Human Neuropsychology

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Integration of the literature on human brain damage with the evidence from animal research. Topics include developmental neuropsychology; cognitive deficits associated with frontal, parietooccipital, and temporal lobes; origins and mechanisms in the determination of cerebral dominancy; disorders of learning and memory; long-term effects of cerebral lesions. Prerequisite(s): Psychology 300, 301, 375 and admission to the Psychology or Neuroscience program or to the minor in Speech-Language Sciences for Linguistics Majors. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Psychology 479 and Neuroscience 479 will not be allowed. Credit for more than 30 units (Majors) or 36 units (Honours) of Psychology at the 400 or 500 level will not be allowed.