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| School of Psychology | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION | ||
Course unit
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION
PSN1032196, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION
PSN1032196, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION (Ord. 2017) PS1091, Degree course structure A.Y. 2017/18, A.Y. 2017/18 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION | |
| Department of reference | Department of General Psychology | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | Italian | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | ANDREA FACOETTI | M-PSI/02 |
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ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
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| Core courses | M-PSI/02 | Psychobiology and Physiological Psychology | 6.0 |
Mode of delivery (when and how)
| Period | First semester |
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| Year | 1st Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
Organisation of didactics
| Type of hours | Credits | Hours of teaching |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 6.0 | 42 | 108.0 | No turn |
| Prerequisites: | -Basic cognitive functions (attention, perception, memory, learning and language);
-Main paradigms and tasks to measure the basic cognitive functions; -Main neuroanatomical bases of basic cognitive functions; -Main techniques for the study of neurobiological basic cognitive functions. |
| Target skills and knowledge: | -From Genes to behavior: a tortuous relationship;
-The Role of genes in determining the probability of a neurodevelopmental disorder; -The Role of the environment in determining the probability of a neurodevelopmental disorder; -Cognitive neuropsychology vs. Interactive specialization; -Sensory perceptual and attentional disorders in developmental dyslexia and specific language impairment; -Sensory, attentional and perceptual disorders in developmental dyscalculia; -Sensory, attentional and perceptual disorders in children with specific visuospatial impairment; -Sensory, attentional and perceptual disorders in autism; -Neuropsychological rehabilitation of specific learning and language; -Neuropsychological rehabilitation in autism. |
| Examination methods: | Written Exam (questions with multiple choice) with oral Integration (optional) during the registration.
N.B. the exam topics will refer not only to the chapters of the book adopted, but also the contents explained in class. |
| Assessment criteria: | The assessment of the preparation of the student will be based on an understanding of the arguments, on the acquisition of concepts and methodologies proposed and the ability to apply them in an autonomous and aware way. |
| Course unit contents: | -Direction for the neuropsychology of the development;
-Major neurocognitive hypothesis of dyslexia; -Major neurocognitive hypothesis of specific language impairment; -Major neurocognitive hypothesis of developmental dyscalculia; -Major neurocognitive hypothesis of autism spectrum disorders; -Major techniques for the rehabilitation of neurodevelopmental disorders; -Neuropsychological rehabilitation; -Rehabilitation through the use of video games; -Rehabilitation through the use of perceptual learning; -Rehabilitation through the use of neurostimulation. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | Lectures and laboratory experience in which small groups of students discuss relevant scientific paper of developmental neuropsychology. |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | The slides of the lectures will be uploaded on the appropriate website of the professor. |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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