Disorders in the Nervous System

BS50017, Spring 2026

  • 1. Instructor: Eunjoon Kim | phone: 2633 | office room no.: E22-A203 l e-mail: kime@kaist.ac.kr | home page: http://molneuro.kaist.ac.kr
  • 2. Teaching assistant: Student assistant (TBA).
  • 3. Lecture hours: 10:30 - 11:45 am Tue and Thr. (자연과학 2204, Natural Science Bldg 2204).
  • 4. Textbook: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (2021) by Kolb and Whishaw (Worth Publishers, 8th edition).
  • 5. Evaluation: 
  • - midterm exam (35%:15+20% from exam I and II),
    - final exam (35%:15+20% from exam III and IV),
    - report (10%: a News article on a neuroscience paper): upload here
  • - attendance+quiz (10%),
    - participation in the class (GQ/GA) (10%).


SequenceDateTitleChapter
13/3 & 3/5Introduction and Ch. 13 The occipital lobe
23/10Ch. 13 The occipital lobe
33/12Ch. 14 The parietal lobe
43/17Ch. 14 The parietal lobe
53/19(Exam I) + class
63/24Ch. 15 The temporal lobe
73/31Ch. 15 The temporal lobe
84/2Ch. 16 The frontal lobe
94/7Ch. 16 The frontal lobe
104/9Ch. 17 Disconnection syndromes

114/14 or 4/16Midterm exam (Exam II)
124/21Ch. 18 Learning and memory
134/23Ch. 18 Learning and memory
144/28Ch. 18 Learning and memory
154/30Ch. 20 Emotion
165/7Ch. 20 Emotion
175/12Ch. 23 Brain development and plasticity
185/14Ch. 23 Brain development and plasticity
195/19(Exam III) + class
205/21Ch. 24 Developmental disorders
215/26Ch. 24 Developmental disorders
225/28Ch. 24 Developmental disorders

236/2Ch. 24 Developmental disorders

246/4Ch. 27. Psychiatric and related disorders

256/9Ch. 27. Psychiatric and related disorders

26
6/11Ch. 27. Psychiatric and related disorders

27
6/16 or 6/18Final exam (Exam IV)