Neuroscience 3680 Cognitive Neuroscience

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Neuroscience 3680 - Cognitive Neuroscience Dr.
Matthew Tata
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The Plan

• Techniques of Cognitive Neuroscience
• Some functional anatomy
• Vision
• Attention and Executive Functions
• Memory
• Language
• Consciousness

Foundations
The Brain in Action
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Text

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

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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 methodologymore details in the
  coming weeks

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Grades
Rounding will be by convention except when I
decide otherwise!
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Interaction

• My Office hours immediately after class
• Email matthew.tata_at_uleth.ca
• Rules
• 1. No emailing the night before a test
• 2. You must try to answer your question on your
  own first before emailing metrust me

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Interaction

• TA
• Simon Spanswick
• simon.spanswick_at_uleth.ca
• email him to make an appointment

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What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

• Cognition Interpreting, using and storing
  information by the mind

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What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

• Cognition Interpreting, using and storing
  information by the mind
• Neuroscience the study of the nervous system

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What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

• 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

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What is Cognitive Neuroscience?

• 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

So why isnt 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