Neuropsychology - II

Paper Code: 
PSY 224
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO61: To understand the fundamental physiological processes underlying language processes

CO62: To have awareness about the role of biological factors in sleep and waking

CO63: To define the role of biological factors in motivation and emotion

CO64: To have knowledge about the role of hormones in regulating human behaviour

CO65: 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

  

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Language

Hemispheric Specialisation; Brain Mechanisms of Speech Comprehensions and Production; Disorders

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Psychological and Neurobiological Aspects of Sleep and Awaking
15.00
Unit III: 
Neuropsychological Correlates of Motivation and Emotion

Hypothalamus, Limbic System, Amygdala, Neocortex; Motivation - Ingestive Behaviours

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Hormones and Behaviour

Mechanism of Hormone Action, Main Endocrine Glands and Their Hormones, Effects of Hormones on Learning and Memory

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Applications of Neuropsychology

Neuropsychological Assessment; Rehabilitation

Essential Readings: 
  • Beaumont, J.G., Kenealy, P.M., & Rogers, M.J.C. (Ed.). The Blackwell Dictionary of Neuropsychology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Carlson, N. (1999). Physiology of Behaviour. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Klein,S.B., & Thorne,M.B. (2006).Biological Psychology. NewYork: Worth Publishers.
  • Lezak, M.D. (1976). Neuropsychological Assessment. NY: OUP.Walsh, K. (1994). Neuropsychology: A Clinical Approach. ND: Churchill Livingston.
  • Zilmer, E.A., & Spears, M.V. (2001). Principles of Neuropsychology. Canada: Wadsworth.

 

References: 

Suggested Readings

  • Barrett, L. (2011). Beyond the Brain: How Body and Environment Shape Animal and Human Minds. Princeton University Press. EISBN: 978-1-40083-834-9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7rvqf
  • Bogdan, R., & Taylor, S. J. (1982). Inside Out: Two First-person accounts fo what it means to be labeled "Mentally Retarded". University of Toronto Press. EISBN: 978-0-81315-877-8. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt130jbbk
  • Finger, S. (1994). Origin of Neuroscience: A History of Explorations into Brain Function. NY: OUP.
  • Pinel, J.P.J. (1997).  Biopsychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Purves, D., Augustine, G.J., Fitspatric, D., Katz, L.C., LaMantia, A.S., & McNamara, J.O. (1997). Neuroscience. Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates.

E-Resources

  • ResearchGate
  • JSTOR
  • Proquest
  • Shodhganga
  • Delnet
  • Google Scholar
  • National Digital Library (NPTEL)
  • Academia

Journals

  • Perspectives on Psychological Science
  • Psychological Bulletin
  • Psychological Sciences
  • Annual review of neuroscience
  • Reviews in the Neurosciences

 

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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