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| Course ID: | PSYC 4140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cognitive Neuroscience | Course
Description: | The origins and principles of cognitive neuroscience and the
types of research that are conducted in the field. Classic,
seminal, and current studies on how the brain performs various
tasks (e.g., language, memory, attention, perception). Also,
the variety of different brain imaging techniques available to
scientists in the field of neuroscience (e.g., MRI, fMRI, PET,
CT, EEG and MEG) will be discussed. | | Oasis Title: | Cognitive Neuroscience | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in PSYC 4140E | | Prerequisite: | PSYC 3980 | | Pre or Corequisite: | PSYC 3990 or PSYC 3990E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | To provide a broad overview of the field of cognitive
neuroscience. To understand classical and current research on
how the brain effects performance on various tasks. To gain an
understanding of available imaging techniques. | | Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction 2. The electrophysiological brain. 3. The
imaged brain. 4. The lesioned brain. 5. The spatial brain.
6. Review. 7. The acting brain. 8. The remembering brain. 9.
The speaking brain. 10. The literate brain. 11. The executive
brain. 12. The social and emotional brain. | |
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