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Question 1

Human Neuropsychology

Definition:

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How structure and function of the brain controls
cognition and behaviors. Emphasis on localizing areas of th
brain that underlie psychological function.

Influenced by interesting neurological case studies. At first
descriptive, then scientific.

Question 2

The field includes a merger of

Answer 2

1. Neurology (medical discipline): pathology of the nervous system
2. Cognitive Psychology: the study of higher mental processes

Question 3

Applied (clinical):

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Field emphasizes effects of brain damag

and brain abnormalities on psychological function.

Question 4

Licensed Neuropsychologist:

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may consult for a neurology department

Assess limitations after brain injury

Question 5

Localization of Psychological Function

SEE NOTES LECTURE 1

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1. Discrete localization of function
   
   2. Massed action (completely distributed system)
      No particular damage interferes with particular function.
      Damage causes percentage loss of all function.

Question 6

Four basic schemes for localization:

Answer 6

SEE NOTES

Question 7

Superior (cranial)	Up; point or region lying above another point or region
Inferior (caudal)	Down; point or region lying below another point or region
Medial	Point or region lying closest to the midline of the body
Lateral Anterior (ventral)	Point or region lying away from the midline of the body Front; point or region lying closest to the front of the body
Posterior (dorsal)	Back; point or region lying closest to the back of the body
Proximal	Point closest to an articular point with body
Distal	Point farthest from an articular point with body
Anatomical Planes	
Frankfort Sagittal	Plane that aligns the lower border of the eye with the upper border of the ear opening; also called the Frankfort horizon Plane, cutting through body from front to back, that divides it into left and right halves
Coronal	Plane, at right angles to the sagittal plane, that divides the body into front and back halves
Transverse	Plane that divides the body at the waist into upper and lower sections
 (Byers 28)

Byers, Steven N. Introduction to Forensic Anthropology, Pearson eText,  4th Edition. Routledge, 20150827. VitalBook file.

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