* Buy the syllabus, memorize it to do well on the lecture portion of the exam.
*Lab is a necessity to put it all together. The CD is great to put it all together the night before the exam
*Study packet purchased from Amy Lee (upperclassman) and study spiral purchased from 3rd year class x2
*Somehow, somewhere, get a copy of the tracts and where they run in the spinal cord. Ask your TA for a copy.
*Smart Charts on brain regions and tracts are great.
*I am still considering buying the Hanes text because there are gaps in the syllabus and lectures that you are expected to fill in on your own. I highly recommend getting the Neuro pathways from someone (either an MSII or buying them from Amy Lee) because it condenses a lot of important details into a few pages.
*Most students will advise you not to buy the Hanes text, but I found it the one resource that I could go to to tie everything together. It is after all, listed as a required book by the faculty. In lecture, there was an effort made to learn one portion of the brain at a time, but in order to do so, you have to refer to parts of the brain not yet studied. I could look up these regions of the brain in the book so that I wasn't confused. Some lecturers re-emphasize that the readings from the text are truly required, so at least make sure you look at the book in the library, or use a friend's. |
