About This Course
The Neocortex short reading course has been taken from the book The Psychotherapist’s Essential Guide to the Brain.
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PDF download; short quiz for each reading section; Course completion certificate
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Learn the major divisions of the neocortex
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Learn the functions of the parietal, occipital, temporal and frontal lobes.
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A look at phrenology and 3 recent studies about the prefrontal cortex and how these findings relate to mental wellbeing.
Course curriculum
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1
The Neocortex
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The Neocortex Introduction (6 min)
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The Neocortex Download
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The Neocortex Introduction - Test
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Major Divisions Introduction (8 min)
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Major Divisions Introduction - Test
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Occipital Lobe (11 min)
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Occipital Lobe - Test
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Parietal Lobes (16 min)
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Parietal Lobes - Test
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Temporal Lobes (5 min)
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Temporal Lobes - Test
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Frontal Lobes (10 min)
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Frontal Lobes - Test
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2
Prefrontal Cortex Studies
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Brain Activity Buffers Against Worsening Anxiety (6 min)
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Brain Activity Buffers Against Worsening Anxiety - Test
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A “Turbo Charge” for Your Brain? (8 min)
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A “Turbo Charge” for Your Brain? - Test
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How the cortex assigns credit for causality (8 min)
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How the cortex assigns credit for causality - Test
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Phrenology (8 min)
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Phrenology - Test
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The Neocortex Conclusion (1 min)
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3
The Psychotherapists Essential Guide To The Brain
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More about the Essential Guide...
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4
About The Science of Psychotherapy
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About The Science of Psychotherapy
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Reviews
The Neocortex
Tristan Petty
Awesome presentation of the functions and malfunctions of the Neocortex. It was informative and relatively easy to follow.
Awesome presentation of the functions and malfunctions of the Neocortex. It was informative and relatively easy to follow.
Read LessVery informative!
Dijana Zivanovic
Thank you for this course!
Thank you for this course!
Read LessSimple but eye catching
Marketa Hanakova
Excellent
Excellent
Read LessInstructor

CEO The Science of Psychotherapy
Matthew Dahlitz
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