Wk 1 Introductions, Overview, Assignments explained

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 1

   

• A bit about the Neuron

Wk 2 The Neuron and Neuroanatomy lab

• Cognitive Neuroscience, Chapter 2
• Neuroanatomy foundations (assignment)

Wk 3 Cognitive Neuroscience Methods

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 2

   

• Neuropsychological Testing
• Web Exercise (including The Brain Atlas)

Wk 4 More on Methods and Pathways

• Film on Visual System

   

• Cognitive Neuroscience, Chapters 3, and 4

   

• Review for Quiz 1

Wk 5 Case Studies of Disordered Perception

• Film on Agnosia

   

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 8

Wk 6 Case Studies of Disordered Perception

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 6
• Film on Neglect

Wk 7 Case Study and Analysis of Unilateral Neglect;

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 7

   

• Review for Midterm

Wk 8 NO SECTIONS THIS WEEK: Have a good break!

Wk 9 A Look At Epilepsy and The Bisected Mind

• Film on Commissurotomy Patients

   

• Fractured Minds, Chapters 4, and 15

Wk 10 The Problem of Consciousness

• Reading: "Beyond Commissurotomy: Clues to Consciouness. " Available to copy at EXCEL

   

• Cognitive Neuroscience, Chapter 14

Wk 11 Case studies of Aphasia;

• Films of Aphasic Patients

   

• Fractured Minds, Chapter 5

   

• Review for Quiz 2

Wk 12 The Frontal Executive

• Film of patient with frontal lobe damage

   

• Fractured Minds, Chapters 9, and 10

Wk 13 Memory Disorders and Dementia

• Film on Alzheimer's Disease

   

• Fractured Minds, Chapters 3, and 14

Wk 14 Memory Disorders: Another Look

• Cognitive Neuroscience, Chapter 7

   

• Review for Final