Neurodevelopmental disorders: Genes, brain, cognition and possible remediation and prevention by video games

Teacher
Andrea Facoetti
Dept. of General Psychology, University of Padua
andreafacoetti[at]unipd.it
M-PSI/02

Aim
To propose an alternative vision of neurodevelopmental disorders such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, language and autism spectrum disorders in which developmental neuropsychology and computer science could be integrate for an efficient remediation and prevention

Syllabus
- Clinical definition of neurodevelopmental disorder such as specific learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorder.
- Neurodevelopmental models: (i) deterministic vs. probabilistic, (ii) single deficit vs. multiple deficits.
- Genetic bases
- Brain disorders
- Cognitive dysfunctions
- Traditional vs. innovative neuropsychological trainings. 

Introductory readings
- Action video games make dyslexic children read better. Franceschini S, Gori S, Ruffino M, Viola S, Molteni M, Facoetti A. Curr Biol. 2013 Mar 18;23(6):462-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.044.
- Weak surround suppression of the attentional focus characterizes visual selection in the ventral stream in autism. Ronconi L, Gori S, Federici A, Devita M, Carna S, Sali ME, Molteni M, Casartelli L, FacoetTI. Neuroimage Clin. 2018 Feb 17;18:912-922. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.02.014.

Course requirements
Foundations of cognitive neuroscience

Exam modality
None

Course material, enrollment and last minute notifications
Made available by the teacher at this Moodle address

Schedule
3 Jun 2020, 10:00-13:00
8 Jun 2020, 10:00-13:00

Location
Via Zoom; the link will be made available by the professor in the Moodle area of the course

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