Neuropsychology of Consciousness

Recommended Prerequisites

(1) Understanding of writen English; (2) Knowledge of neurosciences; (3) knowledge of research methods.

Teaching Methods

(1) Presentation in each class, by the instructor, of each of the themes mentioned in the program.
(2) Mandatory readings by students for each of the aforementioned topics.
(3) Formulation by students of questions regarding each reading assigment
(4) Discussion in each class of the questions presented by students
(5) Elaboration, presentation and discussion of a research project in neuropsychology of consciousness.

Learning Outcomes

(1) To know the central role played by the study of consciousness in experimental and applied psychology.
(2) To become familiar with the research methodologies in neuropsychology of consciousness.
(3) To understand the neuronal correlates of the different states and contents of consciousness.
(4) To characterize the neuropsychological processes of normal and altered states of consciousness, as well as conscious disorders
(5) Contact with the main methods of assessment and intervention in neuropsychology of consciousness.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

(1) From the States to the Contents of Consciousness: Between Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
(2) Contributions of Neurosciences to a new neuropsychology of consciousness
(3) Consciousness as a Global Neuronal Workspace
(4) Consciousness as higher level neuronal processing
(5) Consciousness as a neuronal Integration of Information
(6) Neuropsychological Characterization of The States of Consciousness
(7) Neuropsychological Characterization of The Altered States of Consciousness
(8) Neuropsychological Characterization of The Consciousness Disorders
(9) Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention in Disorders of Consciousness
(10) Neuropsychology of Consciousness: An Integrated View.

Head Lecturer(s)

Óscar Filipe Coelho Neves Gonçalves

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 10.0%
Frequency: 30.0%
Exam: 30.0%
Project: 30.0%

Bibliography

• Laureys, S., Gosseries, O. & Tononi, G. (Eds.) (2015). The Neurology of Consciousness 2nd Edition. Ny: Academic Press
• Massimini, M., Tononi, G. (2018). Sizing up Consciousness. Oxford, U.K. Oxford University Press.
• Owen, A. (2017). Into the Grey Zone: A Neuroscientist Explores the Border Between Life and Death. N.Y: Scribner
• Stanislas, D. (2014). Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts. N.Y.: Viking, Penguin Publishing Group.