teaching neuropsychology in english to russian undergraduates: ways and means
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Neuropsychology.1THE HUMAN BRAIN: 3-D STRUCTURE
Basic cortical anatomy Directions, planes & sides
You need to know your neuroanatomy!
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY is a discipline that seeks to understand the relationship between the physical brain and behavior. Professionals in this branch of psychology often focus on how injuries or illnesses of the brain affect cognitive functions, emotions and behaviors.
Reflection questions
Toward discussion at the conclusion of this EMI-Neuropsychology lesson, please consider the following:(1) What impressions (feelings, thoughts,
concerns, etc.) does this lesson evoke in you as an L2 learner (assuming this role)?
(2) What “special challenges” do EMI courses like this present, if any, from both learner and teacher perspectives?
CEREBRAL CORTEX!
Together, let’s find the following structures on your brain diagram:
(cerebral) cortexSulcus/sulci (big sulcus = fissure)Gyrus/gyriTwo fissuresFour lobes Lobe poles Lobe junctions
THE (CEREBRAL) CORTEX: Basic structures
In Latin cortex means bark, or outer covering.
THE CORTEX
DIRECTIONS!
DIRECTIONS: Human brain
Opposites:Left/rightAnterior/posteriorDorsal/ventralSuperior/inferiorLateral/medial
THE CORTEX: Three axes form 3-D space!
ANTERIOR (FRONT) POSTERIOR
(BACK)
SUPERIOR
(ABOVE)
INFERIOR (BELOW)
DORSAL (TOP)
VENTRAL (BOTTOM/UNDERSIDE)
LEFT SIDE
RIGHT SIDE
(HIDDEN)
THE BRAIN: Lateral and medial views
LATERAL VIEW(OUTSIDE)
MEDIAL VIEW (INSIDE)
DIRECTIONS: Human brain
Now try to locate the following structures on one or both of the “brain diagrams” provided!(1) superior temporal gyrus(2) inferior parietal cortex(3) medial temporal lobe(4) anterior inferior frontal cortex(5) lateral fissure(6) central fissure(7) temporal pole(8) occipital pole(9) parietal-temporal-occipital (PTO) junction(10) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex(11) ventromedial frontal cortex(12) medial occipital lobe
THE BRAIN: Lateral and medial views
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PLANES!
PLANES (3-D): Human Nervous System
Brain sections:(cuts, slices)
Sagittal sectionCoronal sectionHorizontal section
PLANES (3-D): Human Nervous System
SIDES!
SIDES: Human Nervous System
Structures & projections:right/left (e.g., hemispheres)unilateral/bilateralipsilateral/contralateral
SIDES: Human Nervous System
Left Hemisphere
Right Hemisphere
(bilateral structure)
(bilateral structure)
Broca’s area(unilateral structure)
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SIDES: Human Nervous System
ipsilateral & contralateral projections from the eyes to occipital cortex (V1)