Brain and cognitive functions with emphasis on language
| Title | Εγκέφαλος και γνωστικές λειτουργίες με έμφαση στη γλώσσα / Brain and cognitive functions with emphasis on language |
| Code | ΤΙΜΝΝΕΑ001 |
| Interdepartmental Programme | DTPMS "Neuroepistīmes, Neuroglōssología kai Efarmogés" (2022-sīmera) |
| Collaborating Schools | Medicine Italian Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Grigoriadis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022097 |
Programme of Study: DTPMS "Neuroepistīmes, Neuroglōssología kai Efarmogés" (2022-sīmera)
Registered students: 30
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600290147
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290147
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17323
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes relate to the understanding of higher cognitive functions as functions of the brain. Furthermore, students become capable of distinguishing the effects of brain damage on these functions.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In this course, the neurological background of the cognitive functions of perception, attention, thinking, memory and language is examined, with special emphasis on language. Findings from neuroimaging studies regarding these functions in a typical and clinical population (eg patients with aphasia and dementia) are presented.
Keywords
cognitive functions, neuroimaging studies
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 197.5 | ||||
| Total | 197.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
essay
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
O'Sullivan M, Brownsett S, Copland D. Language and language disorders:
neuroscience to clinical practice. Pract Neurol 2019;19:380–388.
▪ Gill DJ, Damman KM. Language dysfunction. Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015; 21:
627-45
▪ Richardson JD, Dalton SG. Assessment of language impairment and function.
Handbook of Clinical Neurology 2022; 185: 175-193
Last Update
29-12-2023
