Medical Cognitive Neuroscience

Catalog description

In this course students will gain a deeper understanding of cognitive neuroscience and its impact on human cognitive disorders. This course will examine the neural basis of human cognitive function and perception and their neurophysiological correlates as revealed by functional imaging techniques and clinical populations. The primary focus is on contemporary health problems in neurocognition. Students will also investigate the biological mechanisms, dominant theories, and experimental techniques which are found in both research and clinical studies in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Topics covered will be: perception, memory, language, problem solving, creative thinking, intelligence, attention, as well as disorders in these domains.