HUMAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PSYC 310, 315, 355. This course is a general introduction to human neuropsychology. Topics discussed include principles of brain organizations and function, human neuroimaging and recording techniques, the contribution of clinical patients and single case studies, selected neurological disorders, and cognitive neuroscience. Emphasis is on how these issues can be meaningfully related to human behaviour, emotion, sensory perception, and higher cognitive processes.
Lectures:
- I had Dr. Natalie Phillips for this course
- Here is a link to her Explore page
Paper:
Exams:
Supplemental Material:
- The Dana Foundation – philanthropic organization based in New York committed to advancing brain research.
- Brain Atlas – Harvard
- Great online tool for viewing brain in 3D.
- http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/
- 3D Brain App for Android, and the Apple version here
- Great TED talk
- http://www.brainfacts.org/
- Great video on CSF