Instructor: Dr. George F, Michel         (e-mail: gmichel@depaul.edu
Byrne Hall Rm 507 ext. 4246               home-page: condor.depaul.edu/~gmichel)
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:00 or by appt.

Text: Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I.Q. (2005). Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (5th Ed.). .

Course Format: The assigned readings must be completed by the date of the topic in order to facilitate class discussion.  The class will consist of some lecture and much discussion.  Each student will be responsible for providing discussion questions (at least two) before the beginning of each class.  The student will attempt to provide an initial written answer to each study question submitted.  Students will be responsible for class discussion and at least two class presentations of one of the assigned readings. I expect that all students will be knowledgeable about the information described in Chapters 3, 4, 5 in the textbook since these chapters will form the context of what is read in the other chapters.

Course Outline

Date                             Topic                                                                                Chapters

4/1                                  Introduction and History of Neuropsychology                  1 & 2

4/8                                Neurological Disorders & Imaging Brain Activity                26 & 7

4/15                              Psychiatric Disorders & Drugs                                                27 & 6

4/22                              Development & Recovery of Function                              23 & 25

4/29                             Neuropsychological Assessment & Developmental Disorders              28 & 24

5/6                        Cerebral Asymmetry                                                                  11 & 12
 
5/13                          Neocortical Function & Parietal Lobes                                     10 & 14

5/20                          Temporal & Frontal Lobes & Disconnection Syndromes              15, 16, & 17
 
5/27                           Memory & Emotion                                                                       18 & 20
 
6/3                         Language, Spatial Processes & Consciousness                              19, 21. 22
                                          

Bibliography.

Michel, G.F. & Moore, C.L. (1995).  Developmental psychobiology: An interdisciplinary science. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

Rose, S. (1997). Lifelines: Biology beyond determinism. New York: Oxford University Press.

Nelson, C.A. & Lucianna, M. (Eds.) (2001). Handbook of developmental cognitive neuroscience. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

For an excellent introduction to human developmental neuropsychology
         Spreen, O, Risser, A.H. & Edgell, D. (1995). Developmental neuropsychology. New York : Oxford U. Press.

For an excellent introduction to neuropsychological tests
         Spreen, O & Strauss, E. (1991). A compendium of neuropsychological tests: Adminstration, norms, and commentary. New York: Oxford U. Press.

For a comprehensive account of cognitive neuroscience
         Gazzaniga, M.S. (Ed.) (2001). The new cognitive neurosciences. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

For a good introduction to biological psychology
         Toates, F (2001). Biological psychology: An integrative approach.  New York: Prentice Hall.

For a comprehensive account of neuropsychiatry
         Yudofsky, S.C. & Hales, R.E. (Eds.) (2002). The American Psychiatric Press textbook of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, fourth edition.  Washington, DC: The American Psychiatric Press.