Cognitive Neuroscience

Examines the neural basis of higher mental functions, including brain systems supporting vision, object recognition, attention, memory, spatial functions, language, emotion and decision-making. Major themes include mind/brain relationships, localization of function, and plasticity of the brain. Material will include studies of people with focal brain damage as well as neuroimaging studies of neurologically normal people. Cognitive neuroscience approaches to clinical conditions will also be explored. Prerequisite: one semester of introductory psychology