Article 1: Brizzi, K.T., & Lyons, J.L. (2014). Peripheral nervous system manifestations of infectious diseases. The Neurohospitalist, 4(4), 230 - 240. doi: 10.1177/1941874414535215 

Questions that apply to this article: 

1. Why is it important in medicine to recognize the infectious causes of a disease of the peripheral nervous system?
2. Identify several agents (viruses, bacteria, microorganisms) that can infect the peripheral nervous system.
3. Are there possible down-sides to treating infections of the peripheral nervous system?

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Article 2: Barlow, K.M. (in press). Postconcussion syndrome: a review. Journal of Child Neurology. doi: 10.1177/0883073814543305

Questions that apply to this article: 

1. What is postconcussion syndrome and how is it diagnosed?
2. How could a clinician predict how well her patient will recover from postconcussion syndrome?
3. Why is postconcussion syndrome controversial?

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Article 3: Shors, T.J. (2014). The adult brain makes new neurons, and effortful learning keeps them alive. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(5), 311 - 318. doi: 10.1177/0963721414540167 

Questions that apply to this article: 

1. What factors influence whether newly-born neurons will survive and be integrated into the brain networks?
2. How can the survival of newly-formed neurons be studied?
3. What could you do to promote the survival of the neurons that were formed in your brain today?

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Article 4: Roxanas, M.G., Massey, J.S., & Chaganti, J. (2014). Antisocial behaviour and lying: A neuropsychiatric presentation of agenesis of the corpus callosum. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 22(5), 461-466. doi: 10.1177/1039856214546535

Questions that apply to this article: 

1. What behaviors and conditions have been observed in individuals without a corpus callosum?
2. How did the researchers study this individual?
3. This study was a case-study of just one patient. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying a single patient as opposed to studying many individuals?