PSYC 316(S) Clinical Neuroscience
Diagnosing and treating neurological diseases is the final frontier of medicine. Recent advances in neuroscience have had a profound impact on the understanding of diseases that affect cognition, behavior, and emotion. This course provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between brain dysfunction and disease state. We will focus on neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease. We will consider diagnosis of disease, treatment strategies, as well as social and ethical issues. The course provides students with the opportunity to present material based upon: (1) review of published literature, (2) analysis of case histories, and (3) observations of diagnosis and treatment of patients both live and on videotape. All students will design and conduct an empirical research project.
Format: Empirical Lab Course. Evaluation will be based on position papers, class participation, and research project report.
Prerequisites: Psychology 212 (same as Biology 212 or Neuroscience 201). Enrollment limit: 19 (expected: 12).
Satisfies one semester of the Division III requirement.
Hour: P. SOLOMON