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Neuroscience 3680 - Cognitive NeuroscienceDr. Matthew Tata

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-Techniques of Cognitive Neuroscience-Some functional anatomy

-Vision-Attention and Executive Functions-Memory-Language-Consciousness

Foundations

The Brain in Action

The Plan

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-Cognitive Neuroscience, Second Edition by Gazzaniga, Ivry and Mangun

Text

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Evaluation• Mid-Term 1 25% February 7th

• Mid-Term 2 25% March 13th

• Final 25% April 18th

• Project 25% Due in last class

Midterms will be in-class, location of final T.B.A.

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Evaluation• Project will be a written research proposal

describing a research question, its significance, and the proposed methodology…more details in the coming weeks

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GradesYour final Letter grade will be calculated as follows:Percentage Letter Grade90-100 A+84-89 A80-83 A-77-79 B+73-76 B70-72 B-67-69 C+63-66 C60-62 C-55-59 D+50-54 D<50 F

Rounding will be by convention except when I decide otherwise!

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Interaction• My Office hours: immediately after class

• Email: [email protected]– Rules: – 1. No emailing the night before a test– 2. You must try to answer your question on

your own first before emailing me…trust me

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Interaction• TA:

Simon Spanswick

[email protected]

email him to make an appointment

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• Cognition = Interpreting, using and storing information by the mind

What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

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• Cognition = Interpreting, using and storing information by the mind

• Neuroscience = the study of the nervous system

What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

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• Cognition = Interpreting, using and storing information by the mind

• Neuroscience = the study of the nervous system

• Cognitive Neuroscience = the study of the neurobiology that underlies (creates?) cognition

What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

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• Cognition = Interpreting, using and storing information by the mind

• Neuroscience = the study of the nervous system

• Cognitive Neuroscience = the study of the neurobiology that underlies (creates?) cognition

What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

So why isn’t all Neuroscience “Cognitive Neuroscience”?

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The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

• How many of you have heard the statement that you only use 10% of your brain?

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The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

• How many of you have heard the statement that you only use 10% of your brain?

• What do you suppose this means?

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The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

• How many of you have heard the statement that you only use 10% of your brain?

• What do you suppose this means?

• Is it true? How could you know?

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The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

• Next time: Goals and Techniques