Course Description

Changes in cognitive function across the lifespan, with corresponding changes in neurological structures, and behaviors that promote cognitive vitality.

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Athena Title

Cognitive Health and Aging

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in GRNT 7400E

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will identify the basic parts of the brain.
• Students will understand basic brain-behavior relationships.
• Students will examine the ways in aging relates to changes in the brain and cognition.
• Students will critique, evidence-based lifestyle factors that impact cognitive aging.
• Students will evaluate emerging evidence on factors related to cognitive aging.

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Topical Outline

• Biological foundations of behavior (from evolutionary to public health approaches)
• The nervous system
• Lifespan brain development
• Cognition
• Cognitive neuroscience
• A focus on behavior

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

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