NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Name of the Course: Neuropsychology
Course Code:
Offered ByDepartment of Psychology
Type of Course:
Course Offered During the Years:2018-19 TO 2019-20
Course Intake: 100
Duration of the Course:40 Hours
Minimum Eligibility:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Jitu Khaniya

Aim and Objectives:

  • Neuropsychological aims at understanding the relationship between the brain, on the one hand and the mind and behavioral control, on the other

Course outcomes:

  • Neuropsychological testing measures how well your brain works

A  Neurological assessment looks at a range of different brain functions including attention and concentration, memory, visual perception, language and problem solving skills

  1. Neurons: Organization and Communication
  • Types of Neurons
  • Structure of Neurons
  • Synaptic Transmission
  • Neuro Transmitter and neuro-modulation
  1. Introduction to Central Nervous System
  • Types of Neurons System
  • Major division of central Neurons System
  • Brain
  • Spinal Cord
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
  • Limbic System 
  1. Endocrine System
  • Meaning of endocrine gland
  • Types of Endocrine glad

 

  1. Neuro-physiological bases of behavior
  • Neuro physiological bases of Perception
  • Neuro physiological bases of Motivation
  • Neuro physiological bases of Emotion
  • Neuro physiological bases of Sleep and Waking
  • Neuro physiological bases of learning and memory
  1. Nervous System and Brain
  • Axon
  • The all –or none law
  • Synaps
  • Reflexes