Enrollment year
2017/2018
Academic discipline
M-PSI/02 (PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (19/02/2018 - 06/06/2018)
Lesson hours
54 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Learning outcomes
The course will improve knowledge in cognitive neuroscience field considering physiological and pathological processes in humans.
They will be treated different topics of interest with implications both theoretical and therapeutical
Course contents
Elements of Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology
The relationship with the patient
Assessment in clinical and forensic neuropsychology
The simulation behaviour
Emotional processes and their alterations caused by brain injury
Drug addictions: medical and legal aspects
Ability to understand and take action
Cognitive skills involved in driving behaviour
Ethics of neuroscience
Good Clinical Practices
For all topics will be provided examples of the contribution of functional neuroimaging techniques
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and lectures of experts
Reccomended or required readings
Lecture notes
STRACCIARI A., BERTI A., BOTTINI G. "Manuale di valutazione neuropsicologica dell'adulto". Ed. Il Mulino
Assessment methods
Multiple choice questions and oral examination.
It is possible to refuse the obtained mark for up to one time
Further information
Multiple choice questions and oral examination.
It is possible to refuse the obtained mark for up to one time
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
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