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Course Prerequisites:  

At least one course in neuropsychological assessment and one course in neuropsychology at the graduate level.
    Course Description:  

Dr. Bieliauskas portion of the course will cover applications of neuropsychological foundations preparation for neuropsychological assessment covered by Dr. Adams.  The lectures will be divided into four parts:

1. Normal aging, attention, and memory.
2. Abnormal aging - Current identification and designation of disease syndromes
3. Depression and affective change with abnormal aging
4. Practical applications of neuropsychological assessment in various age-related situations


1. Park, D.C., Polk, T.A., Mikels, J.A., Taylor, S.F., & Marshuetz, C. (2001).  Cerebral aging: Integration of brain and behavioral models of cognitive function. Dialogues in Clinical Neurosciences, 3, 151-165.  pdf

2. Bieliauskas, L.A. (2005). Neuropsychological assessment of geriatric driving competence. Brain Injury, 19, 293-301.  pdf

3. Bieliauskas, L.A. (2001). General Cognitive Changes with Aging. In J. Leon-Carrion & M. Giannini (Eds.): Behavioral Neurology in the Elderly.  2001. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 85-108.
    

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