Board Study

Note: The following numbers (1-37) refer to chapters in the book Clinical Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review by Stucky et al. (2nd edition). The episodes linked to the chapters are what Ryan and John feel will help most with the studying process; this page was not vetted by ABCN or any other organizations.

  1. Introduction
  1. How to Prepare for the Written Exam
    28| Board Certification Through ABPP/ABCN – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong
    159| Neuropsych Bite: Board Certification Study Strategies

Section I. Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology

  1. Important Theories in Neuropsychology: A Historical Perspective
    60| Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Bryan Kolb
    80| Cognitive Reserve – A Conversation With Dr. Yaakov Stern
  1. Functional Neuroanatomy and Essential Neuropharmacology
    96| Polypharmacy in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Steinman and Dr. Matthew Growdon
    97| Medications for Memory Loss in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Matthew Growdon
    130| Fundamentals of Neuroanatomy – A Conversation With Dr. Hal Blumenfeld
  1. Domains of Neuropsychological Function and Related Neurobehavioral Disorders
    102| Working Memory – A Conversation With Dr. Alan Baddeley
    138| Executive Functions in the Developing Brain – A Conversation With Dr. Adele Diamond
  1. The Neurologic Examination, Radiologic and Other Diagnostic Studies
    03| Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology, Friends or Foes? – A Conversation With Dr. Steve Correia (Part 1)
    04| Neuroimaging and Neuropsychology, Friends or Foes? – A Conversation With Dr. Steve Correia (Part 2)
  1. Ethics in Clinical Neuropsychology
    115| Ethics Vignette 1

Section II. Fundamentals of Assessment

  1. Psychometrics, Test Design, and Essential Statistics
    33| Neuropsychology 3.0 – A Conversation With Dr. Bob Bilder
    132| Reliable Change – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
    133| Reliable Change Clinical Topics – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
  1. Test Administration, Interpretation, and Issues in Assessment
    47| Uniform Test Score Labeling – A Conversation With Dr. Tom Guilmette
    160| Introduction to Neuropsychological Test Interpretation and Regression-Based Norms – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    161| Multivariate Base Rates – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    163| Summary Scores – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
    164| The Boston Process Approach – A Conversation With Dr. Lee Ashendorf
    167| Cognitive Intraindividual Variability – A Conversation With Dr. Andrew Kiselica
  1. Personality Assessment and Self-Report Instruments
    52| The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) – A Conversation With Dr. Robert Latzman
  1. Cultural and Disability Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment
    21| Cultural Neuropsychology: Embracing the Mosaic – A Conversation With Dr. Monica Rivera Mindt
    58| Keeping Neuropsychology Relevant: The AACN Relevance 2050 Initiative – A Conversation With Dr. Tony Stringer
    74| Global Neuropsychology: Introduction – A Conversation With Dr. Tedd Judd
    92| Culturally Informed Neuropsychological Evaluations – A Conversation With Dr. Daryl Fujii
    104| Deaf and Hard of Hearing Neuropsychological Evaluations in Children – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Reesman
    136| Neuropsychology in India – A Conversation With Dr. Urvashi Shah
  1. Symptom and Performance Validity Testing
    151| Performance Validity Tests – A Conversation With Dr. Kyle Boone

Section III. Disorders and Conditions

Neurodevelopmental

  1. Intellectual Disability
    86| Intellectual Disability – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Huffman
  1. Autism Spectrum Disorder
    90| Autism: The Big Picture – A Conversation With Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
    91| Clinical Case 7 (Pediatric, Autism) – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong
  1. Learning Disabilities
    61| Specific Learning Disorders – A Conversation With Dr. Robin Peterson
  1. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    70| ADHD – A Conversation With Dr. Robb Mapou
    93| Clinical Case 8 (Pediatric, ADHD and Reading Difficulties) – A Conversation With Dr. Kira Armstrong

Medical

  1. Prematurity
    119| Clinical Case 16 (Pediatric, Extremely Low Birth Weight) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Chromosomal and Genetic Syndromes
    86| Intellectual Disability – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Huffman
  1. Cerebral Palsy
  1. Congenital and Acquired Hydrocephalus
    64| Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Koterba
  1. Toxic Exposure in Utero
    18| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – A Conversation With Dr. Jeffrey Wozniak
    137| Clinical Case 18 (Pediatric, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
    22| Pediatric Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Nancy Nussbaum (Part 1)
    23| Pediatric Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Nancy Nussbaum (Part 2)
    112| Functional (Nonepileptic) Seizures – A Conversation With Dr. Curt LaFrance Jr.
    131| Consciousness in Epilepsy – A Conversation With Dr. Hal Blumenfeld
    145| Neuropsych Bite: Functional Seizures and Cognition
  1. Central Nervous System Infections
    48| Neuropsychology of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) – A Conversation With Dr. April Thames
  1. Multiple Sclerosis
    62| Multiple Sclerosis: Cognitive and Emotional Sequelae – A Conversation With Dr. Peter Arnett
    67| Neuropsych Bite: Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
    71| Neuropsych Bite: Pediatric Transverse Myelitis – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
    73| Neuropsych Bite: Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) – A Conversation With Dr. Lana Harder
  1. Cancers
    05| Pediatric Cancer: The Role of a Neuropsychologist – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Trask (Part 1)
    06| Pediatric Cancer: The Role of a Neuropsychologist – A Conversation With Dr. Christine Trask (Part 2)
    50| Non-CNS Cancer and Cognition – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Parsons
    95| Clinical Case 9 (Adult, Frontal Tumor) – A Conversation With Dr. Marc Norman
    152| Cancer Therapies and Brain Health – A Conversation With Dr. Mike Parsons and Dr. Jorg Dietrich
  1. Stroke
    81| Clinical Case 3 (Adult, Thalamic Stroke) – Dr. John Bellone
    99| Clinical Case 10 (Adult, Stroke and Heart Transplant) – A Conversation With Dr. Marc Norman
    101| Clinical Case 11 (Adult, Left MCA Stroke) – A Conversation With Dr. Ronak Patel
    134| The Neuropsychology of Stroke – A Conversation With Dr. Ronald Lazar
  1. Delirium and Disorders of Consciousness
    142| Delirium – A Conversation With Dr. Kirk Stucky
  1. Hypoxic and Ischemic Brain Injury
    49| Therapeutic Hypothermia for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    85| Clinical Case 5 (Pediatric, Cardiac Arrest) – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    129| Clinical Case 17 (Pediatric, Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury) – A Conversation With Dr. Sakina Butt
  1. Traumatic Brain Injury
    27| Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury – A Conversation With Dr. Keith Yeates
    87| Clinical Case 6 (Pediatric, TBI) – A Conversation With Dr. Beth Slomine
    103| Clinical Case 12 (Adult, TBI) – A Conversation With Dr. Ronak Patel
    106| Sport Related Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Michael McCrae
    126| Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    127| Neuropsych Bite: 2022 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) Meeting – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    139| Clinical Case 19 (Adult; Sport Related Concussion) – A Conversation With Dr. Nyaz Didehbani
    146| Persistent Symptoms After Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg
    147| Neuropsych Bite: Redefining Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg
  1. Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
    19| Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: Does Cognition Matter? – A Conversation With Dr. Adam Brickman
    39| Behavioral Interventions for Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Conversation With Dr. Glenn Smith
    77| Clinical Case 1 (Adult, Possible Alzheimer’s Disease) – Dr. John Bellone
    135| Neuropsychology’s Role in Anti-Amyloid Therapies – A Conversation With Dr. Kevin Duff
    156| Updated Diagnosis and Staging Criteria for Alzheimer’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Cliff Jack and Kevin Duff
  1. Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    20| The Interplay Between Cerebrovascular Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Adam Brickman
    110| Aging, Cerebrovascular Risk, and Digital Cognitive Biomarkers – A Conversation With Dr. Rhoda Au
    134| The Neuropsychology of Stroke – A Conversation With Dr. Ronald Lazar
  1. Frontotemporal Dementias
    84| Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia – A Conversation With Dr. Bruce Miller
  1. Movement Disorders
    79| Clinical Case 2 (Adult, Parkinson’s Disease) – Dr. Ryan Van Patten
    107| Clinical Case 14 (Adult; Huntington’s Disease) – A Conversation With Dr. Wendy Kelso
    122| Parkinson’s Disease – A Conversation With Dr. Sara Schaefer

Psychiatric

  1. Mood Disorders: Depression, Mania, and Anxiety
    120| Apathy and Agitation in Neurodegenerative Diseases – A Conversation With Dr. Krista Lanctot
  1. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
    31| Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in Severe Mental Illness – A Conversation With Dr. Lisa Eyler (Part 1)
    32| Biomarkers of Accelerated Aging in Severe Mental Illness – A Conversation With Dr. Lisa Eyler (Part 2)
  1. Substance Use Disorders
    40| The Effect of Opioid Use and Treatment on Cognition – A Conversation With Dr. Monica Rivera Mindt
    51| Cognitive and Emotional Sequelae of Cannabis Use – A Conversation With Dr. Igor Grant
    124| The Neuropsychology of Addiction – A Conversation With Dr. Antonio Verdejo-Garcia
    141| Clinical Case 20 (Adult; Alcohol Use Disorder) – A Conversation With Dr. Caroline Fisher
  1. Integrative Health Approaches to Chronic Health Conditions and Somatic Symptom Disorders
    68| Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Mark Aloia
    108| Functional Neurological Disorders – A Conversation With Dr. Mark Hallett
    112| Functional (Nonepileptic) Seizures – A Conversation With Dr. Curt LaFrance Jr.
    116| Brain Health in Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Vonetta Dotson
    128| Functional Cognitive Disorder – A Conversation With Dr. Laura McWhirter
    145| Neuropsych Bite: Functional Seizures and Cognition – Dr. Ryan Van Patten
    146| Persistent Symptoms After Concussion – A Conversation With Dr. Noah Silverberg

 

Additional important topics not currently included in the Board Review Study Guide

07| Driving Assessment and Management in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Davis
10| Caregiver Burden: Prevalence, Assessment, and Treatment – A Conversation With Dr. Geoff Tremont
11| The Human Microbiome and Mental Illness: The Gut-Brain Axis – A Conversation With Dr. Tanya Nguyen
63| COVID-19: The Role of Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Chaya Fridman
66| SuperAging – A Conversation With Dr. Emily Rogalski
140| Pediatric Neuropsychology – A Conversation With Dr. Jennifer Koop
144| Financial Decision Making in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Duke Han
148| Perioperative Cognitive Decline in Older Adults – A Conversation With Dr. Cate Price
154| Long COVID – A Conversation With Dr. Lucette Cysique

Fact-Finding Examples:

109| Adult Fact-Finding Case 1
113| Adult Fact-Finding Case 2
125| Adult Fact-Finding Case 3
149| Pediatric Fact-Finding Case 1
153| Pediatric Fact-Finding Case 2