Class Neuropsychological Assessment - Advanced Topics

This course seeks to describe and study the most innovative techniques of neuropsychological assessment, where the use of new technologies and the most recent techniques for neuropsychological assessment in different problems and populations will be exposed.

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CP1. Neuropsychological assessment methods: traditional vs novel methods CP1.1. History of neuropsychological assessment: from the approach focused on lesion localization to the current focus on capabilities/challenges and intervention. CP1.2. Teleneuropsychology, the future of neuropsychological assessment? CP2. New directions in neuropsychological assessment CP2.1. The integration of technology, multidisciplinary approaches, individualization of assessment, focus on functionality. CP3. New technologies in neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation CP4. Virtual reality (VR) in neuropsychology CP4.1. Concept and main characteristics CP4.2. Applicability to neuropsychology CP5. VR and cognitive rehabilitation CP5.1. Discussion of articles within the theme of VR and cognitive rehabilitation CP6. Barriers and facilitators in intervention with new technologies in neuropsychology  

Lectures whose content is developed in theoretical-practical groups, with individual presentations on the development of themes and practical group work. Some classes will be conducted according to the demonstrative method where established approaches based on new technologies and developed in the research unit HEI-Lab will be presented. The evaluation will consist of a critical review of two articles (30%+30%), with individual contributions to the work defined over the course of the course unit. The evaluation also includes the preparation of a semester-long group project on neuropsychological assessment of a healthy adult, using advanced techniques or devising the use of advanced techniques (40%), with individual oral presentation (10%). This project will be conducted in groups of 4-5 people, involves the creation of an intervention program using advanced neuropsychological assessment techniques, to be delivered in digital format (max 15 pages).

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