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Egas Moniz

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:10:04 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]

[[Image:Moniz.jpg|thumb|Antonio Egaz Moniz]]

'''Antonio Egas Moniz''' (1874-1955) was a Portuguese neurologist who refined the lobotomy as a surgical procedure to relieve anxiety, depression and schizophrenia in psychiatric patients. Although there was no empirical evidence supporting his theory, Moniz hypothesized that by severing the connections of the frontal lobe, he could also sever the neural impulses that were responsible for the obsessive, paranoid ideas that characterized his patients mental illnesses.
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His first lobotomy was performed in 1935 on a woman suffering from severe agitation and paranoia. Though later procedures involved severing the frontal lobe with a wire, in his first attempt, Moniz drilled several holes into the patient's skull and injected alcohol into the openings. According to his reports, the womanan'ss condition improved, although he admitted that her emotional affect was compromised as a result of the surgery

Despite the extreme subjectivity in his medical publications and the lack of rational justification regarding the psychosurgery, Moniz's lobotomy procedure was met with high regard by other neurosurgeons. Many speculate that the desperate need for psychiatric treatment at the time may have contributed to this seemingly unwarranted acceptance of lobotomy into the medical community.

Moniz contributed much to neurology in his time ; besides his infamous lobotomy, he also further developed a technique that allowed doctors to see blood vessels in the brain by injecting radioactive tracers. But because he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1949 (in physiology/medicine) for his psychosurgery, and because of its controversial popularity, this procedure is the contribution that is most attributed to his fame.

Relatives of patients who underwent lobotomies want the nobel prize given to Moniz revoked, despite the fact that he has been dead for over 50 years. These relatives, as well as modern neurologists, contest that the surgical procedure harmed a substantial number of people, was used in inappropriate circumstances (for example, to cure constant headaches, mental retardation, and anxiety), and left the patients severely incapacitated, and emotionally deficient.

Many claim that Moniz's lobotomy was only a slightly less gruesome version of the procedure developed by U.S. neurosurgeon Walter Freeman, which involved drilling an ice pick above the patient's eye socket to sever nerve fibers.

The Nobel Foundation claims that Moniz deserved the prize because there were no alternative treatments for psychiatric patients around at the time, and there is no possibility that the award will be revoked.

References:

[http://www.livescience.com/health/ap_050714_lobotomy.html Lobotomy article]

Egas Moniz

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:09:25 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]

[[Image:Moniz.jpg|thumb|Antonio Egaz Moniz]]

'''Antonio Egas Moniz''' (1874-1955) was a Portuguese neurologist who refined the lobotomy as a surgical procedure to relieve anxiety, depression and schizophrenia in psychiatric patients. Although there was no empirical evidence supporting his theory, Moniz hypothesized that by severing the connections of the frontal lobe, he could also sever the neural impulses that were responsible for the obsessive, paranoid ideas that characterized his patientsâ�� mental illnesses.

His first lobotomy was performed in 1935 on a woman suffering from severe agitation and paranoia. Though later procedures involved severing the frontal lobe with a wire, in his first attempt, Moniz drilled several holes into the patientâ��s skull and injected alcohol into the openings. According to his reports, the womanâ��s condition improved, although he admitted that her emotional affect was compromised as a result of the surgery

Despite the extreme subjectivity in his medical publications and the lack of rational justification regarding the psychosurgery, Monizâ��s lobotomy procedure was met with high regard by other neurosurgeons. Many speculate that the desperate need for psychiatric treatment at the time may have contributed to this seemingly unwarranted acceptance of lobotomy into the medical community.

Moniz contributed much to neurology in his time ; besides his infamous lobotomy, he also further developed a technique that allowed doctors to see blood vessels in the brain by injecting radioactive tracers. But because he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1949 (in physiology/medicine) for his psychosurgery, and because of its controversial popularity, this procedure is the contribution that is most attributed to his fame.

Relatives of patients who underwent lobotomies want the nobel prize given to Moniz revoked, despite the fact that he has been dead for over 50 years. These relatives, as well as modern neurologists, contest that the surgical procedure harmed a substantial number of people, was used in inappropriate circumstances (for example, to cure constant headaches, mental retardation, and anxiety), and left the patients severely incapacitated, and emotionally deficient.

Many claim that Monizâ��s lobotomy was only a slightly less gruesome version of the procedure developed by U.S. neurosurgeon Walter Freeman, which involved drilling an ice pick above the patientâ��s eye socket to sever nerve fibers.

The Nobel Foundation claims that Moniz deserved the prize because there were no alternative treatments for psychiatric patients around at the time, and there is no possibility that the award will be revoked.

References:

[http://www.livescience.com/health/ap_050714_lobotomy.html Lobotomy article]

Brenda Milner

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]'''Dr. Brenda Milner''' was born in Manchester, England in 1918. She is a pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology. Her detailed long-term studies on epilepsy cases of patients before and after have added substantially to the scientific understanding of the structure of the brain. Especially, to the functions of the hippocampus, and the role of the temporal and frontal lobes in learning, memory and speech functions.

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[[Image:Brenda.jpg]]

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== Academic Backgound ==
'''Dr. Milner''' received her undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in 1939. Her Ph.D. degree was acquired under Dr. Donald Hebb at McGill University in 1952. She joined Dr. Wilder Penfield at the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1950 and published landmark papers with Penfield and Scoville in 1957 and 1958. She is the Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University.
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== Accomplishments in the field ==

'''Dr. Milner''' work in the field of neuropsychology includes the study of memory and other cognitive functions in humans. She was the first to study the effects of damage to the medial temporal lobe on memory and systematically described the deficits in the patient HM concerning cognitive neuroscience.

Through a series of landmark studies, Dr. Milner demonstrated that the medial temporal lobe amnestic syndrome is characterized by an inability to acquire new memories while old memories and other cognitive abilities, including language, perception and reasoning are not affected.

Her findings helped establish the importance of cortico-limbic pathways for cognitive memories and cortico-basal ganglia pathways for skills and procedural memories. These studies revealed the differences in episodic and procedural memory. Her research laid the platform for advances in understanding learning in both normal and functionally impaired humans.

The varied body of research by Dr. Milner has had, and continues to have, a major impact on cognitive neuroscience and on clinical neuroscience. Dr. Milner’s studies have direct a correlation to patient care for neurosurgical treatment of patients with brain tumors or epilepsy. Her contribution to understanding memory and language functions, as well as hemispheric lateralization has helped discovered research and therapies for debilitating conditions such as [[Alzheimer's Disease]] and stroke.
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== Refrences ==

McPherson, S (2005). Dr. Brenda Milner: 2005 Gairdner Award Winner. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from Bio-Medicine Web site: http://news.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-3/Dr--Brenda-Milner-3A-2005-Gairdner-Award-Winner-12306-1/

McGill University , (2006). Dr Brenda Milner, CC. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from McGill University Web site: http://www.mcgill.ca/about/history/pioneers/milner/

Pausová, V (1998). Interview with Brenda Milner. Retrieved April 21, 2008, Web site: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/users/tomas/brenda_milner.html

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Brenda Milner

Admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:18:53 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]'''Dr. Brenda Milner''' was born in Manchester, England in 1918. She is a pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology. Her detailed long-term studies on epilepsy cases of patients before and after have added substantially to the scientific understanding of the structure of the brain. Especially, to the functions of the hippocampus, and the role of the temporal and frontal lobes in learning, memory and speech functions.

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[[Image:Brenda.jpg]]

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== Academic Backgound ==
'''Dr. Milner''' received her undergraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in 1939. Her Ph.D. degree was acquired under Dr. Donald Hebb at McGill University in 1952. She joined Dr. Wilder Penfield at the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1950 and published landmark papers with Penfield and Scoville in 1957 and 1958. She is the Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Psychology at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, McGill University.
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== Accomplishments in the field ==

'''Dr. Milner''' work in the field of neuropsychology includes the study of memory and other cognitive functions in humans. She was the first to study the effects of damage to the medial temporal lobe on memory and systematically described the deficits in the patient HM concerning cognitive neuroscience.

Through a series of landmark studies, Dr. Milner demonstrated that the medial temporal lobe amnestic syndrome is characterized by an inability to acquire new memories while old memories and other cognitive abilities, including language, perception and reasoning are not affected.

Her findings helped establish the importance of cortico-limbic pathways for cognitive memories and cortico-basal ganglia pathways for skills and procedural memories. These studies revealed the differences in episodic and procedural memory. Her research laid the platform for advances in understanding learning in both normal and functionally impaired humans.

The varied body of research by Dr. Milner has had, and continues to have, a major impact on cognitive neuroscience and on clinical neuroscience. Dr. Milner’s studies have direct a correlation to patient care for neurosurgical treatment of patients with brain tumors or epilepsy. Her contribution to understanding memory and language functions, as well as hemispheric lateralization has helped discovered research and therapies for debilitating conditions such as [[Alzheimer's disease]] and stroke.
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== Refrences ==

McPherson, S (2005). Dr. Brenda Milner: 2005 Gairdner Award Winner. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from Bio-Medicine Web site: http://news.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-3/Dr--Brenda-Milner-3A-2005-Gairdner-Award-Winner-12306-1/

McGill University , (2006). Dr Brenda Milner, CC. Retrieved April 21, 2008, from McGill University Web site: http://www.mcgill.ca/about/history/pioneers/milner/

Pausová, V (1998). Interview with Brenda Milner. Retrieved April 21, 2008, Web site: http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/users/tomas/brenda_milner.html

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Wilder Penfield

Admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:54:31 GMT

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[[Image:Penfield 2.jpg|thumb|200 pxl|Wilder Penfield]][[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]
Wilder Penfield, the famous Canadian neurosurgeon, lived from 1891-1976. He wrote an autobiography titled No Man Alone: A Neurosurgeon’s Life published in 1977 in which he describes his life as a “great expedition of exploration”, one that would take him into the workings of the human mind, with emphasis on connections between science and the human soul (Penfield, 1977, p.329). Penfield, along with other famous surgeons such as Libet, Sperry and Gazaniga, laid the foundations for our understanding of the human cognitive unconscious (Restak, 2006). At the time, electrical stimulation of the brain established a new ways examining human cognition and behavior. He believed that access to the brain’s records was possible through electrical stimulation to the affected part during surgery (Sacks, 1995). He performed extensive brain surgeries on patients while they were on local anesthesia, which allowed them to remain awake and responsive to his questions. He discovered that all types of sensations, including images and memories, were elicited by stimulation of the brain and he was able to begin mapping the various parts of the cortex responsible for such elicitations (Ramachandran, 1998). He reported that patients experienced recollections of actual experience, which were evoked during seizures of the brain. This lead the patients to re-experience, in a way, very specific events, such as when they were looking at a door, or listening to a certain song (Sacks, 1995). Penfield termed these “experiential seizures”, what scientists now know are the repetitive elements of seizures that produce dreamlike states. Penfield and his colleagues, through electrical stimulation of the temporal lobe in patients with epileptic seizures, were able to discover connections between the amygdala and emotion (Damasio, 1994). One of his most notable contributions was his discovery of the “sensory homunculus,” the topographical representation of the human body that is mapped onto the surface of the brain lying in the sulcus between the somatosensory and motor cortices. The map is not entirely continuous and some body parts are over-represented. This reflects the fact that certain parts of our bodies, such as the lips, require finer discrimination and remain more sensitive to stimulation than other parts, such as the knee.

Wilder Penfield

Admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:53:46 GMT

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[[Image:Penfield 2.jpg]][[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]
Wilder Penfield, the famous Canadian neurosurgeon, lived from 1891-1976. He wrote an autobiography titled No Man Alone: A Neurosurgeon’s Life published in 1977 in which he describes his life as a “great expedition of exploration”, one that would take him into the workings of the human mind, with emphasis on connections between science and the human soul (Penfield, 1977, p.329). Penfield, along with other famous surgeons such as Libet, Sperry and Gazaniga, laid the foundations for our understanding of the human cognitive unconscious (Restak, 2006). At the time, electrical stimulation of the brain established a new ways examining human cognition and behavior. He believed that access to the brain’s records was possible through electrical stimulation to the affected part during surgery (Sacks, 1995). He performed extensive brain surgeries on patients while they were on local anesthesia, which allowed them to remain awake and responsive to his questions. He discovered that all types of sensations, including images and memories, were elicited by stimulation of the brain and he was able to begin mapping the various parts of the cortex responsible for such elicitations (Ramachandran, 1998). He reported that patients experienced recollections of actual experience, which were evoked during seizures of the brain. This lead the patients to re-experience, in a way, very specific events, such as when they were looking at a door, or listening to a certain song (Sacks, 1995). Penfield termed these “experiential seizures”, what scientists now know are the repetitive elements of seizures that produce dreamlike states. Penfield and his colleagues, through electrical stimulation of the temporal lobe in patients with epileptic seizures, were able to discover connections between the amygdala and emotion (Damasio, 1994). One of his most notable contributions was his discovery of the “sensory homunculus,” the topographical representation of the human body that is mapped onto the surface of the brain lying in the sulcus between the somatosensory and motor cortices. The map is not entirely continuous and some body parts are over-represented. This reflects the fact that certain parts of our bodies, such as the lips, require finer discrimination and remain more sensitive to stimulation than other parts, such as the knee.

User talk:Aterr

Admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:14:40 GMT

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== Recent edits ==

Amanda, your recent edits look pretty good! I'd recommend adding subheadings on your articles to make them easier to read. It would also be good to add pictures for the Rey figure and for the basal ganglia. If you can't figure out on your own how to do that, see me.

Subheadings (like "recent edits" above) are indicated on the edit page with equals signs:

<nowiki>==Recent edits==</nowiki>

You might use subheadings on the blindsight page, for example, to break the article up into symptoms, anatomy, etc. We've spent enough time on that syndrome in particular that you'll be able to expand the article from what you have.

[[User:Admin|Dr. St. John]] 10:14, 9 April 2008 (EDT)

Alexia

Admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:25:55 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological syndromes]]
'''Alexia''' is an acquired type of sensory aphasia, that occurs when damage to the brain causes the individual to lose the ability read.
[[Image:Brain 1.gif]]

== Pure Alexia ==
'''Pure Alexia''' is also known as acquired Alexia. Patients with this form of Alexia have the ability to write and spell words. Language functions normally, with often difficulty of retrieving words. This form of Alexia can be a result of lesions to the brain that block input from the visual cortex to the left gyrus.

== Surface Alexia ==
'''Surface Alexia''' is characterized by the inability to distinguish between homophonic words such as pair and pear. Patients rely on the pronunciation of written words in order to understand their meaning. Lesions to the temporalpartial region of the left hemisphere are associated with surface Alexia.

== Phonological Alexia ==
'''Phonological Alexia''' causes disadvantages in the recognition of preposition and conjunctions compared to nouns. Patients with this type of acquired sensory aphasia are unable to read unfamiliar words. As well have problems with abstract words such as honesty, responsibility and loyalty.

== Deep Alexia ==
'''Deep Alexia''' causes a semantic paralysis when reading out loud. For example when reading lawyer the patient might actually say attorney or when reading cold the they might say hot. Deep Alexia can cause a profound disturbance in pronounceable non-words. Almost all parts of speech are affected by this condition. Lesions associated with Deep Alexia are typically extensive, including frontal and extending posteriorly left lobe.

User talk:Iaitles

Admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:31:08 GMT

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==Alexia==

Ingrid, thanks for your edits to Alexia. It looks good, let me know if you need any help in the future. [[User:Admin|Dr. St. John]] 06:31, 27 March 2008 (EST)

User talk:Mewalsh

Admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:27:20 GMT

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Meredith,

To edit your article on Parkinson's disease, don't go to your name, go to [[Parkinson's Disease]]. [[User:Admin|Dr. St. John]] 16:27, 6 March 2008 (EST)

User talk:Mcornish

Admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:33:33 GMT

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Marty,

Thanks for getting started. [[User:Admin|Dr. St. John]] 15:33, 28 February 2008 (EST)

Witthoft and Winawer (2006)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Speling et al. (2006)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Palmeri et al. (2002)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Nikolic et al. (2007)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Kim et al. (2006)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Hancock et al. (2006)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Category:Synesthesia Symposium

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Articles presented during the Synesthesia Symposium (March 25-27).

Aleman et al. (2001)

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[[Category:Synesthesia Symposium]]

Sadato et al. (1996)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Ptito et al. (2005)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Pascual-Leone et al. (1995)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Hamilton et al. (2000)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Giraud et al. (2001)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Gaser and Schlaug (2003)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Category:Plasticity Symposium

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The articles presented during the plasticity symposium (February 19-21).

Cohen et al. (1997)

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[[Category:Plasticity Symposium]]

Main Page

Admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:45:23 GMT

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==PSY 324-1 Neuropsychology==

These pages are for the Spring, 2008 Neuropsychology class at Rollins College. You must be a member of the class to create an account, and you must have an account in order to edit the pages.

==First Steps==

Your first assignment is to create a user account and to edit your user page.

*[[Special:Userlogin|Create Your Account]] - you may select anything for your user name
*Edit your user page - up in the upper right corner (for Firefox users; upper left for IE users - but use Firefox if you have it), you will see your new user name with a little icon of a person next to it. It will be red. Click it. This takes you to your user page. Edit the page (click the Edit tab at the top) and type in your real name and anything else you wish. (Check out [[User:Admin |my user page]] for reference.)

==Your Assignment==

You will be assigned:

*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological syndromes|syndrome]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological methods|method or test]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological profiles|profile of a neuropsychologist or famous case]]
*One [[:Category:Brain areas|brain region of interest]]

and will contribute an article on each of these. In addition, you will be responsible (as a team) to do one write-up of a symposium article and presentation (either the [[:Category:Plasticity Symposium|Plasticity Symposium]] or the [[:Category:Synesthesia Symposium|Synesthesia Symposium]]).

===To start an article===

Select from the links above to see a list of all syndromes, methods, scientists, and brain areas. Select from the list the one you were assigned and begin editing. For the most part, what you type in the edit window is what you will get. If you'd like help with any of the more advanced features (creating titles, bold text, uploading images, etc.), see me.

The good thing about a wiki is you can easily continue to edit your articles throughout the semester.

===Other responsibilities===

It is also permissible (and encouraged) to make small contributions to other people's articles, whether it be fixing minor typos, providing links to your article or other articles as appropriate, or even adding unique content. All contributions on a wiki are logged, so I will be able to credit all of your contributions.

Main Page

Admin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:44:52 GMT

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==PSY 324-1 Neuropsychology==

These pages are for the Spring, 2008 Neuropsychology class at Rollins College. You must be a member of the class to create an account, and you must have an account in order to edit the pages.

==First Steps==

Your first assignment is to create a user account and to edit your user page.

*[[Special:Userlogin|Create Your Account]] - you may select anything for your user name
*Edit your user page - up in the upper right corner (for Firefox users; upper left for IE users - but use Firefox if you have it), you will see your new user name with a little icon of a person next to it. It will be red. Click it. This takes you to your user page. Edit the page (click the Edit tab at the top) and type in your real name and anything else you wish. (Check out [[User:Admin |my user page]] for reference.)

==Your Assignment==

You will be assigned:

*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological syndromes|syndrome]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological methods|method or test]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological profiles|profile of a neuropsychologist or famous case]]
*One [[:Category:Brain areas|brain region of interest]]

and will contribute an article on each of these. In addition, you will be responsible (as a team) to do one write-up of a symposium article and presentation (either the [[:Category:Plasticity Symposium|Plasticity Symposium]] or the [[:Category:Synesthesia Symposium|Synesthesia symposium]]).

===To start an article===

Select from the links above to see a list of all syndromes, methods, scientists, and brain areas. Select from the list the one you were assigned and begin editing. For the most part, what you type in the edit window is what you will get. If you'd like help with any of the more advanced features (creating titles, bold text, uploading images, etc.), see me.

The good thing about a wiki is you can easily continue to edit your articles throughout the semester.

===Other responsibilities===

It is also permissible (and encouraged) to make small contributions to other people's articles, whether it be fixing minor typos, providing links to your article or other articles as appropriate, or even adding unique content. All contributions on a wiki are logged, so I will be able to credit all of your contributions.

User:Admin

Admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Admin: demonstrating to class editing

== Who I Am ==

'''Real name:''' Dr. Steven St. John, ''Rollins College''

== What this is ==

This is a test!

== What I've Done ==

Dr. St. John created the [[Main Page|Neuropsychology wiki]].

=== What I like ===
His favorite brain area is the [[hippocampus]].

===What I haven't done===
He would like to have a page for his graduate advisor [[Alan Spector]], but Spector was a physiological pscyhologist.

User:Admin

Admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:05:30 GMT

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User:Admin

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'''Real name:''' Dr. Steven St. John, ''Rollins College''

This is a test!

Dr. St. John created the [[Main Page|Neuropsychology wiki]].

His favorite brain area is the [[hippocampus]].

He would like to have a page for his graduate advisor [[Alan Spector]], but Spector was a physiological pscyhologist.

User:Admin

Admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:01:09 GMT

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'''Real name:''' Dr. Steven St. John, ''Rollins College''

This is a test!

Dr. St. John created the [[Main Page|Neuropsychology wiki]].

His favorite brain area is the [[hippocampus]].

User:Admin

Admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:58:32 GMT

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'''Real name:''' Dr. Steven St. John, ''Rollins College''

This is a test!

H.M. (patient)

Admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:44:26 GMT

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H.M.'s real name was Henry something.

[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]

User:Admin

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Real name: Dr. Steven St. John, Rollins College

This is a test!

Hemiplegia

Admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:47:58 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological syndromes]]

Computed tomography

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[[Category:Neuropsychological methods]]

Reticular activating system

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[[Category:Brain areas]]

Controlled oral word association task

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[[Category:Neuropsychological methods]]

Mini mental state exam

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[[Category:Neuropsychological methods]]

Alexia

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[[Category:Neuropsychological syndromes]]

MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Tan (aphasia patient)

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]

Psy3241:Community Portal

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You may use this page for any planning discussions, to do lists, etc. for the wiki.

MediaWiki:Sidebar

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Main Page

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Admin: /* Your Assignment */

==PSY 324-1 Neuropsychology==

These pages are for the Spring, 2008 Neuropsychology class at Rollins College. You must be a member of the class to create an account, and you must have an account in order to edit the pages.

==First Steps==

Your first assignment is to create a user account and to edit your user page.

*[[Special:Userlogin|Create Your Account]] - you may select anything for your user name
*Edit your user page - up in the upper right corner (for Firefox users; upper left for IE users - but use Firefox if you have it), you will see your new user name with a little icon of a person next to it. It will be red. Click it. This takes you to your user page. Edit the page (click the Edit tab at the top) and type in your real name and anything else you wish. (Check out [[User:Admin |my user page]] for reference.)

==Your Assignment==

You will be assigned:

*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological syndromes|syndrome]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological methods|method or test]]
*One [[:Category:Neuropsychological profiles|profile of a neuropsychologist or famous case]]
*One [[:Category:Brain areas|brain region of interest]]

and will contribute an article on each of these. In addition, you will be responsible (as a team) to do one write-up of a [[:Category:Symposium summaries|symposium article]] and presentation (either the Plasticity Symposium or the Synesthesia symposium).

===To start an article===

Select from the links above to see a list of all syndromes, methods, scientists, and brain areas. Select from the list the one you were assigned and begin editing. For the most part, what you type in the edit window is what you will get. If you'd like help with any of the more advanced features (creating titles, bold text, uploading images, etc.), see me.

The good thing about a wiki is you can easily continue to edit your articles throughout the semester.

===Other responsibilities===

It is also permissible (and encouraged) to make small contributions to other people's articles, whether it be fixing minor typos, providing links to your article or other articles as appropriate, or even adding unique content. All contributions on a wiki are logged, so I will be able to credit all of your contributions.

Auguste D. (patient)

Admin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:31:49 GMT

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[[Category:Neuropsychological profiles]]

Category:Neuropsychological profiles

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Articles that profile famous figures in neuropsychology, including scientists and patients.

Perceptual priming tasks

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[[Category:Neuropsychological methods]]

Category:Neuropsychological methods

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Articles dealing with methods of cognitive neuroscience including neuropsychological tests.