Neuropsychology Basic Principles

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an overview of neuropsychological principles. Basic structures and functions of the central nervous system are covered. Classic and current interdisciplinary literature examines constructs such as attention, memory, language, and executive control as well as their neuroanatomical substrates. This course is intended to 1) Provide an overview of the central nervous system, especially as it pertains to cognitive and affective functions in humans, 2) Provide a comprehensive study of normal and abnormal cognitive and affective functions in humans, 3) To accomplish the above two objectives, the course is specifically designed to integrate information from classic and current literature in psychology and related fields.