PSYC 495 - Cognitive Neuropsychology

This course will survey the consequences of different types of brain damage on human perception and cognition. The goal will be to understand the neural mechanisms of normal perceptual and cognitive functions. Major topics may include: Blindsight, Visual agnosia, Prosopagnosia, Neglect, the split brain, spoken language deficits, reading and writing disorders, memory disorders, central planning deficits. The primary emphasis will be on function, phenomenology, and mechanisms.

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 110, PSYC 211, PSYC 350, PSYC 395, and Junior or Senior standing
Credits: 4 hours