Cognitive Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience
Course Number(s): 
9.10
Instructor(s): 
Earl Miller

Semester: 

  • Spring 2017

Course Level: 

  • Undergraduate
Class Days/Times: 
Mon 10:30am to 12:00pm
Wed 10:30am to 12:00pm
Course Description: 

Explores the cognitive and neural processes that support attention, vision, language, motor control, navigation, and memory. Introduces basic neuroanatomy, functional imaging techniques, and behavioral measures of cognition. Discusses methods by which inferences about the brain bases of cognition are made. Considers evidence from human and animal models. Students prepare presentations summarizing journal articles.