Numbering Code	G-MED26 7D010 LJ88	Year/Term	2022 ・ Year-round
Number of Credits	4	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	1st year doctoral students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Mon.3
Instructor name	SAWAMOTO NOBUKATSU (Graduate School of Medicine Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	・Study the fundamentals of neuropsychology starting with neuroanatomy and covering higher visual, auditory, and somatosensory disorders, and higher motor, speech, and memory disorders. Based on this fundamental knowledge, students will understand the symptoms exhibited by patients with cranial nerve diseases such as dementia. This course is meant for students who have studied neuroanatomy at the undergraduate level, and teaches them the fundamental structure of the human psychological phenomena.
Course Goals	・Understand the symptoms presented by patients with cranial nerve diseases such as dementia. ・Learn the structure of human psychological phenomena and make use of it in clinical practice.
Schedule and Contents	Session 1. Orientation Session 2. Neuropsychological methods Session 3. Understanding background symptoms Session 4. General symptoms Session 5. Higher visual impairments Session 6. Higher hearing impairments Session 7. Higher somatosensory disorders Session 8. Higher motor disorders Session 9. Language disorders Session 10. Mathematical and musical ability disorders Session 11. Memory disorders Session 12. Somatognostic abnormalities Session 13. Split-brain syndrome Session 14. Defects in awareness Session 15. Recovery and treatment Sessions 16-28. Literature review Feedback is given through questions, etc.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Assessment based on the content of the presentation.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	As PhD students, we especially value independence, and expect that you will engage in independent study to delve deeper into your areas of research.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Atsushi Yamadori, "神経心理学入門" (Igaku-shoin) ISBN: 978-4260117074
References, etc.	Introduced during class