Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery

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University of Groningen

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Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery

The course Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery is an online class provided by University of Groningen through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Discover the importance and the process of language testing during awake brain surgery.

Course description

Learn how to develop language tests for awake brain surgery
6 weeks

Language representation in the brain can be studied by testing language during awake brain surgery. In this course, you will get to know the importance of neurolinguistics and awake brain surgery by seeing the collaboration between surgical staff and neurolinguists before, during and after the operation.
You will also learn how to develop appropriate language tests for use during awake brain surgery and explore some of the latest developments in this field.

Neuroatonomy of the brain
Language representation in the brain
Brain tumors
Awake brain surgery
Tailor-made language tests
Language testing during awake brain surgery
Neurotechnology

Identify the complexity of the language representation in the brain
Explain the necessity of awake brain surgery
Describe the procedure including direct electrical stimulation (DES)
Identify the prerequisites of a good language test
Describe the complexity of developing a language test battery for LTABS
Evaluate the developments of the field

The course has been created for healthcare professionals involved in the procedure of awake surgery, including neurosurgeons and neurosurgical teams but also neurolinguists and clinical linguists who wish to start developing language tests.
Equally, it will be relevant for anyone involved in the procedure before, during and after awake brain surgery including neuro-anaesthesiologists, neuropsychologists, nursing staff and neurologists.
It also delivers useful information for patients with brain tumours and their proxies, to inform them about the surgical procedure they are about to undergo as well as anyone else intrigued by the topic.

University of Groningen
The University of Groningen is a research university with a global outlook, deeply rooted in Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
UMCG is building the future of health through its focus on complex patient care, research, education and training.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery

Course Topic

Healthcare & Medicine, Language, Linguistics

University, College, Institution

University of Groningen

Course Skill Level

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / University of Groningen you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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