PSYC 86.01 Selective Developmental Deficits

Cognitive neuropsychology relies on selective deficits to shed light on the organization of the brain.  In the past, nearly all selective deficits reported in the neuropsychological literature involved brain-damaged patients who lost particular abilities, but many selective deficits due to failures of development have been identified in recent years.  These include deficits affecting computations concerned with color, faces, objects, spatial abilities, music, language, reading, number, and memory.  This course will discuss the theoretical basis of selective deficits, examine the cognitive and neural profiles of particular selective developmental deficits, and consider the more general implications of selective developmental deficits and the research opportunities they present.

Instructor

Duchaine

Prerequisite

Permission through the department website

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