Review of current models of lexical access in language production and comprehension. Experimental evidence with normal and brain-damaged speakers will be considered. Hours to be arranged. Current developments in various domains of cognitive neuropsychology are reviewed. Topics include the various forms of aphasia, dyslexia, agraphia, anomia, agnosia, and visual neglect.
Specific topics vary from year to year.
Hours to be arranged. Patterns of perceptual and cognitive impairments resulting from brain damage are used to inform theories of normal cognitive functioning. Students learn to design experiments for testing brain-damaged subjects, and to analyze, interpret, and present results. Aphasia study Discussion on Aphasia studies, Thursday 1-2pm, at the conference area of the Lab.