Psychology 415
Human Neuropsychology

ANNOUNCEMENTS


Next exam: Wednesday, December 2nd. Covers schizophrenia and affective disorders (chapter 16). There will be be (possibly a large number of) bonus questions from chapter 17 as well. Answering these will be optional.

I have left the old notes for these topics posted below. Be aware that these old slides and handouts are somewhat out of date. The revised versions are available via the Go! box as described in class.


Type the name of the file you want to retrieve in the box and click the "Go!" button.
Pressing the Enter key will not work!



Course Materials

Course Syllabus (Fall 2009) (pdf file)

Diagrams of Multipolar Neurons (Revised 9/12/09)
Terms for Neuroanatomy (Handout)
Two diagrams of the visual system (gifs):
Coma (Handout covering the video)

The Brain Eater (Notes covering the video) (html file - REVISED 2/9/07)
Terms for causes of brain damage (text file - REVISED 2/8/06)
Notes for Methods
Notes for Causes of Brain Damage (REVISED 9/26/09)
Videos on Alzheimer's Disease at YouTube (from U.C. Davis Health System)

Big scary diagrams for movement and its disorders:
The Frozen Addict (Handout covering the video)
Brain Transplant (Handout covering the video)
Notes for Movement Disorders (REVISED 10/18/2009, FIXED 10/19))

Terms for Schizophrenia (this is the one I gave out in class)
Key terms for psychological disorders (old)
Slides for Schizophrenia (old)
Slides for Depression (old)
Slides for Anxiety Disorders (old)


Neuroscience Links
Society for Neuroscience
The primary professional society for neuroscientists. Has extensive links to other sites.
Association of Neuroscience Departments and Programs
What's available in terms of undergraduate and graduate education in neuroscience?
Careers in the Health Sciences
There is a boatload of useful links here!
National Institutes of Heath
One of the chief funding agencies for neuroscience research, plus links, information, etc.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
The latest information on brain damage and disease.
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
A site established by the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
Science Daily Magazine
Click on "Mind & Brain" to see current news stories related to neuroscience.
The BrainWeb & Brain Information
Great links to sites with info about a wide variety of neurological disorders.
American Psychological Association
See Division 40 for Clinical Neuropsychology.
Kimble Library
Search Medline (under Indexes) for research and clinical articles relevant to neuroscience.
 

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