PSYCHOLOGY  580
ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY )

 
RICHARD  MILLER,  PH.D.
3048 GRH, 745-2450 
E-mail: richard.miller@wku.edu

SPRING 2014

TEXTBOOKS:

Fundamentals of human neuropsychology, 6th edition  by Kolb and Whishaw (REQUIRED)

Companion site for the text  http://bcs.worthpublishers.com/kolbfhn6e/default.asp?s=&n=&i=&v=&o=&ns=0&uid=0&rau=0
COURSE OBJECTIVE: This class is intended to provide a clinical practitioner's perspective on brain functioning. We will cover material on structure and function of the brain with a strong emphasis on brain damage. The class will also focus on assessment methods which are used to determine range of function following damage.
CLASS ATTENDANCE: The university policies in respect to attendance will be followed. Frankly, in a graduate class, attendance is expected.

STUDENT DISABILITY POLICY:  In compliance with university policy, students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services.

Please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.

COURSE GRADE: Your grade in this course will be determined by four integrative exams which are not cumulative in nature. By necessity, the sections of material are not mutually exclusive; therefore, you cannot automatically discard a prior unit's content after completion of the exam on it. Dates for these exams will be announced.

Grades 
BACKGROUND MATERIAL: This course presumes you have completed an undergraduate course in physiological psychology. We will spend no more than two class periods on background and then begin at chapter 10 in the text. No mastery exam will be required for those who have not completed a course in physiological psychology. 

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COURSE CONTENT: This course presumes a basic background of an undergraduate course in physiological psychology. Those of you who have not acquired such materials should gain closure on chapters 3-7 immediately. I will highlight the basic structure of the nervous system for the first several class periods and then begin on chapter 10. The following listing indicates the topic coverage and sequence for the course. As can be seen, we will cover a substantial amount of material. Please keep up with your reading.  Listed below are tentative materials to be covered for our exams. All of these are subject to change; consequently, you should monitor this site frequently. 
  • Neocortical function (chapter 10)
  • Principles/ variations of cerebral asymmetry (chapter 11 & 12)       . 10, 10 lecture       11,  11 lecture       12, 12 lecture   Study guide for Exam1
  • Occipital lobes (chapter 13)
  • Parietal lobes (chapter 14)                                                                             13, 13 lecture       14,  14 lecture       15, 15 lecture   Study guide for Exam2
  • Temporal lobes (chapter 15)
  • Frontal lobes (chapter 16)                                                                             16,  16 lecture     18,  18 lecture        20,  20 lecture  Study guide for Exam3
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  • Adobe recordings for the week of 3/31                        (#1)  https://connect.wku.edu/p4hmzjyx5ep/       (#2) https://connect.wku.edu/p1o9cyv8rdq/   
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  • Emotional processes (chapter 20)                                                     27,  27 lecture       28,  28 lecture      TAKE-HOME EXAM 4   (due no later than 5/5/14)
  • Psychiatric and motor disorders (chapter 27)                                                   
  • Neuropsychological assessment (chapter 28)                                                                      2                                 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCES: The following references will provide additional information on the topical coverage in the course.

Bear, M.F., Connors, B.W., & Paradiso, M.A. (2001). Neurosciences: Exploring the brain, 
      (2nd ed.).  Baltimore, Maryland: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Benton, A.L., Hamsher, D. deS., Varney, N.R. & Spreen, O. (1983).Contributions to 
      Neuropsychological assessment: a clinical manual. New York: Oxford University Press.

Christensen, A.- L. (1975). Luria's neuropsychological investigation. New York: Spectrum 
       Publications.

Cooper, J.R., Bloom, F.E. & Roth, R.H. (1986). The biochemical basis of neuropharmacology. 
       New York: Oxford Press.

Groth-Marnet, G. (Ed.). (2000). Neuropsychological assessment in clinical practice. New York: 
       John Wiley & Son.

Julien, R. M. (1998). A primer of drug action, 8th edition. New York: W. H. Freeman & Company.

Lezak, M.D. (1983). Neuropsychological assessment, 2nd. ed. New York: Oxford University Press.

Reitan, R.M., & Davison, L.A. (1974). Clinical neuropsychology: current status and applications.
       New   York:  John Wiley.

Valenstein, E.S. (1980). The psychosurgery debate. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman.
 
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