PSY 601A, 601B Clinical Neuroscience

(under Psychiatry Department)

This multidisciplinary course focuses on brain structure and function and their clinical manifestations. Faculty include members of the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry

Term I covers brain organization strategies for the diagnosis of central nervous system disease. These strategies include the mental status and cognitive assessment examinations, psychological testing, routine (e.g. blood count) and specialized (e.g., lumbar puncture, magnetic resonance imaging) laboratory testing, and normal and abnormal personality.

Term II covers disorders of the central nervous system, encompassing psychopathology. For these disorders, prevalence, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention are covered. Drs. Sierles and Vaidya, and Faculty. (7 total units)

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department Web Site