Neuropsychology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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What is trephination or trepanning, why is it done? What cultures was it known in? What do we know about the 'theory' cultures used to justify trepanning? correct answersTrephination/trepanning is when you make purposeful holes in a skull to reduce swelling in the brain. By making holes in the skull, it relieves pressure in the brain. Survivor had holes but had healing around the holes so it was made purposeful. It was during the prehistoric era, possibly Hippocratic. What were the two theo...

What are the spatial functions of the posterior parietal lobe? correct answersEgocentric space, such as object location for action, guidance of movement and spatial navigation. For what type of attention is the parietal lobe very important? correct answersVisual attention What are the other functions of the posterior parietal lobe (listed as "vaguely spatial") correct answersVaguely spatial functions including arithmetic, reading language, and tasks requiring sequencing. How are dizzi...

Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology 7e Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw (Test Bank) Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology 7e Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw (Test Bank)

The essay discusses the developmental process in which executive functioning is acquired in children, and the consequences of potential injury to the frontal lobes during this critical developmental period. In addition, it will attempt to compartmentalize how the development of executive functioning skills during child-development such as working memory, mental flexibility and self-control, or the lack thereof, using the theory of neuroplasticity. I received 80% for this essay, however I lost...

Everything you need for the Cognitive Neuropsychology exam tomorrow, April 12. Good luck! :-)

This document contains summaries of all of the mandatory articles for the course School Neuropsychology: Mind, Brain & Education. The summaries contain illustrations as further explanation of certain theories/models. The articles are in the same order as that how lectures were given.