Understand neuropsychological syndromes in Australia. This course details brain-behaviour links and their clinical implications for psychologists.
Australian psychologists and counsellors can build their knowledge of brain-behaviour relationships through this course on neuropsychological syndromes. It describes the cognitive and behavioural consequences of focal brain damage, including visual agnosias, where objects cannot be recognised despite intact vision, prosopagnosia or face blindness, and hemispatial neglect. Motor-related disorders such as Parkinson's disease and apraxias are also covered. Practitioners will learn to identify the clinical features of each syndrome and integrate this knowledge into assessment and formulation. The course is grounded in clinical neuropsychology and links each syndrome to its brain regions.
This engaging and informative webinar provides an in-depth look at neuropsychological syndromes, highlighting how damage to specific brain regions can result in distinct and sometimes striking cognitive and behavioural impairments. The session covers a range of conditions including:
Visual system disorders such as visual agnosias (inability to recognise objects despite intact vision), prosopagnosia (face blindness), and hemispatial neglect (lack of awareness of one side of space).
Motor-related disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and apraxias (difficulty planning or executing purposeful movement despite intact motor function).
Grounded in clinical neuropsychology, this presentation is ideal for psychologists and other mental health professionals looking to deepen their understanding of brain–behaviour relationships and apply this knowledge in assessment and therapeutic contexts.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
Describe key neuropsychological syndromes and their associated brain regions.
Understand the cognitive and behavioural consequences of focal brain damage.
Identify clinical features of visual agnosias, prosopagnosia, and spatial neglect.
Recognise the neuropsychological underpinnings of apraxias and Parkinson’s disease.
Integrate neuropsychological knowledge into clinical assessments and formulations.