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Syllabus

Cognitive neuroscience is the study of how the brain produces behavior. This class will examine a range of human cognitive abilities including memory, language, sensory perception and voluntary action, in both the normal and damaged brain. Our focus will be on human behavior and physiology, but we will occasionally review related work with experimental animals.

Grading

Undergraduate

4 Quizzes - 10%
Midterm - 30%
Final Exam - 30%
Paper (10-15 pages) - 25%
Class Participation - 5%

Graduate

4 Quizzes - 10%
Midterm - 25%
Final Exam - 30%
Paper (15-20 pages) - 25%
2 presentations during recitation - 5%
Class Participation - 5%

Quizzes

Quiz #1   Anatomy Quiz
Quiz #2   Vision Quiz
Quiz #3   Language, Frontal Lobes, Limbic System Quiz
Quiz #4   Memory Quiz

Exams

Exam #1 Midterm Test
Exam #2 Final Examination

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