Meet the neurosurgeon
As we just learned, this week will be mostly concerned with preparation of an awake surgery in the hospital. So now it is time to have a closer look at …
Course: Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery
Introduction to Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of Language Testing during Awake Brain Surgery! Last week, you were introduced to the two fields that work hand in hand in this procedure, neurosurgery and …
Summary and next steps
You have reached the end of the first of six weeks. The two big fields that are working together in language testing during awake brain surgery have both been introduced: …
The researchers behind the classical language areas – Wernicke
In 1874 Carl Wernicke wrote a classical monography on aphasia: The symptom complex of aphasia: A psychological study on anatomical basis. He was the first to describe an aphasia syndrome …
The researchers behind the classical language areas – Broca
Paul Broca (1824-1880) was the head of the surgery department of the Bicêtre Hospital in Paris and secretary of the Association for Anthropology when he saw Mr. Leborgne, who he …
Glossary of linguistic terms
Similarly to our first glossary, this one is dedicated to the linguistic terms that will be needed to understand the content of the following weeks. Here is a list of …
Introduction to language representation in the brain
To lay the basis for what is needed in the next weeks, Prof. Roelien Bastiaanse, will introduce relevant linguistic principles in this video. The three patients shown in the video …
Getting to know the patient
Over the course of the next weeks, you will not only get to know the surgical team of an Awake Brain Surgery. But you will follow the case of a …
A bit more detail?
In his introductory video, the neurosurgeon covered the most crucial terms in neuroanatomy that we are going to be using in the next weeks. However, the brain is a highly …
Our glossary of brain anatomy
Overwhelmed by all the new terms about the anatomy of the brain? Below we listed all terms you have come across in the video of Dr Michiel Wagemakers and their …
Introduction to neuroanatomy
In this video, our neurosurgeon, Dr Michiel Wagemakers, introduces the basics in neuroanatomy to you. Warning – viewer discretion is advised. This video contains moving images of open brain surgery. …
Getting to know each other
Curious to know who will be part of the educator team next to Prof. Roelien Bastiaanse? Watch this video to get a short introduction of the medical team! Check out …
