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