Introduction to the brain short course

Taken from the book The Psychotherapist’s Essential Guide to the Brain.

In this course you will learn:

The differences between the left and right hemispheres
The triune model of the brain and how it helps us understand aspects of brain responsiveness
The amazing connectedness of our brain
The basics of neurons and glia
Location terminology essential for reading about the brain

(This course is for subscribers only)

Introduction to the brain (1 hour)

Introduction to the brain taken from The Psychotherapist's Essential Guide to the Brain

Module 1	Introduction to the brain Part 1
Unit 1	Introduction to the Brain (2 min)
Unit 2	The Divided Brain (18 min)
Unit 3	The Triune Brain (8 min)
Module 2	Introduction to the brain part 2
Unit 1	Amazingly Networked (10 min)
Unit 2	Location Terminology (4 min)
Unit 3	Neurons (18 min)
Unit 4	Introduction to the Brain - Conclusion (1 min)

Introduction to the brain short reading course has been taken from the book The Psychotherapist’s Essential Guide to the Brain. This short reading course will take you though some of the basics of brain structure and function such as the differences between left and right hemispheres, the differences between deep brain structures and higher cortical structures, the function of neurons, and more. For those who are starting out on their journey of discovery about the brain, this is a good primer for following courses also based on the book The Psychotherapist’s Essential Guide to the Brain.

In this course you will learn:

The differences between the left and right hemispheres
The triune model of the brain and how it helps us understand aspects of brain responsiveness
The amazing connectedness of our brain
The basics of neurons and glia
Location terminology essential for reading about the brain

Matthew Dahlitz is the Editor-in-Chief of The Neuropsychotherapist magazine, a practicing psychotherapist, and author of the book The Psychotherapist’s Essential Guide to the Brain. He sees clients in his private practice when he is not writing and editing for The Neuropsychotherapist or working on other publishing and consulting projects.

This self-study activity consists of 1 hour of continuing education, or professional development, instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary across countries, organizations and state board regulations. Please save the test results at the end of each unit, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your organization to determine specific filing requirements.

We are unable to guarantee the success of logging 1 CE/PD point for this course as the requirements vary significantly across countries, states, and organizations.

All self-study participants will have to have achieved 80% or better pass rate to receive a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test – these are available as a download after you complete each test section.