Clinical neuroscience

LPSYS2928  2016-2017  Louvain-la-Neuve

Clinical neuroscience
4.0 credits
30.0 h
2q

Teacher(s)
Edwards Martin ;
Language
Anglais
Online resources

Course slides and other materials on Moodle

Main themes

The course will cover the following topics:

- Brain plasticity

- The contribution of neuroscientific and other technologies for the diagnosis of neuropsychological deficits

- The contribution of neuroscientific and other technologies to assist rehabilitation of neuropsychological deficits

- The contribution of neuroscientific and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of neuropsychological interventions.

The specific cognitive domain covered will depend on the teacher's expertise.

Aims

At the end of this teaching unit, the student will be able to:

- Complement her/his clinical analysis of an individual with neuroscientific data (A1 and A2)

- Assess the effectiveness of neuropsychological interventions on the basis of neuroscientific data (E2)

- Understand the contribution and limits of different neuroscientific methods and technologies for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of neuropsychological deficits (A1, B1, E1, E2).

In addition, the written coursework will allow reinforcing the ability to communicate critical thinking on a neuroscientific topic (C1 and C2).

Finally, self-learning opportunities will allow the student to assess and increase his/her professionalism and competences (F1 and F2).

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

The specific cognitive domain covered will depend on the teacher's expertise as well as on progresses in neuroscience.

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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Program title
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Psychology
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