LABORATORY OUTLINE OF NEUROLOGY 



I. LIST OF RECOMMENDED COURSES 



The materials of this Outline have been so arranged that the 

 student may select any one of several methods of procedure 

 depending upon the purposes of the study and the time and 

 material at command. The following courses are suggested. 



Course I. Comparative anatomy of the vertebrate nervous 

 system. Gross anatomy. — Begin with the dissection of the 

 dogfish (sections 1 to 29). Other inframammalian types may 

 be dissected according to the same general plan. Johnston's 

 Nervous System of Vertebrates ('06) should be read as a guide 

 in these studies; also the comparative anatomies of Kinglsey 

 ('12), Wiedersheim ('07), and others. For the mammalian 

 nervous system follow the procedure outlined beyond for the 

 sheep (sections 30 to 59, 69 to 72, 81, 93, 95, 96(a), 100, 112 to 

 117, 119 to 139). Other mammalian brains may be dissected 

 in the same way. 



Course II. Comparative anatomy of the vertebrate nervous 

 system. Microscopic anatomy. — After the completion of the 

 gross study of one or more vertebrate types as directed in the 

 preceding paragraph, the microscopic study of the same types 

 may be taken up. Directions for the microscopic study of the 

 brains of Ichthyopsida and Sauropsida are not included in this 

 Outline, and indeed this study is tedious and rather difficult 

 for the beginner except under skilled personal direction. Sug- 

 gestions for microscopic studies of these types are given in 

 Johnston's book ('06). For the microscopic study of the brains 

 of the rabbit and cat the atlases of Winkler and Potter ('11 and 

 '14) are invaluable. 



Course III. Gross anatomy of the mammalian brain. Short 

 course. — For a short course, follow the procedure directed for 

 Course I, omitting the dogfish dissection. Use the brain of the 



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