PSYC353

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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Psychology (PSYC) Social Science & Human Srv

Course Description

This course will be concerned with how brain activity and structure support cognitive processes. We will discuss the findings of researchers who have applied advances in neuroscience to the investigagion of cognition, perception, memory, language and other high level cognitive processes. There will be a focus on understanding the methods used in cognitive neuroscience. Historical and cutting-edge research will be explored. Implications within the larger context of the field of psychology will also be considered. Fulfills Category 6 requirement. (Formerly Category 3)

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