About this course
Topics covered include:
- Assessment of memory and imagination in patients with neurodegenerative dementias and related to aphantasia
- Rating of patients’ memory reports
- Analysis of patient data
- Writing summary reports
Learning outcomes
Students will gain in-depth understanding of:
- Theoretical accounts of memory and imagination
- Neuropsychological tools to assess memory and imagination
- Introspective cognitive functions
- Memory disruptions due to neurodegenerative dementias
- Disruptions of visual imagination in aphantasia
- Research methods in clinical neuropsychology: analysis of patient data, group comparisons, inferential statistical tests
- Theoretical basis of functional MRI data collection and analysis
Prerequisites for participation
45 ECTS
Necessary language skill
English
Semester(s) in which the module takes place
Winter Semester
Course type
Practical + Seminar
Course level
Masters
Course start date
28 Oct 2024
Course end date
20 Dec 2024
Involvement period
8 weeks
Teaching mode
Local
Local attendance
Required
Workload in ECTS
15
Graded
Yes
Person in charge of module
Dr. Dr. Cornelia McCormick
Local module ID
WPP 48