introduction to neuropsychology. introduction lecture series: 1. (a) introduction; (b) memory 2....
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IntroductionIntroduction
Lecture Series:
1. (a) Introduction; (b) Memory
2. Visual Perception
3. Motor Behaviour
4. Emotion
5. Executive Function
Lecture Series:
1. (a) Introduction; (b) Memory
2. Visual Perception
3. Motor Behaviour
4. Emotion
5. Executive Function
IntroductionIntroduction
...lectures
6. Language
7. Lateralisation
8. Current Issues/Debates
9. Revision/Discussion
10.Exam
...lectures
6. Language
7. Lateralisation
8. Current Issues/Debates
9. Revision/Discussion
10.Exam
Presentations (30%)
15min presentation (groups [3]) on a particular area of neuropsychology (e.g. memory)
a) An understanding of the behavioural deficits that result from the circumscribed brain damage
b) An appreciation for the inferences that can be drawn from the presented case(s)
c) An awareness of the advantages and limitations of the “lesion” approach in advancing our understanding of brain-behaviour relationships, within the context of the presented case(s).
Presentations (30%)
15min presentation (groups [3]) on a particular area of neuropsychology (e.g. memory)
a) An understanding of the behavioural deficits that result from the circumscribed brain damage
b) An appreciation for the inferences that can be drawn from the presented case(s)
c) An awareness of the advantages and limitations of the “lesion” approach in advancing our understanding of brain-behaviour relationships, within the context of the presented case(s).
IntroductionIntroduction
Exam (70%)
1hr written exam answering 2 questions (related to areas covered in the lectures)
a) An understanding of the behavioural deficits that result from the circumscribed brain damage
b) An appreciation for the inferences that can be drawn from the presented case(s)
c) An awareness of the advantages and limitations of the “lesion” approach in advancing our understanding of brain-behaviour relationships, within the context of the presented case(s).
Exam (70%)
1hr written exam answering 2 questions (related to areas covered in the lectures)
a) An understanding of the behavioural deficits that result from the circumscribed brain damage
b) An appreciation for the inferences that can be drawn from the presented case(s)
c) An awareness of the advantages and limitations of the “lesion” approach in advancing our understanding of brain-behaviour relationships, within the context of the presented case(s).
IntroductionIntroduction
Patient H.M.Patient H.M.
(Scoville & Milner, 1957; Milner, Corkin & Teuber, 1968)
Bilateral medial temporal-lobe excisions (5cm posterior) in 1953 (27yrs old) At 19 months
x Retrograde amnesia (3yrs)x Anterograde amnesia
x Age*, date, address*x Verbal stimulix Non-verbal stimuli
IQ = 104-112 Good vocabulary/articulation Visual perception Abstract thinking* Reasoning ability No change in personality Normal digit span
Patient H.M.Long-term Memory (LTM)
Patient H.M.Long-term Memory (LTM)
(Marlsen-Wilson & Teuber, 1975)
Patient K.F.Double Dissociation (STM)
Patient K.F.Double Dissociation (STM)
(Shallice & Warrington, 1969)
Example Exam QuestionsExample Exam Questions
1. How have neuropsychological investigations revealed multiple memory systems?
2. How has H.M. informed the neuropsychology of memory
1. How have neuropsychological investigations revealed multiple memory systems?
2. How has H.M. informed the neuropsychology of memory