Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
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
What is neuropsychology? - Cognitive and clinical neuropsychology - Principles and methods for research in neuropsychology - Elements of neuropathology - The neuropsychological assessment (basics; clinical interview; medico-legal setting) - Neuropsychological rehabilitation (basics; assessment of the effects of the rehabilitation) - Semiology of memory disorders - Semiology of agnosia - Semiology of attentional disorders - Semiology of executive disorders
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to neuropsychology (in both its research and clinical dimensions) and to the general principles of the assessment and rehabilitation of brain-damaged patients. Teaching of the semiologies of the main neuropsychological conditions.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Having passed the courses PSYC5870, PHYL0646, and PSYC0029.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Syllabus (+ other lecture notes)
Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination with both multiple-choice (and TRUE-FALSE) and open-ended questions.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
First semester of the third year of the bachelor's degree in Psychology and Education. For more information, see the web site of the neuropsychology unit: http://www.neuropsycho.ulg.ac.be/
Contacts
Prof. Thierry Meulemans - 04/366.23.74 - thierry.meulemans@ulg.ac.be
Murielle Wansard (assistant) : 04/366.47.19 - mwansard@ulg.ac.be