teaching
Here I have included my favourite materials and resources from teaching Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at Western University. I recommend using these resources for your own teaching and/or learning!
Web Resources
- Functional Neuroanatomy Resources from the University of British Columbia Functional Neuroanatomy Resource Hub
Videos
- An example of semantic dementia
- Understanding visual agnosias, including prosopagnosia
- Basics of spatial cognition: place and grid cells
- Test your iconic memory using a test originally created by Dr. George Sperling
- The classic example of conformity, the waiting room
- Experience theory of mind in children aged 3.5 and 4.5 and understand what deficits in theory of mind mean for some children diagnosed with autism
- Meet Kismet and Amica, the emotional robots? While you’re at it, why not learn about the turing test and the building blocks of neural networks today: perceptrons
- Watch the evolution of antibiotic resistent bacteria
- Finally, one of my personal favourite topics, why are octopi so intelligent? Bonus, take a look at Sashimi escaping a maze
Resources I’ve Created
These are open access resources that I have made. Feel free to use them and let me know if you have any suggestions on how to make them better!