Reference no: EM133719195
Problem: Rare Diseases and Attentional Disorders
I. Visual agnosia and developmental prosopagnosia are considered rare diseases. Because of their rarity, research funding, medical expertise, and access to novel therapies and treatments are often lacking for diseases like these.
1. Do you believe that rare diseases like visual agnosia and developmental prosopagnosia would benefit from additional awareness and funding? Why or why not? (1 paragraph)
2. Let's pretend you are the principal investigator on a new multi-million-dollar NIH NCATS research grant studying visual agnosia -- congratulations! What type of research question about visual agnosia would you be most interested in studying, and how would it benefit those with the disorder? It could be about neuroanatomy, treatment, animal models, aging -- the options are endless. (1 paragraph).
II. Attention & neglect.
1. What is your favorite way to define attention? (1-2 sentences)
2. Describe an early selection model and a late selection model of attention. What are the key similarities and differences? (1 paragraph)
III. You're back for another day at work as a neuropsychologist, and today a new patient James arrives at your clinic. He already has his MRI scans completed -- you see that he had a small ischemic stroke. However, his brain damage in his right parietal lobe and superior temporal gyrus. You're the expert, so believe he will be diagnosed with unilateral neglect.
1. Describe 3 tasks you may ask him to complete and your expected results if he indeed has unilateral neglect from a right hemisphere stroke. (2-3 sentences)
2. You refer him to an occupational therapist. Describe 3 potential types of therapy he may receive.