COGS 320 Cognitive Neuroscience
This course will introduce students to the biology of the mind. It will provide an overview of neuroanatomy and characterize the neural mechanisms supporting complex cognitive processes including vision, attention, consciousness, language, memory, learning, emotion, and action. We will also emphasize the importance of converging methodologies in studying the link between the mind, brain, and behavior. Methodologies we consider include behavioral measures of cognition, neuropsychology, electrophysiology, anatomical and functional neuroimaging, single-cell recordings, and computational modeling. Laboratory sessions will allow students get hands-on experience with these methodologies, as well as arm them with the tools to understand and evaluate primary research in cognitive neuroscience.
Prerequisite
COGS 101,
BIO 130, or
PSYC 322 or permission of the instructor. Cognitive Science 201 (or Psychology 200) is highly recommended.
Corequisite
COGS 320L