Cognitive neuropsychology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Name two reasons why Neuropsy. could be important for the court! correct answers Marr's Levels of Analysis (David Marr-1982) Vision: A Computational Investigation into the Human Representation and Processing of Visual Information correct answers Computational level: What is the goal of the system? Algorithmic/Mechanistic level: What steps are needed to accomplish the task? Which representations or operations are unsed to solve the problem? Implementation level: How is the algorithm imple...

Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers Testing theories of how people are able to carry out tasks of cognition by studying cognitive performance in people with brain damage. double dissociation correct answers when two related mental processes are shown to function independently of each other association correct answers converging operations correct answers ABBA design correct answers Experimental design in which two different tasks (A and B) are presented in the order A, B, B,...

Describe the basic idea of information processing in cognitive psychology correct answers We receive information from our senses, and then process thatinformation based onmental representationsthat we have (prior knowledge of concepts, memories, etc.) What is the difference between an independent and dependent variable? correct answers IV: The variable in an experiment manipulated by the researcher. DV: The variable in an experiment that is being evaluated by the researcher. What does the...

What kind of research question can be answered by means of the fMRI and the EEG, respectively? correct answers While both are functional neuroimaging techniques and therefore are concerned with the functional aspect of the brain rather than the structural, the fMRI (because of its ability to visualazie the BOLD contrast) should be used to determine the location of a certain brain function and the EEG should (because of its high temporal resolution) be used to determine the sum of all electrica...

Basal Ganglia correct answers FUNCTION: Codes and relays information associated with voluntary movement. Responsible for posture. STRUCTURE: Interface for cortex and cerebellum. Includes substantia nigra. DISORDER: Parkinson's disease with reduced levels of dopamine. DAMAGE: can lead to Akinesia, Bradykinesia, Tremors or Hyperkinesia Cerebellum correct answers FUNCTION: Balance, muscle tone, coordinating movement and posture. STRUCTURE: Makes up the hindbrain (pons + medulla)...

This is a summary of all the information provided in the lectures in the course 'Neuropsychology of Aging' at Tilburg University.

All the information needed to complete quiz 2 of the course 'Neuropsychological Rehabilitation' at Tilburg University. This summary contains all the articles and book chapters, and also the most important information mentioned in the informative video's.

In this document, all 7 guest lectures from the 'Cognitive Neuropsychiatry' course of the master Neuropsychology at Utrecht University, are summarized. All important concepts and theories are described as well as conclusions from research articles. The 7 lecture topics are: (1) eating disorders; (2) dissociative identity disorder; (3) borderline; (4) PTSD; (5) psychosis; (6) psychopathy; (7) body integrity dysphoria.

Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers a branch of cognitive psychology, studying how people carry out cognitive tasks normally from the impairments Goals for Cognitive Neuropsychology correct answers 1. develop theories about how the cognitive function is normally carried out 2. use theories to explain the particular patterns of preserved and impaired abilities in people Modes of Explanation? correct answers Deficits occur because of a disruption to psychological processes rather tha...