LOGO1145-1 : Neuropsychology of language

Study Programmes 2016-2017

LOGO1145-1

Neuropsychology of language

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)		3
Master in psychology : general (120 ECTS)		3
Certificat d'université en psychologie clinique à orientation neuropsychologie		3

Lecturer :

Steve Majerus, Martine Poncelet

Coordinator :

Martine Poncelet

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Subjects : - Neuropsychology of language : historical aspects and current conception; - Semiology and nosology of aphasia;
- Language disorders in neurodegenerative syndromes (Alzheimer's disease; primary progressive aphasia) - Word processing models and interpretation of neurolinguistic disorders; - Disorders of spoken word comprehension; - Disorders of spoken word production; - Disorders of written language (dyslexia and dysgraphia); - Disorders of sentence processing; - Verbal short-term memory disorders and aphasia; - Neuroimaging and aphasia

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

To get familiarized with the main acquired language pathologies and with their interpretation in the light of models of language processing

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

cognitive neuropsychology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Examination of case studies

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

ex-cathedra