COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES
- Course
- PSYC405 - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES
- Department
- Psychology - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The course introduces the multidisciplinary nature of the field and points out the many disciplines in cognitive neurosciences that extends between the technical branches (branches of engineering) and philosophy. The contributions of each of these fields to understanding psychological phenomena (cognitive, emotional, and behavioral) are pointed out. The benefits of the multi-technological approach are explained and demonstrated using research findings. This course further explores the cognitive and neural processes that support attention, vision, language, motor control, navigation, and memory. It introduces basic neuroanatomy, functional imaging techniques (in theory), and behavioral measures of cognition, and discusses methods by which inferences about the brain bases of cognition are made.
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| F | Final | 50 |
| M | Midterm | 25 |
| P | Presentation | 25 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | First Day of Classes/ Introduction |
| Week 2 | Mind and Brain |
| Week 3 | Neurons and Their Connections |
| Week 4 | The Tools: Imaging the Living Brain |
| Week 5 | The Brain |
| Week 6 | Social Cognition: Perceiving the Mental State of Others |
| Week 7 | Development |
| Week 8 | Midterm Examinations |
| Week 9 | Midterm Examinations |
| Week 10 | The Genes and Molecules of Cognition |
| Week 11 | The Genes and Molecules of Cognition |
| Week 12 | Presenations |
| Week 13 | Presentation |
| Week 14 | Articles |
| Week 15 | Revision for the final |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Banich, M. T., Compton, R. J. (2018). Cognitive Neuroscience. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Examine (3) different methods and techniques used in scientific study of cognitive neurosciences. SOLO 3
- L02 Explain (4) a significant body of detailed knowledge about the processes involved in mind, brain, cognition and development. SOLO 4
Program Outcomes
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