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The broad multidisciplinary nature of the study of brain and behaviour, including evidence from human and animal work. Aspects of memory and a range of neuropsychological disorders are covered.
After the 1st of February unfilled places in this course will be available until the first week of lectures.Information on the fundamentals of neuropsychology is provided as well as by seminars that cover selected topics. The course deals primarily with human neuropsychology, focusing on various CNS disorders, from both clinical and experimental perspectives. An important part of the course is to include relevant work on animal models that is pertinent to understanding human disorders and the broader multidisciplinary study of brain-behavour relations in general. The specific seminars are not fixed and particular student interests will be considered. For example, likely topics would be: experimental approaches to recovery of brain function (intracerebral neural transplants; trophic factors); the prefrontal cortex and cognition; the neuropsychology of attention; dementia (e.g. Alzheimer's disease); multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease; memory disorders (limbic system functions); foetal alcohol syndrome; schizophrenia; attention deficit disorder; autism; neural basis of learning and memory. As far as possible, the emphasis is on contemporary knowledge and understanding emanating from recent empirical work. Some practical experience in research-related tasks may also be provided (e.g. human neuropsychology testing, a contribution to an animal project and/or a research proposal). Sometimes, a visiting academic or member of the local health community will provide an additional perspective.
On satisfactory completion of the course, student will:1. be familiar with some common tests and approaches to neuropsychological questions;2. have a critical understanding of brain-behaviour relationships derived from in depth analyses of a range of common human brain disorders, including contributions from animal models of some of those disorders.This course is limited to 20 students.
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
John Dalrymple-Alford
NO SET TEXT; READING LIST WILL BE PROVIDED
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Domestic fee $1,926.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 20
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