Developmental Neuropsychology
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Elective
Majors:
Child Development,
Neuroscience,
and
Psychology
A study of child development and disorders from a neuropsychological perspective, focusing on normal brain and cognitive development, methods of cognitive assessment, neuropsychological aspects of developmental disorders such as ADHD and autism, and acquired brain injury. We will also examine how this neurological perspective may influence educational practice.
Prerequisites
At least two university-level psychology courses or at least one neuroscience course.
Instructors
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Ann-Marie Low
Cand. Psych. (1999), Specialist in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology (2008). Has worked as a clinical psychologist with both adults and children in Denmark and England since 1999. Currently, employed as a clinical neuropsychologist at The Centre for Brain Injury, Copenhagen (Children's Department). External lecturer at Copenhagen University. With DIS since 2008.
