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Neuropsychology-II
Course Objectives (COs):
This course will enable the students to –
- To help students to understand neuropsychology of human behaviour.
- To develop understanding about the linkage between cognition and neuropsychology.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning Outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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PSY 224 |
Neuropsychology – II |
The students will be able to – CO58: To understand the fundamental physiological processes underlying human behaviour like sleep and waking, learning.
CO59: To have awareness about the role of biological factors in motivation and emotion. CO60: To have knowledge about the role of hormones in regulating human behaviour CO61: To have awareness about the application of neurological assessment techniques and rehabilitation methods. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
- Hemispheric Specialization;
- Brain Mechanisms of Speech Comprehensions and Production;
- Disorders
- Hypothalamus,
- Limbic System,
- Amygdala,
- Neocortex;
- Motivation - Ingestive Behaviors
- Psychological and Neurobiological Aspects of Sleep and Awaking
- Mechanism of Hormone Action,
- Main Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones,
- Effects of Hormones on Learning and Memory
- Neuropsychological Assessment; Rehabilitation
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