DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Methodological problems and research techniques in the study of cognitive development and neuropsychology of development. The development of the nervous system. The plasticity of the brain. The neural basis of cognitive development. The domains of knowledge. Attention, memory and executive functions. Categorization: general theories for the domain. Numbers and math. Social cognition and theory of mind. Evolutionary conditions characterized by a more or less severe impairment: learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity, mental retardation, autism. Cognitive models of autism. Preterm birth and development. Assessment and rehabilitation in children.
General Issues (Precis of Neuroembriology, Brain Plasticity, Psychomotor development, Emotional and relational development). The neurology of the newborn and the child (Neurological examination of the newborn, Standard neurological examination). Epilepsies (Epidemiology of Epilepsies, Brain mechanisms of epileptic seizures, Precis of EEG, Neonatal seizures, Epilepsisy in Infancy, Epileptic Encephalopathies). Cerebral Palsy(Etiology, Clinical Taxonomy, Cognitive Aspects).Brain and Spinal Tumors (Medulloblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Tumors of the spinal chord). Neurocutaneous Syndromes (Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, Angiomatosis). Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (Epidemiology, Neural Mechanisms, Diagnosia and Treatment)