Psychology 2220A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jerky, Lesion, Rodent
26 Jun 2013
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Outline disorders of neurodevelopment (9. 5) causes of brain damage (10. 1) neuropsychological diseases (10. 2) neuroplastic responses to brain damage (10. 4, 10. 5) amnesic effects of mtl damage (11. 1) Aspergers is an example of high functioning autism spectrum disorder a group of related disorders ranging in symptoms e. g. asperger"s syndrome may be considered a mild autistic disorder with preserved cognition and language abilities. Can have a normal or above normal iq abilities early signs (seen at a young age) delayed language development delayed social interaction. Could be changes in environmental surrounding that lead to it. Or it could be that in the olden days, kids weren"t diagnosed as autistic. Deficits indicate that the brain and cognition is really modular autism: a heterogeneous disorder deficits are often quite specific. But at the same time, they can do things quite well, but don"t have proper comprehension.
