PSY 1470 - COGNITION AND THE BRAIN

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Cognitive psychologists have been exploring the human mind through behavioral studies for over fifty years. In parallel, neuroscientists have built-up an understanding of the human brain. The study of cognition in the brain, known as cognitive neuroscience, lies at the intersection of these fields, asking some of the toughest but most fascinating questions in science: How are memories stored in the brain? Is our brain pre-prepared to learn language? How does the average human brain outperform many face recognition algorithms? What is the role of sleep in cognition? We will explore these and many other questions in this course. As well as being interesting in its own right, cognitive neuroscience is having an increasing impact on our lives, such as through the developing field of ‘brain reading’ with brain scanners, or new devices that can change the brain’s activity at the push of a button. Through learning about the techniques used by cognitive neuroscientists and reading studies first-hand, students will come away with a better understanding of this cutting-edge field and of their own brain.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: PSY 0010 or 0012 or 0101 or 0200 or NROSCI 1000 or 1003

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