Adv Neuropsyc Assessment

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Neuropsychological assessment of the adult will be reviewed across the following domains - sensorimotor, attention, visuoperceptual, memory, language and executive functions. Additionally, assessment approaches for various clinical presentations will be reviewed. Lecture content includes discussion of specific-functional-neuroanatomic models of behavior, cognitive functions, neurobehavioral syndromes, indications and limitations of corresponding neuropsychometric measures, review of test administration procedures and interpretation of test findings using clinical case data. Each lecture covers a particular domain of neuropsychological assessment. A required one-hour lab will provide practice with administration, scoring and interpretation of test protocols reviewed in class. Prerequisites: CPSY 6105 , 8521 , 7502 , 6001 . (Lab- CPSY 9523 ).