Illicit Drugs and Their Effect on the Nervous System May 4, 2009
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You should choose an illicit drug as you will be studying the effects of that drug on the nervous system. You must have your subject approved by Ms. Todd. You will create a 5 minute movie using Adobe Premiere about the drug and it’s effects. Your title screen and credits/citations do not count in the 5 minutes. Any images used must be cited using MLA citations. The purpose of this movie is to be documentary- giving information about the drug and possibly interviewing other students about what they think about the drug. Your movie should have a short component where you are video taping yourself talking to the camera (audience).
First you should copy the questions below and answer them on a MS Word .doc. You should create MLA citations for the data so that you can later retrieve it. Focus on obtaining data and images. You MUST CITE any information off of the Internet that is used.
1.) What is the illicit drug name?
2.) How serious is it in the U.S.? Worldwide?
3.) In what forms does the illicit drug come in? How is it used?
4.) What are the effects of the drug on the central and/or peripheral nervous system?
5.) How does the drug act in the body? How addictive is it compared to other drugs?
6.) What does recovery from this drug require?
7.) What research is being done on this drug and its use?
***You need to collect enough data and images to make your movie last 5 minutes!*** These are just the guiding questions that will help you get started.
Drug Possiblities: Prescription Drugs- OxyCotin, Cocaine and Crack, Ecstacy, Heroin, Pot (Marijuana), Meth, alcohol, or Steroids. Any other must be approved by me.
Intro to EMG Results May 1, 2009
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In the comments section describe your results. List from greatest to least the delta voltage change. How did this differ from what your hypothesis- previous post-comments section? What did you notice about the rate of chewing among the different foods?
Double Block #3 Neuropsychiatry April 29, 2009
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***Today at the start of class your comment regarding your visit on last Wed. is due.
1.) We will begin today by having Jim and then Marcella give their presentations on the respective cranial nerves that they were assigned.
2.) Next, in the comments of this post you should write a
a.) 1 paragraph summary of what an EMG test is, how it is done, and what it measures. b.) Give a hypothesis as to which will generate the greatest amount of voltage- jaw clenching, chewing a marshmallow, chewing a raw carrot, chewing gum, or chewing beef jerky. Rank order these.
c.)Provide a MLA citation (not a URL) for your research.
3.) Next you will complete the “Introduction to EMG” experiment with a partner. Each person must complete their own handout and turn in the images of each “chewing motion”. You can print to Rm. 203. Write your name and the chewing motion on the graph.
4.) If you complete the activity, you should choose an illicit drug ( and the effects of that drug on the nervous system. You must have your subject approved by Ms. Todd. You will create a 10 minute movie using Adobe Premiere about the drug and it’s effects. You will hand in your script for this movie with MLA citations. Any images used must be cited using MLA citations.
Due last Friday and Reviewed Today April 27, 2009
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Agenda Items:
1.) E-mail re: how your visit went? Only Cameron answered. Dur Wed. is a short report in the comments section of this blog. This is a hw assignment.
2.) No computer use today in class except by the presenter.
3.) Last Friday- your .ppts were due for presentation. Jim, Chase, and Cameron had theirs completed. Marcella had an extra day (e-mail it to me). Kayvan where were you on Monday and Friday of last week? Your .ppt is due on Wed. (this Wed.)
4.) Today- our presentations will occur in this order- Camden, Marcella, and then Jim.
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Today a 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation describing parts of the neurological exam is due. You should transfer your PowerPoint to a flash drive and give it to the substitute. They could also be e-mailed to Ms. McCoppin. Your PowerPoint should explain the following about your assigned cranial nerve:
1.) What Cranial nerve is it?
2.) What part of the brain is being tested?
3.) How is the test done?
4.) What is a normal finding?
5.) What is an abnormal finding?
6.) Be prepared to demonstrate it to the class on a fellow class member. (Items can be found in the bag on my desk.)
You should have used these resources for your PowerPoint- Wed. lab, the PowerPoint, and especially- http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/cranialnerve_normal.html. You may use other resources but you must include the MLA for every image or resource that you use on the slide in which you use it.
- You will do these tests on a faculty member on Mon. of next week and be evaluated on how well you do them.
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3 Students will do their presentations today. The other three students may NOT work on their computers during the presentations.
Marcella Cranial Nerve II- Visual fields, Cranial Nerve 5 & 7 – Corneal reflex (Marcella does not need to do her PowerPoint until Monday, she was absent last Monday!)
Jim Cranial Nerve 1- Olfaction, Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Versions
Kayvan Cranial Nerve 7- Sensory, Taste, Cranial Nerve 8- Auditory Acuity, Weber & Rinne Tests
Chase Cranial Nerve 2- Visual acuity, Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor
Camden Cranial Nerve 7- Motor, Cranial Nerve 11- Motor
Cameron Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor,Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Ductions
Due On Friday (as Explained on Monday) April 22, 2009
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PowerPoint from Wed. = exam_student
Today a 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation describing parts of the neurological exam is due. You should transfer your PowerPoint to a flash drive and give it to the substitute. They could also be e-mailed to Ms. McCoppin. Your PowerPoint should explain the following about your assigned cranial nerve:
1.) What Cranial nerve is it?
2.) What part of the brain is being tested?
3.) How is the test done?
4.) What is a normal finding?
5.) What is an abnormal finding?
6.) Be prepared to demonstrate it to the class on a fellow class member. (Items can be found in the bag on my desk.)
You should have used these resources for your PowerPoint- Wed. lab, the PowerPoint, and especially- http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/cranialnerve_normal.html. You may use other resources but you must include the MLA for every image or resource that you use on the slide in which you use it.
- You will do these tests on a faculty member on Mon. of next week and be evaluated on how well you do them.
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3 Students will do their presentations today. The other three students may NOT work on their computers during the presentations.
Marcella Cranial Nerve II- Visual fields, Cranial Nerve 5 & 7 – Corneal reflex (Marcella does not need to do her PowerPoint until Monday, she was absent last Monday!)
Jim Cranial Nerve 1- Olfaction, Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Versions
Kayvan Cranial Nerve 7- Sensory, Taste, Cranial Nerve 8- Auditory Acuity, Weber & Rinne Tests
Chase Cranial Nerve 2- Visual acuity, Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor
Camden Cranial Nerve 7- Motor, Cranial Nerve 11- Motor
Cameron Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor,Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Ductions
Neurological Exam April 17, 2009
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PowerPoint from Wed. = exam_student
Due Friday- a 15 minute PowerPoint Presentation describing parts of the neurological exam. What Cranial nerve? What part of the brain is being tested? How is the test done? What is a normal finding? abnormal finding? Be prepared to demonstrate it to the class on a fellow class member.
Useful resource: Wed. lab, the PowerPoint, and especially- http://library.med.utah.edu/neurologicexam/html/cranialnerve_normal.html. You may use other resources but you must include the MLA for every image or resource that you use on the slide in which you use it.
- You will do these tests on a faculty member on Mon. of next week and be evaluated on how well you do them.
Marcella Cranial Nerve II- Visual fields, Cranial Nerve 5 & 7 – Corneal reflex
Jim Cranial Nerve 1- Olfaction, Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Versions
Kayvan Cranial Nerve 7- Sensory, Taste, Cranial Nerve 8- Auditory Acuity, Weber & Rinne Tests
Chase Cranial Nerve 2- Visual acuity, Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor
Camden Cranial Nerve 7- Motor, Cranial Nerve 11- Motor
Cameron Cranial Nerve 9 & 10- Motor,Cranial Nerves 3, 4 & 6- Ductions
Boy with the Incredible Brain- Savant Autism- Neuropsychiatry April 13, 2009
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Today we will finish the series about the “Boy with The Incredible Brain”
Video 4 (10 minutes):
Video 5 (10 minutes)
In the discussion forum on this website answer the following questions:
1. If you could be a savant such as Daniel what things in life would be made easier? What types of things would you like to have “amazing powers” to do? Make sure these are practical items in your current life- not like flying or telekinesis! Write one short paragraph.
2. What are the drawbacks to being a savant (think about Daniel and his handicaps)? Would you trade having these handicaps for the gift of “amazing quantitative abilities, music abilities, etc.? Write one short paragraph.
3. Do a search on the web and summarize two other resources that you can find on Autism and and medical information found re: neuropsychiatry.
Second Double Block April 13, 2009
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In last Wed. double block we annotated a PowerPoint on Neurons- specifically motor neurons.
Download and Annotate this PowerPoint: neurons_student
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We will also finish the short video documentary on the savant- Boy With the Incredible Brain
Finishing Our Brain Anatomy Simulations March 30, 2009
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Today we will be finishing our brain anatomy simulations. This project will take the place of a QUEST. Your project is due on Wed. at the beginning of class. Make sure to save your project and back it up. When you have completed it, you may send it to me through the e-mail.
You should make sure that you have included the following parts and have an opening screen- saying something like “Human Brain Anatomy”:
- Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal with functions of each
- Hippocampus, Amygdala, and Hypothalamus with functions of each
- Thalamus, Pons, Cerebellum, Reticular Formation, and Medulla
You will be evaluated on:
a.) Whether or not you have included each anatomical part above.
b.) Your simulation includes function
c.) You have an opening title screen with your title, name, AMTP, and Neuropsychiatry
d.) You will get additional points for simulation creativity (note that you can make your simulation play music and talk.)
Wed. we will begin studying neurons and then do a brain dissection after analyzing a sheep brain in it’s skull and one that is covered in the dura mater.
Third Trimester- AMTP- Neuropsychiatry March 23, 2009
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Welcome back.
We will be studying Emerging Technologies in Neuropsychiatry this trimester by taking a look at both human and veterinary medicine as many of the current techniques were originally developed for animals.
Forms that must be completed:
If you took the course last trimester you have no forms to complete. If you did not take the course last trimester, you will need to complete the following form: amtp_clinical_contract1 This is due by Friday of this week.
We will meet:
Monday from 10:55-11:40 Rm. MS 106
Tuesday we will not meet unless we meet virtually using WebEx. It is essential that you are fulfilling your field component as our Tuesday class period is being “made up” during these mtg. times.
Wednesday we will meet from 1:35 – 3:10 (Double block) Rm. MS 206
Friday we will meet from 11:45-12:30 Rm. MS 206
The course is comprised of several components. DO NOT FEAR! THE COURSE IS COMPREHENSIVE BUT WILL NOT BE OVERLY BURDENSOME REGARDING HOMEWORK, ETC. SO LONG AS STUDENTS WORK HARD DURING CLASS.
Components:
1.) A field component
Every student must complete at least three visits not including any Hipaa training to their clinical site. Your site may or may not be related or may be remotely related to neuropsychiatry but will give you an interesting perspective into clinical medicine. You should arrange to be at your site for roughly two hours. Travel time is not included in this two hours. You should try to arrange all clinical visits to take place on the last Wed. of the month from 1:30-3:10 (our double block). Every time you make a clinical visit you must complete the following form: 0809amtpabsencerequestform1 and have it signed by me, your parents, and Mr. Bondy. Please cc me on all e-mails to your clinical sponsors and I will do the same. As your instructor, I need to be “in the loop” at all times regarding your clinical experience and how it is going. I will be making random visit to sites throughout the trimester.
2.) A lab component
Labs will be completed during the double block period. You are responsible for actively participating in these labs and completing any assigned work by the end of the class period or the specified time.
3.) A class period component
You are responsible for participating and completing all assigned work during any class period and will be evaluated on it. PowerPoints must be annotated and re-sent back to me via e-mail for class period points (this is not extra credit).
4.) An end of the Trimester Project
A short video documentary of your clinical experience or some aspect of the class is due at the end of the trimester. This documentary must include a video interview of yourself and if possible, your clinical supervisor.
Overview Syllabus:
Nervous System as a Whole (CNS, PNS, ANS)
Nerves and Neurons
The Brain Structure and Function
Spinal Cord
Sensory Nerves (Sight, Sound, Smell, etc.)
Memories and Emotions
Brain and Spinal Cord Disorders
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Experiments
Sensory Experiments
EEG Experiments
Memory and Learning Experiments
Biofeedback Experiments
nervous-system.ppt
