Clinical Aspects of PD
11/06 Cognitive Development
Guest Speaker: Bobby Emerson | pdf
TBD
11/08 Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment Guest Speaker: Heather Adams, Ph.D. | pdf O'Neill & Beaulieu Neuropsychological and Educational Testing
11/13 EXAM 3  
11/15 Schizophrenia | pdf Pesole et al. Neuroscience of Schizophrenia pp. 267-287 Kremen et al., Neuropsych Profiles in Schizophrenia
11/20 Traumatic Brain Injury | pdf Ricker – Chapter 6 & 7
11/22 No Class, THANKSGIVING  
11/27 Multiple Sclerosis | pdf TBD
11/29 Cognitive Rehabilitation | pdf Elias & Saucier, Ch.16 –Recovery of Function Cicerone, Ch. 7
12/04 Careers in Clinical Neurosciences and Related Fields | pdf THIS LECTURE IS OPTIONAL
12/06 Forensic Neuropsychology Part I
Guest Speaker: Jerid Fisher, Ph.D
Fisher in Denney and Sullivan ***DUE TO THE NATURE OF FORENSIC PRACTICE, THE POWERPOINT WILL BE NOT BE AVAILABLE ON-LINE***
12/11 Forensic Neuropsychology Part II
Guest Speaker: Jerid Fisher, Ph.D
(Same as 12/06)
  Reading Week  
12/20 Final Exam, 12:30 PM, Lattimore 201  

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