Axiom Neuro - 3D Neuroanatomy and Neurology

After a little thinking, I've decided to post my Mini 1 grades -- just not yet. Give me a couple days so I can let it settle in and marinate. Except for the B in Anatomy, it's probably the worst exam I've ever taken since I arrived here at Ross. For now, let's just look at my terrible Neuro Practical score:

Jonathan's Neuroscience Practical #1 Score:

Neuroscience = 29/50 = 58%

(Yes, my Neuro score for Mini 1 is worse.)

The class average was 77%, the class highs were 98%'s, and as of right now, I'm way below the curve.

But enough of that -- I'll have plenty of time to sulk over that later -- for now, we focus on today. And today we had 8 hours of lecture and 4 of those hours were on Neuro. And in one of the lectures the professor played this video:



I thought it was amazing. I also though of how useful it would have been if I had access to it earlier to learn the Corticospinal Tract for Mini 1. (Gee, thanks.) It wasn't played by the same professor who originally lectured about the Corticospinal Tract, but still.

Reviewing the lectures, I followed the link to YouTube and played it again, hunting for more videos. It turns out that this video was just one of many demo videos for a program called Axiom Neuro by Brainwashed Software.

It also turns out that it isn't just a series of videos, but an interactive program that details cranial nerves, tracts, and clinical presentations through a "virtual patient." And of course, it isn't free and costs $60.

I bought it. I'm desperate.

I've been playing around with it for about 30 minutes and I'm liking it so far. It's one of those things I wish I had at the beginning of the semester. I hope it's going to help me for Mini 2 & 3, I think it's going to help on the final, and I'm betting this this is going to be amazing to use to study for the Step.

I think it's great but you can decide if it's sixty-dollars-great for yourself.

(I figure that saving $60 does me no good if I don't graduate.)





***Note: I know what you're thinking, but when you buy it they send you a key code via email. And the programs requires a you to input the key to load it up. They also state that they monitor if any key is being used on more than one computer at a time.

...And besides, I just want to learn Neuro.