Neuropsychology Exam 1 Study Guide

PSB4240C Neuropsychology Exam 1 Study Guide Please note: Although this study guide is informative about what may be on Exam 1, it does not contain everything. Anything in the notes, lecture, textbook or videos is fair game for the test. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or clarifications. Chapter 1 Intro to Neuropsychology Neuropsychology  Definition  Types of occupations History of Neuropsychology  Trephination  Important Names: o Early History  Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle (know main theories and contributions)  Descartes (Mind-Body Dualism & Pineal Gland) o Localization v Equipotentiality  Franz Gall & Phrenology  Broca, Wernicke, & Aphasia  Karl Lashey & Hughlings Jackson o Alexander Luria & Functional Systems o Ward Halstead & Clinical Neuropsychology Modern Neuropsychology  Origins & areas of study  Growing fields & predictions Chapter 2 The Cell Neurons  Structures & functions (incl. dendrites, axons, terminal buttons, synapse)  Classifications by shape & function: o Multipolar, bipolar, & mono- or unipolar neurons o Motor, sensory, & interneurons  White matter: 3 major types of fibers  Gray matter: CNS v PNS o Nuclei v Ganglia  Neuroglia: types & functions Neural Communication  Properties & functions  Electrical v chemical signals  Nerve impulse generation o Membrane potentia