Graduate University. He is a diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology / American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology, with over 30 years of experience in neuropsychological diagnosis, cognitive rehabilitation, and forensic neuropsychology. Dr. Goldberg is internationally renowned for his clinical work, research, writings and teaching in the area of clinical neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. He is particularly well known for his work on executive functions and dysfunction. His other areas of expertise include memory disorders, attention deficit disorder, dementia, traumatic brain injury, and others. Dr. Goldberg was a student and close associate of the great neuropsychologist Alexander Luria. He is the author of Contemporary Neuropsychology and the Legacy of Luria (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1990) and of The Executive Control Battery (PsychPress, 2001). His book The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind (Oxford University Press, 2001) has received critical acclaim and has been published in 12 languages. His book The Wisdom Paradox: How Your Mind Can Grow Stronger As Your Brain Grows Older (Gotham Books, Penguin, 2005) offers an innovative understanding of cognitive aging and what can be done to forestall cognitive decline. It has been published in 17 languages and has received wide international acclaim. His new books The New Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes in a Complex World (Oxford University Press) and Luria’s Legacy in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press) were published in 2009. Read more about his work at www.elkhonongoldberg.com Elkhonon Goldberg 
Clinical Neuropsychology of Executive Dysfunction and Other Disorders
August 20-24, 2012
The course will focus on a broad state-of-the art overview of clinical neuropsychology with forays into cognitive neuroscience and with particular emphasis on executive functions and dysfunction. The focus will be on clinical issues and how they are informed by the cutting-age scientific breakthroughs. The course is designed to be both relevant and accessible to practicing neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, as well as other professionals interested in state-of-the-art issues of brain and cognition.
Monday
Introduction: The changing role of neuropsychology. Frontal lobe primer: General review of the frontal lobes and executive functions. Classic neuropsychology of the frontal lobes and executive functions.
Tuesday
New ideas in the cognitive neuroscience of the frontal lobes:
Decision making in novel and ambiguous situations. Actor-centered decision making. Lateralization of frontal-lobe functions in cognition and emotion.
Going beyond universals:
group differences in the functional organization of the frontal lobes. Cleaning up the working memory muddle. “Theory of mind” and “mirror neurons.” Neuroeconomics and other “neuro’s.”
Neuropychological assessment of executive functions:
What currently available instruments can and cannot do. A little wishful thinking: Implications for future test design.
Wednesday
Lifespan cognitive changes.
Healthy cognitive aging. Brain plasticity and its ramifications. “Cognitive fitness” - a new trend.
Dementias.
Diagnosis of major dementias: Alzheimer’s, Lewy body, Pick’s, fronto-temporal, multiinfarct, hydrocephalic, neurotoxic. The emphasis will be on executive functions and dysfunction, even though other aspects of dementias will also be addressed.
Thursday
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and executive deficit:
Mechanisms of TBI. Cognitive impairment in TBI. Executive deficit and personality changes. Forensic aspects of TBI.
Neurodevelopmental disorders - facts and fads:
Language-based learning disabilities. Non-verbal learning disabilities. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Memory based learning disabilities. Executive deficit in neurodevelopmental disorders. Taxonomies can be misleading!
Friday
The neuropsychology of neuropsychiatric disorders with the emphasis on executive dysfunction:
Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia. Affective disorders - a curse and occasional blessing. Tourette’s syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive disorder. Differential diagnoses involving dementia, seizure disorder and other conditions.
Concluding remarks:
Challenges facing clinical neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.
