PSYC33H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.1: Acquired Brain Injury, Semantic Dementia, Vascular Dementia
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Cutting edge" developments in neuropsychological rehabilitation and possible future directions. Main point: considers 10 of the most important developments in neuropsychological rehabilitation over the past 5 years. Computational model: a mathematical representation used to study the behaviour of a complex system through computer stimulation. Recently used to study semantic memory and semantic dementia, optic aphasia, inflectional morphology, reading aloud and surface dyslexia, and the impact of stroke vs slow-growing gliomas. Con: does not recognize important real life issues (e. g. depression, family support, etc. ) Number 9: support in the early stages of dementia. Limitation: outcome measures do not always capture adequately the everyday benefits to the individuals concerned. When physiological activity of brain is monitored in real-time, feedback can be returned to the subject and they can try to exercise some control. Use as communication aids for those in a vegetative state (for example, through an auditory comprehension task. Number 6: the perception of emotion and its rehabilitation.
