NEUR354
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroscience
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
NEUR
Course Number
354
Status
Active
Course Attributes
MNEU: Major-Neuroscience, NNEU: Minor-Neuroscience
Course Short Title
Cognitive Neuroscience
Course Long Title
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Course Description
Examines the mechanisms by which the nervous system supports higher mental functions, with a focus on how neural structures represent and transform information. Draws on a variety of disciplines including cognitive psychology, neurobiology, computer science, linguistics, and philosophy. Discussion topics may include perception, attention, memory, language, executive function, emotion, development, social cognition, consciousness, and neuroethics. Course activities expose students to a variety of empirical research techniques, such as functional neuroimaging, single-neuron electrophysiology, and electroencephalography, commonly employed in cognitive neuroscience research.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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