ILOs
- Understand the basic concepts of regional neuropsychology.
- Understand the role of cognitive testing in the diagnosis of dementia.
- Know some simple standardised tests (including the MMSE), their cut off scores and their limitations.
- Ability to test, at a basic level, cognitive function, including memory, language, parietal function and frontal lobe function (executive function).
Part 1: Pre-Workshop Video
- How do we divide cognitive functions?
- Some terms one should know regarding cognitive deficits
- What is the dominant and non-dominant hemisphere?
- What does the pre-frontal cortex do?
- Here’s an overview of memory
- Here’s some tests of cognitive function
Part 2: Workbook
Cognitive Assessment workshop student workbook.pdf