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    • Professor Randi SProf. Randi Starrfelttarrfelt Visiting Scholar from University of Copenhagen for the year 2018 will offer this seminar series.


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    • You can enroll to this seminar series for credits.

      Attendance is mandatory, upon the requirements fulfillment you'll be able to have 3CFU recognized in your study plan among the 9 by student choice.

      You can insert the 3CFU now or in September using the code AAF1149 (description: ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L'INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO).


  • Meeting time 14-17

    Room X

    Introduction to cognitive neuropsychology: From patient studies to cognitive models.
    Task in class: Be prepared to talk for one minute about the cognitive function you find most interesting at the moment.

    Suggested readings:
    Caramazza, A., & Coltheart, M. (2006) Cognitive neuropsychology twenty years on. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 23; 3-12.
    Laws, K.R. (2005). Illusions of normality: A methodological critique of category specific naming.Cortex: 41, 842-851.
    Leff & Starrfelt (2014) Alexia: Diagnosis, treatment, and theory. Chap 5. Alexia theory and therapies: A heuristic.

    • These are the powerpoints from April 26th. Do not reuse or distribute  without specific permission from Professor Starrfelt.

  • Meeting time 12 – 15

    Room X

    The evolution of cognitive neuropsychology. Examples from patient studies of reading disorders.

    Suggested readings:
    Starrfelt, R. (2007). Selective alexia and agraphia sparing numbers-a case study. Brain and
    Language, 102, 52-63.
    Starrfelt, R., Habekost, T., & Gerlach, C. (2010). Visual processing in pure alexia: A case study.
    Cortex, 46, 242-255.
    Starrfelt, R., Habekost, T., & Leff, A. P. (2009). Too little, too late: reduced visual span and speed
    characterize pure alexia. Cerebral Cortex, 19, 2880-2890.
    Starrfelt, R., & Behrmann, M. (2011). Number reading in pure alexia—A review. Neuropsychologia,
    49(9), 2283-2298.

  • Meeting time 11.30-13-30

    Room tbe

    Workshop on methodology: Experimental design and control, control
    groups, and single case statistics.

    Task in class - group assignment: Select a cognitive function that may be affected following brain injury.
    Find a research question that can be addressed using a single case approach. Discuss possible ways to
    address this question (experimental setup). Brief group presentation during class.

  • Meeting time 11.30-13.30

    Room tbe

    Case studies and case series: Examples from the study of developmental prosopagnosia. (Hereunder group comparisons vs single case data; interpreting data from both sources).

    Suggested readings:
    Schwartz, M. & Dell, G.S. (2010. Case series investigations in cognitive neuropsychology. Cognitive
    Neuropsychology, 6; 477-494.
    Gerlach, Klargaard & Starrfelt (2016). On the Relation between Face and Object Recognition in
    Developmental Prosopagnosia: No Dissociation but a Systematic Association. PLOS One,
    11(10):e0165561
    Klargaard, Starrfelt, Petersen, & Gerlach (2016). Topographic processing in developmental
    prosopagnosia: Preserved perception but impaired memory of scenes. Cognitive
    Neuropsychology (7-8): 405-413.
    Starrfelt, Klargaard, Petersen, & Gerlach (2018). Reading in Developmental Prosopagnosia: Evidence
    for a Dissociation Between Word and Face Recognition. Neuropsychology, 32; 138-147.

  • Meeting time 12:00 - 15:00

    Room tbe

    Cognitive neuropsychology in 2018.

    Suggested readings:
    Price, C. (2018, in press). The evolution of cognitive models: From neuropsychology to neuroimaging
    and back. Cortex.
    Fischer Baum & Campana (2017). Neuroplasticity and the logic of cognitive neuropsychology.
    Cognitive Neuropsychology, 34 (7-8).
    Mahon, B. & Costa (2017). Theoretical and methodological issues for twenty-first century cognitive
    neuropsychology. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 34 (7-8). 395-396.

    Closing discussion: Is cognitive neuropsychology still important? Prepare at least one argument for or
    against, and prepare to enter discussion about why / why not.