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TABLE OF CONTENTS

He00o ever$one1

We0come to $our ne2 3home4 at Sophie5 the +epartment of )h$sio0og$ an"

)harmaco0og$ Remem#er those ans2er sheets $ou got "uring m-c5 anatom$5 an" histo5so $ou cou0" check $our gra"e right after c0ass6 No more of those Remem#er ho2 fastgra"es for those c0asses 2ere poste"6 Not an$ more Remem#er $our I+ num#er6 No2it7s time to remem#er a ne2 ran"om0$ assigne" one that the "epartment gives $ou Here7s2hat this gui"e contains

Topic Paes

Intro"uction to Neuroscience -

Rea"$ for 8our Hour &ectures6 9;

*roup Stu"$ing ;

&a# Time is Important %gain1 <=

Written E>ams

E>tra %"vice: %nkita Sagar an" Nu#aha ,ho2"hur$ ?;th $ears@5%keem Aarsh ?,0ass of -..=@

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Te>t#ooks an" Ho2 to Use Them for This ,ourse B

Aini#oar" NOT TO 'E T%CEN &I*HT&D1 .-

He0pfu0 &inks 9F

Ho2 to Survive: NeuroscienceSamue0 %nan"an ?;th $ear@ Nu#aha ,ho2"hur$ ?;th $ear@%$anna &e2is ?Fth $ear@,har0ie &u ?Fth $ear@%keem Aarsh ?,0ass of -..=@%nkita Sagar ?;th $ear@Cath$ Ghang ?Fth $ear@



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!NT"O#$CT!ON TO NE$"OSC!ENCE

Neuro is one of those c0asses that7s a hur"0e to get through for man$ peop0e'asica00$5 the course covers the anatom$ an" ph$sio0og$ of the #rain an" spina0 cor"5 somake sure $ou keep $our hea" an" neck anatom$ in min"5 #ecause those pesk$ crania0nerves 2i00 sho2 up again5 as 2i00 other aspects of anatom$5 particu0ar0$ on themini#oar" The mini#oar" for this c0ass is tough for man$5 as some fee0 it "i"n7t seem tocorre0ate 2e00 2ith the c0ass Neverthe0ess5 the c0ass is prett$ interesting5 especia00$ aftercoming from "r$ an" #oring histo There7s a goo" amount of memori!ation invo0ve"5a0though 0ike anatom$5 it7s ver$ app0ica#0e an" kin" of coo0 to 0earn Dou 2i00 #e #ack inthe anatom$ 0a#5 a0though on0$ for eight 0a#orator$ sessions %n" a0though $ou ma$ thinkthe #rain "oesn7t have much to it5 there7s actua00$ a 0ot of 0itt0e itt$ #itt$ structures insi"ethat are uite important5 so 0a# is something to take serious0$ We7ve hear" stories of peop0e fai0ing this course on0$ #ecause 0a# 2asn7t taken serious0$ enough

The goo" ne2s is that most peop0e pass this course In -..<5 some2here aroun"

- or -- peop0e got %s in the course The "o2nsi"e is that5 "uring -..; an" -..<5 aroun"a thir" of the c0ass fai0e" the mini#oar" the first time aroun" 'ut in -..=5 on0$ eight peop0e fai0e" the mini#oar"5 a vast improvement 'ut5 those 2ho "o have to reme"iatethe c0ass usua00$ "on7t pass for the 0ast three $ears in a ro25 one out of four or five passe" We7re not tr$ing to scare $ou #efore $ou take this c0ass5 #ut 2e 2ant $ou a00 to #ea2are of 2hat a2aits in neuro5 #ecause this is one c0ass that $ou can7t affor" to s0ack offin 'e0ieve us5 2e kno2 $ou7re a00 rea00$ tire" after anatom$ an" histo5 an" rea00$ 2ant totake a #reak aroun" no2 Some of us 0earne" it the har" 2a$ that this isn7t the c0ass to "othis in5 #ecause ever$thing $ou 0earn throughout the course5 even if it "oesn7t sho2 up onan e>am5 ma$ save $ou from retaking the mini#oar" %n" retaking an$thing Just isn7t funSo p0ease5 stu"$ rea00$ har"5 pa$ c0ose attention to the 0ecture notes5 an" goo" 0uck1



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HO% TO ST$#&

Advice 'ro( Sa(ue) Anandan:

We0come to the 2or0" of four hour 0ectures Starting 2ith neuro5 an" throughout$our fourth $ear5 $ou 2i00 have these super 0ong 0ecture perio"s ?2ith #reaks@5 in 2hich a&OT of materia0 2i00 #e covere" +rink coffee5 take a nap #efore 0ecture5 che2 gum5 "o2hat7s #est for $ou to sta$ awa*e and 'ocused in c0ass There are a 0ot of 0ectures5 man$ver$ c0inica05 an" man$ of the uestions on the e>am come from these 0ecturesEspecia00$ pa$ attention to the c)inica) )ectures5 #ecause $our mini#oar" e>am 2i00 #ever$ c0inica0 Some 0ecturers are #etter than others +r 8rankfurt is rea00$ goo"5 2hi0e +r&evitt sometimes goes on too fast an" ma$ #e har" to fo00o2 +r 'attag0ia is ver$thorough #ut speaks for a 0ong time5 so it7s sometimes "ifficu0t to maintain focus for theentire perio"

Un0ike in anatom$ an" histo5 the te>t#ook sometimes corre0ates rea00$ 2e00 2iththe materia05 an" other times it "oesn7t Dou have to 0ook #rief0$ at each assigne" chapterto "eci"e Sometimes these rea"ings are rea00$ 0ong5 0ike F.K pages5 an" given the fast pace of the course5 $ou ma$ rea" the entire thing #efore 0ecture5 an" most of it 2on7tcorre0ate So5 a0though rea"ing #efore 0ecture is a02a$s a goo" ha#it5 it ma$ not 2ork forever$one in this c0ass What some "i" 2as rea"$ after 0ecture on0$5 2hich ma"e things a0ot c0earer 2hen rea"ing If $ou 2ant to rea" #eforehan"5 ma$#e $ou shou0" skim it fast5 Just to get a genera0 i"ea5 an" then rea" it comp0ete0$ after 0ecture5 so $ou can hone in onspecific aspects that 2ere covere"

'ut main0$5 make sure to *now +our )ecture notes rea))+ we)) Take goo" notes

in 0ecture5 #ecause some of the materia0 ma$ #e har" to fin" e0se2here Especia00$important5 for #oth the c0ass an" the mini#oar"5 are the tracts5 2hich +r 8rankfurtcovere" for us +efinite0$ kno2 w,en and w,ere it crosses over- and w,at )esions

cause w,at s+(pto(s 8or instance5 if a uestion states that a patient arrives 2ith 0oss ofvi#ration an" pressure sensation on the 0eft ha0f of the #o"$ ?starting s0ight0$ a#ove theum#i0icus@ an" 0oss of pain an" temperature on the right #e0o2 the um#i0icus5 $ou shou0"kno2 the 0eve0 an" 0ocation of the 0esion In this case5 it shou0" #e at the 0eve0 of T onthe 0eft si"e of the spina0 cor"5 #ut "ou#0e check that Just to make sure Au0tip0es$mptoms can a0so #e put on a test5 so $ou have to #e a#0e to "istinguish me"u00a 0esionsvs pons 0esions vs spina0 cor" 0esions5 etc

There7s not much e0se to sa$ a#out 0ectures5 p0ease pa$ attention carefu00$ inc0ass5 even though it ma$ #e rea00$ har"5 an" take goo" an" comp0ete 0ecture notes

Advice 'ro( A+anna Lewis:

The ke$ to Neuroscience is RO%+A%) Let (e sa+ it aain- t,e *e+ to

Neuroscience is "OA#.AP/ The thing that I foun" 2ith this course 0ast $ear is that thee>ams "i" not a02a$s ask uestions a#out the topics that 2ere emphasi!e" in c0ass The



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e>ams aske" mini#oar"L0ike uestions on topics that ma$ ?or ma$ not@ have #eencovere" in c0ass an" even if the$ 2ere covere"5 these topics 2ere not stresse" a"euate0$Roa"map: Neuroscience is the ke$ to fi00ing in those information gaps So in c0ass makesure $ou take goo" notes5 an" make sure $ou stu"$ them 'ut 2hen $ou are "one 2iththat make sure $ou cover a00 of the re0evant materia0 in Roa"map The sections are ver$

short5 to the point an" ver$ goo" for get an un"erstan"ing of ho2 the informationinterre0ates It7s #est if $ou rea" these sections at0east t2ice #ecause the$ are so "ense5 Isuggest once right after c0ass an" once again Just #efore the test Dou shou0" a0so "o theuestions at the en" of each chapter in Roa"map #efore $ou go into the test %0thoughRoa"map is e>ce00ent for most c0ass e>ams5 for one section in particu0ar5 it 2ou0" #e agoo" i"ea to go #ack to $our &itt0e Aoore te>t#ook ?Essentia0s of ,0inica0 %natom$@from anatom$ The crania0 nerves 2ere 2e00 covere" in a separate chapter to2ar"s theen" of the #ook Dou shou0" take the time to rea" this an" a0so revie2 the openings in thesku00 #efore $ou go into the e>am on crania0 nerves 8inish up #$ rea"ing a#out crania0nerves in roa"map to he0p integrate that information 2ith ever$thing e0se $ou7ve #een0earning

Advice 'ro( 0at,+ 1,an:

8or our c0ass5 2e ha" 2 e3a(s- and 4 practica)s/ T,e 'irst 5 e3a(s and t,e 4

practica)s were wort, 678 o' our rade- and t,e )ast e3a( was a cu(u)ative 'ina)

t,at ,ad a LOT o' 9uestions- per,aps :; or (ore t,an 6;;5 I forget5 2ith practica0 an"0ecture uestions inc0u"e"

LECT$"E NOTES- LECT$"E NOTES- LECT$"E NOTES- LECT$"E

NOTES- LECT$"E NOTES- LECT$"E NOTES- LECT$"E NOTES- "OA#

.AP- "OA# .AP- "OA# .AP- P"E<TEST That7s ho2 I7" suggest "oing 2e005 or

at 0east passing5 in the c0ass I7" a"vise peop0e to take rea00$ rea00$ goo"5 "etai0e" notes"uring +r 8rankfurt7s Spina0 ,or"/%scen"ing/+escen"ing s$stems 0ecture5 #ecause Ifoun" m$se0f referring #ack to that packet count0ess times throughout the course

%pparent0$ peop0e either hate or 0ove neuro5 #ut $ou7ve gotta un"erstan" it either2a$ So tr$ to fin" something5 an$thing that is interesting5 an" 0et that he0p $ou throughthe course5 #ecause 2ith the seeming0$ s0o2er pace of the course an" the fact that $ourfrien"s are pro#a#0$ out for the summer5 it ma$ #e rea00$ har" to concentrate So Just pu00through an" $ou700 #e "one soon enough

Advice 'ro( An*ita Saar:

Neuro 2as a 0ong time ago5 #ut a00 I remem#er 2as that c0ass notes 2as ever$thing for thec0ass I stu"ie" from the Cap0an 'ook for Neuroanatom$5 an" it 2as ver$ he0pfu0 for themini#oar" Hope this he0ps1 :@

Advice 'ro( Nu=a,a C,owd,ur+:

The neuro course is ver$ noteheav$5 so stu"$ $our NOTES1 Aake sure $ou un"erstan"an" memori!e the notes1 % 0ot of the notes fo00o2 the te>t#ook5 so use the te>t#ook to



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fi00 in gaps an" 0earn the materia0 There are practica0s in neuro ?Just 0ike anatom$@5 so"onMt forget to stu"$ $our %T&%S111 Unfortunate0$ there is no check0ist so use 0a# time2ise0$ Aake sure $ou can i"entif$ a00 the structures that are in the at0as Revie2 the,ROSSSE,TIONS in the at0as #ecause some of these sections are the e>act picturesuse" on the practica0 test1 The crosssections are a0so a goo" 2a$ to 0earn the #rain

structures in a ver$ or"er0$ manner If $ou can 0earn the "ifferent 0ocations of the nuc0eiin the #rain ?ie superior/inferior or me"ia0/0atera0@5 it 2i00 he0p $ou on the 2ritten part5 the practica0 part5 an" the mini#oar" 'RS is a goo" source for fina0 revie2 #efore the test I"onMt recommen" using 'RS as a primar$ source5 #ut $ou can use it as a fina0 2a$ oftesting $our kno20e"ge #efore the test

There are a 0ot of path2a$s in neuro I suggest 2riting them out for $ourse0f #ecausekno2ing these path2a$s rea00$ 2e00 is ke$ for the course Dou can inc0u"e the fo00o2inginformation for each path2a$:originsite of s$napses ?first or"er5 secon" or"er@

2here the$ cross ?0eve0@2hat the$ use to ascen"/"escen"0esions at "ifferent sites a0ong the path2a$ an" their respective c0inica0 manifestations

Advice 'ro( C,ar)ie Lu:

This c0ass is simi0ar in structure to 2hat $ou "i" in anatom$ Test uestions 2i00 #ecoming straight from 0ecture #ut these uestions aren7t rea00$ in"icative of 2hat $ou700fin" on the mini#oar" The #iggest factor $ou ma$ have to 2orr$ a#out #et2een that c0assan" this is #urning out It7s #een a 0ong 0ong semester #ut Just remem#er that the 0astthing $ou 2ant is for it to get even 0onger #ecause of reme"iation So keep up the

stu"$ing Just a #it 0onger an" $ou700 #e fine1

G"O$P ST$#&!NG

%s 2ith anatom$5 roup stud+in can =e ver+ ,e)p'u) 2ith neuro There are"ifferent 2a$s to 0ook at neuro5 such as "ifferent 2a$s of putting various pieces of the pu!!0e together Working in groups is an e>ce00ent 2a$ to compare "ifferent 2a$s"ifferent peop0e integrate the materia0 'oth those 2ho kno2 their materia0 co0" an" those2ho are having trou#0e 2ith it can 0earn effective0$ from a stu"$ group So5 if $ouhaven7t starte" one $et5 tr$ an" fin" some peop0e in $our c0ass 2ho are "e"icate" to stu"$

once a 2eek or something 0ike thatDou can 2ork 2ith frien"s5 #ut as usua05 Just make sure that $ou "on7t spen" the

entire time re0a>ing an" taking #reaks 'ut 2e rea00$ think it7s important to form a stu"$group no25 #ecause it cou0" "efinite0$ he0p in the 0ong run for the rest of Sophie5 an" it700 possi#0e make $our 0ife a 0itt0e #it easier +on7t #e afrai" to approach someone an" ask ifthe$700 #e 2i00ing to consi"er Joining $our stu"$ group5 #ecause remem#er5 it he0psever$one



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LAB T!.E !S !.PO"TANT AGA!N>


&a# for Neuroscience is not as 0a#or intensive as it 2as for %natom$5 #ut it is Justas important Dou 2i00 have 0a# practica0s that are appro>imate0$ ;. gross structuresan" ;. staine" sections No2 trust me5 $ou "o not 2ant to 0ose an$ points off of $ourfina0 gra"e from practica0s #ecause the two )a= e3a(s count ?ust as (uc, as t,e in<

c)ass e3a(s So 2hen $ou go into 0a#5 come prepare" The Haines at0as an" 0a# manua0are e>ce00ent for prepping #efore 0a# Rea" through the 0a# manua0 on $our o2n an" 0ookat the pictures in Haines that the 0a# manua0 references Dou shou0" a0so consi"er using Netters to get a "ifferent perspective on ho2 structures shou0" 0ook In prepping for 0a#5$ou "on7t nee" to 0earn ever$thing5 $ou Just get a genera0 i"ea of 2hat to e>pect an" 2hatto 0ook for

In 0a# have one person s0o20$ rea" through the 0a# manua0 2hi0e another person

points out the structures an" thir" person confirms it #$ sho2ing a simi0ar picture in theat0as ?Haines an"/or Netters@ %n$ structures that $our group is unsure of or are havingtrou#0e fin"ing5 ask a T% to he0p $ou i"entif$ T%s can a0so he0p $ou to revie2 to2ar"the en" of 0a# if $ou ca00 them over an" ask them if the$ can sho2 $ou certain areas of the #rain that $our group ma$ have #een having trou#0e 2ith

%fter 0a# $ou 2i00 2ant to go through those pictures in $our Haines at0as on $ouro2n again5 #ut this time5 more in "epth Dou 2i00 a0so 2ant to spen" some time goingthrough the staine" sections at the en" of Haines Just after 0a# an" again #efore the testtr$ing to memori!e 2hat7s 2hat Once $ou think $ou kno2 the structures 2e00 enough5 gothrough the staine" sections again5 #ut this time Just )oo* at t,e un)a=e)ed picture and

see i' +ou can identi'+ t,e structures If $ou can7t "o this $ou nee" to consi"er

revie2ing again Then put the at0as a2a$ an" tr$ to "ra2 out the structures that $ou arehaving the most "ifficu0t$ 2ith5 from memor$5 an" 0a#e0ing them Then "ou#0e checkthose "ra2ings 2ith the at0as Dour "ra2ings "on7t nee" to #e #eautifu05 the$ Just nee" to #e recogni!a#0e

%nother thing that ma$ he0p is to use the 0a# manua0 to generate check0ists simi0arto the ones $ou ha" in anatom$ This $ou can use for uick revie2s of the 0a# materia0 Just #efore the test 'ring a frien" an" go through the check0ist 2ith one person askingthe other person to i"entif$ a structure on the 0ist Then s2itch ro0es an" have the person2ho 2as i"entif$ing the structures #efore5 rea" from the 0ist5 2hi0e the other person points to the structures If $ou are having trou#0e 2ith this uick version of revie25 $ouma$ 2ant to rerea" the 0a# manua0 the first time through an" then use the check0ist 2hen

$ou s2itch ro0es


&ike 2ith anatom$5 $ou700 #e spen"ing some ua0it$ time in the gross anatom$ 0a#in the ( 'ui0"ing5 e>cept that it 2on7t #e ever$ "a$ 'ut sti005 $ou 2i00 have t2o 0a# practica0s in the course5 each 2orth ;5 so it shou0" #e taken serious0$ There7s much0ess things to kno2 in neuro 0a# than in anatom$ +r 8rankfurt is the main 0a# person



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One maJor thing if she references a figure in the 0a# manua05 *now ever+t,in )a=e)ed

on t,at 'iure 8or e>amp0e5 on the first e>am5 she "i"n7t 0a#e0 g$rus rectus an$2here ?asfar as I kno2@ in the 0a# manua05 #ut it 2as on the test %0so )oo* at di''erent speci(ens5 #ecause some have certain regions c0earer than others 'e sure to have 0a# partners 2ho$ou kno2 2on7t foo0 aroun" the 2ho0e time or an$thing5 #ecause $ou "o nee" to 0earn

the materia0 %n" (a*e use o' e3tra )a= ti(e in the mornings5 usua00$ "uring the 2eekor so #efore the practica0 e>ams5 #ecause that 2i00 rea00$ he0p $ou reinforce 2hat $ou0earne" in 0a#

8or the practica) e3a(s5 $ou 2i00 have #oth gross specimens an" histo0ogica0images an" staine" sections ?think of it as a com#ination of histo an" anatom$ practica0s@The Haines at0as is rea00$ goo"5 especia00$ for staine" sections %0though +r 8rankfurt2i00 te00 $ou that the staine" sections 2i00 come straight from the at0as5 this isn@t a02a$sthe case5 so #e prepare" for that %0so5 stu"$ the ,isto)o+ o' (a?or neura) ce)) t+pes ?e> L )urkinJe ce00s@ an" other important aspects of neurons ?e> L "en"ritic spines@5 as theseare a00 fair game on the e>am Cno2 the 0ocations of various tracts in t,e spina) cord

and =rainste(5 as these are a0so fair game %n" on the staine" sections5 #e sure to kno2

ever+t,in on eac, section5 #ecause she can test $ou on sma00 stuff ?e> L septa0 area@Other than these ke$ pointers5 the 0a# practica0 shou0" #e prett$ ok5 #ut remem#er5 the )a=

(anua) is a uide- =ut +ou need to *now .O"E t,an t,e )a= (anua) to do we)) on

t,e practica) e3a(s

Advice 'ro( 0at,+ 1,an:

8or )a=5 make sure to go an" 0earn ever$thing5 take a"vantage of e>tra 0a# time5 it2i00 rea00$ he0p #ui0" a strong foun"ation in neuro5 an" so0i"if$ concepts in 0ecture Tr$an" think in a 9+ manner5 #ecause $ou700 see the same structure5 0ike the tha0amus5 in acorona0 an" hori!onta0 section5 an" it700 #e that much easier to visua0i!e once $ou can

2rap $our hea" aroun" that 9+ concept

Advice 'ro( A*ee( .ars,:

%s for practica0 e>ams5 those are eas$ points Dou shou0" 2ork har" to get a greatgra"e on this one5 #ecause the 2ritten e>ams ma$ not turn out as 2e00 ?That 2as the caseat 0east for a 0ot of m$ c0assmates@ These practica0s are not as intense as anatom$ 2as ata005 #ut the$ are not to #e taken 0ight0$ as $ou shou0" use these to get points1 Dou shou0"o#vious0$ 0ook in $our at0as5 it is ver$ goo" ?the$ use the same pictures on the mini#oar"@an" "efinite0$ 0ook at "ifferent #rains #ecause the gross is high0$ varia#0e



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%"!TTEN EA.S


The te>t#ook ?an" the assigne" #ook that $ou have 2hich 2asn7t assigne" to us0o0@ seem to #e "ecent to get a genera0 #ackgroun" of things When $ou stu"$ for 2rittencourse e>ams though5 $ou shou0" "efinite0$ stu"$ from $our 0ecture notes Take somegoo" notes in c0ass5 #ecause a 0ot of 2hat 2e 2ere teste" on came "irect0$ from 0ecturenotes I think the fe2 times5 if an$5 there 2as information teste" "irect0$ from the te>t #ook5 2as 2hen actua0 s0i"es 2ere use" from the te>t #ook5 #ut on0$ in thatconte>t %nother thing5 make sure $ou rea" through $our 0a# manua0 for ever$ 0a# upunti0 the "a$ of $our e>am5 #ecause in m$ c0ass there usua00$ 2ere some 2ritten e>amuestions asking a#out gross &ast0$ a#out the 2ritten e>ams5 make sure $ou kno2 a00 of$our 0ectures rea00$ 2e00 #ecause #e fore2arne"5 in m$ c0ass it seeme" to me as thoughthere 2as an uneven "istri#ution of the topics covere" on the e>am meaning that in some

cases there 2ere a #unch of uestions from the 0ast fe2 0ectures right #efore the e>am?though I think histo0og$ ma$ have #een a"euate preparation for that@


%s practica0 e>am stuff 2as covere" in the a#ove section5 I 2i00 focus on the2ritten e>ams here If $ou have it the same as us5 each 2ritten e>am is 2orth ; of$our gra"e for e>ams an" -5 an" F. of $our gra"e for the comprehensive fina0 Thee>ams are #asica00$ from the 0ectures5 an" the uestions are prett$ straightfor2ar"5 from2hat I remem#er The materia0 here can #e trick$5 #ecause it7s "ea0ing 2ith "ifferentnervous s$stem signs an" s$mptoms5 #ut in terms of the actua0 uestions5 2hat the$ te00

$ou in c0ass is 2hat 2i00 #e in 0ecture The on0$ thing 0ast $ear that 2as a #it 2eir" 2asthat each e>am 2as suppose" to not #e cumu0ative5 #ut the secon" e>am "i" haveuestions from the first Ho2ever5 the "epartment actua00$ took those uestions out5resu0ting in ever$one receiving a higher gra"e5 an" I rea00$ think that he0pe" peop0e passan" get %s at the en" &ike usua05 the e>ams are a00 (u)tip)e c,oice5 an" if I remem#erright5 there 2ere more than ;. uestions per e>am5 so it7s 2eighte" 0ess than - points peruestion I think that actua00$ covers 2hat $ou nee" to kno2 a#out the e>ams5 it7s Justsame o0" as usua05 Just make sure to stud+ t,e )ecture notes>



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TETBOO0S AN# HO% TO $SE THE. FO" TH!S CO$"SE

Te3t=oo* Na(e Edition PriceD #escription !SBN Neuroscience 9r" <;9 This te>t#ook isn7t the most "etai0e"5 #ut I fe0t it

ha" goo" pictures an" 2as a fair0$ straightfor2ar"rea" % 0ot of the times5 the 0ectures 2i00 #e $ourmain source of information5 #ut this te>t#ook "oesa goo" Jo# of e>p0aining the genera0 concepts that$ou have to kno2 %n" it has goo" pictures 'esure to 0ook in the in"e> for stuff that7s mentione"in c0ass ?0ike +r ,han an" &T)@5 #ecause there7sgems of information hi""en in this #ook5 if $ouuti0i!e them

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Clinical Neuroanatomy

<th ;BB; % more c0inica0 #ook5 an" suppose"0$ geare" forme"ica0 stu"ents % #it too 2or"$ for me5 so I"i"n7t rea00$ use it It 2as reuire" 2hen 2e took

it5 #ut it7s not for $our c0ass5 so check it out #efore$ou #u$ it

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BRS Neuroanatomy 9r" 9F % #it "etai0e" an" not uite in s$nc 2ith the course Not as usefu0 as 'RS %natom$ or 'RS'iochemistr$ I think Roa" Aap 2as a AU,H #etter a0ternative for this c0ass

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Neuroanatomy: An Atlas of Structures,

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http://lansing.bellarmine.edu/pt/atlas/cover.html

http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/

http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/anatomy.htm

http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain/syllabus/syllabus.html

http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/neuro_atlas.html

http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html

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http://medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/animations/hyperbrain/pathways/

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http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/

http://www.neuroanatomy.wisc.edu/anatomy.htm

http://medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/hyperbrain/syllabus/syllabus.html

http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/neuro_atlas.html

http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html

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