Investigating the processing and development of social emotions (empathy, exclusion, shame, guilt, etc.) in human brain. I am particularly interested in understanding how social exclusion in human interactions, which is named as the social pain, alters people’s perception and upcoming behaviors and how empathy modulates the extent to which one might suffer from being socially excluded.
I also study how human sense of agency is modulated in socially unfavorable situations for intentional and unintentional actions.
The course is a basic course in cognitive psychology (theory and method). Cognitive Psychology is used throughout the entire range of human knowledge, perception, problem solving, creativity, learning and memory. The course will give students knowledge regarding the cutting-edge concepts, themes, problems and empirical research in modern cognitive theory as it concerns how we perceive, interpret, edit, use and store information. The course will deal with the study of both general traits and individual differences.
Introduces students to important aspects of clinical neuropsychology including the assessment of neuropsychological disorders in child, adult and geriatric populations. Neuropsychological assessment covers many areas of expertise and skill including understanding referral questions and neuropsychological disorders, acquiring relevant information about the client's history, choosing appropriate psychological tests, administering tests in the clinical setting, interpreting test results and writing a report. As part of this course students will be required to demonstrate administration and scoring of different neuropsychological/cognitive tests like Temporal and Spatial Awareness, CANTAB, IVA2, etc.
This course explores the cognitive functions and neural processes that support vision, audition, language, decision making, emotion and memory. It introduces basic neuroanatomy, electrophysiological techniques, and behavioral measures of cognition, and discusses methods by which inferences about the brain bases of cognition are made. We consider evidence from patients with neurological diseases and from normal human participants.
This course contains a brief overview of clinical theories regarding cognitive functions (e.g. Attention, awareness, memory, executive functions) and then provides evidence-based practical guides and interventions for facilitating and improving these functions in people with neurological disorders like Traumatic Brain Injuries, Alzheimer disease and Dementia, etc. Moreover, the latest methods in rehabilitation of psychiatric disorders like Mood and Anxiety disorders as well as developmental disorders (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disabilities) and the usage of assistive technologies in rehabilitation are covered and introduced to students in this course.
Dr. Borhani was the head of Cognitive Rehabilitation clinic from 2017 – 2019
Reviewer of Frintiers in Psychology
Reviewer of Neuroscience Bulletin