NS5006 - Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience | ||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||
This course aims at teaching the principles of the mental processes for sensing and storing of information and how it is used to guide human behaviors. The topics include (1) neural activity and perception, sensation, object recognition, language, and attention, (2) basic behaviors such as motor control, motivation (e.g., appetitive drive), decision making and producing proper responses, and (3) higher-level cognitive function such as working memory, emotions, and consciousness. In addition to providing students with general concepts, this course will include practical sessions demonstrating cognitive tests and introductory-level computer modeling. In all topics, special attention will be paid towards their relationship with human health and diseases such as neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. | ||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 60% | ||||||||
Examination: 40% | ||||||||
Examination Duration: 3 hours | ||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||
| NS5006.pdf | ||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||
| Department of Neuroscience | ||||||||
