PSY 252 - Cognitive Neuropsychology

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Western Connecticut State University

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Description:

A woman no longer recognizes faces, including her won, but does recognize other objects. A man ignores one side of his body, but appears normal in all other respects. How can these and other similar cases help us understand how the brain works One approach is to study the pattern of cognitive impairments among a unique group of people-brain damaged individuals-and to infer normal brain structure and function on the basis of these impairments. Issues will be addressed in a variety of domains, among them: memory, language, visual information processing and emotion. In addition, special topics will be discussed; for example, gender differences in brains and the relationship of brain damage to psychosis. The goal will be to construct a plausible theory of how the normal brain processes information.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wcsu.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 837-8200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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