These lecture notes look at whether faces are special, and whether humans can make assumptions of a face based on specific features. Agnosia is the loss of ability to recognize objects and there are many different forms of it, including Apperceptive and Associative Agnosia among others, which are explained in these lecture notes. The case of FB and CK are explained, as well as other research.

These lecture notes looks at all the different types of Agnosia, which is a loss of ability to recognise objects. It also looks at whether faces are special or not, and how humans make these distinctions.

Executive functions are needed to optimize performance when: several cognitive processes need to be coordinated, when a situation is novel or difficult, or when a situation does not require an automatic response (several processes that come together to optimize performance) Executive functions are usually described as ‘supervisory’ or ‘controlling’ There are two competing processes: 1) the extent to which behavior is automatic, and 2) the extent to which behavior is controlled. These le...

These lecture notes looks at group and case studies, in light of Caramazza's work (assumptions, his argument, and objections to his argument). It also describes the different techniques of functional neuroimaging, including fMRI and EEG. Computational modeling and animal studies are also explained, as they help to inform our knowledge of abnormal brains. Other syndromes are described, as well as Roger Sperry's work (1981) and the case of LB.

These lecture notes look at neglect and extinction in terms of different attentional problems. Feature integration Theory and Baliant's syndrome is also explained, with case studies and research to back up the theories

This introduction lecture explains what Neuopsychology is, and it looks at the approaches and assumptions in Neuropsychology, and explains the terminology used in textbooks and articles.