Learning Neurology

This chapter on “Learning Neurology” examines methods of visual display as an effective way of enhancing learning, and it discusses teaching approaches to help others learn neurology. In learning neurology, memorizing “normal” anatomy is initially helpful, but the advanced learner or practicing neurologist must be always aware of and sensitive to the normal variations that occur in neurological anatomy. In teaching, one cannot anticipate which statements will hit home with a student; one can only hope that something one utters will affect the student’s future thinking or put him on a path of study. Repetition is the fundamental pedagogical principle, and the neurologic educator must remember its importance.