NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog
   

NROSCI 1034 - NEURAL BASIS OF COGNITION


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This advanced elective is designed for students interested in learning about the neural basis of higher order cognitive functions, with an emphasis on cortical mechanisms. Topics will include: occipitotemporal mechanisms of visual perception; parietal mechanisms of spatial attention and vision for action; premotor mechanisms of action planning and movement execution; prefrontal mechanisms of working memory and behavioral control; hippocampal mechanisms of episodic memory; multimodal integration and cognitive effort.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: NROSCI 1000  or NROSCI 1003  (Min Grad 'B-') and NROSCI 1011 ; PROG: School of Arts & Sciences; PLAN: Neuroscience (BS or MN)


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