Psychology
123: Cognitive Neuroscience
Spring 2008
Syllabus
Professor Michael Miller
Office; Psychology East #: 3385: phone
#893-6190: email; miller@psych.ucsb.edu
Office hours:
Tues. 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM, or by appointment.
Course
website:
http://mentor.lcsf.ucsb.edu/course/spring/psych123
Teaching
assistant: Ben Turner, turner@psych.ucsb.edu, office hours: MW 12:00 –
1:00 Psych#1504
Textbook: Cognitive Neuroscience; Second Edition. By Gazzaniga, Ivry, & Mangun. Published by W.W. Norton.
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Exam Date
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% of final
grade |
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Exam 1 |
Apr. 22 |
25% |
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Exam 2 |
May 20 |
35% |
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Final Exam |
June 11 7:30 pm |
40% |
Course
Description and Goals:
The
purpose of this course is to introduce you to the newly emerging field of
Cognitive Neuroscience. Cognitive Neuroscience strives to understand the
relationship between brain function and the mind using a variety of
investigative techniques including studies of brain damaged patients,
single-cell recordings, neuroimaging, electrophysiological recordings, brain
stimulation, and others. We will cover topics ranging from specialized neural
processes underlying face perception to brain regions implicated in language
processing, memory, and emotions; from theories of evolution and brain
development to theory of mind and the neural processes that give rise to
consciousness. In the end, we hope that you will have a better appreciation for
how the mind emerges from the brain. Lecture slides will be made available on
the website after each lecture.
Exams:
All
three exams will consist of a variety of multiple-choice, short answer, and
very short essay questions based on the lectures and readings from that unit. The
first two exams will be given during class time and the third exam will be
given during the final exam period. ANY material covered in the lectures or
reading may appear on the exam. You are allowed one sheet of notes for the
exams. If you must miss an exam for any reason, then you can make it up by
taking a full essay exam. All make-up exams must be taken during a time that is
convenient for the teaching assistant.
Final Grade
Scale:
97-100 A+ 87-89 B+ 77-79 C+ 67-69 D+ 59
and below: F
93-96 A 83-86 B 73-76 C 63-66 D
90-92 A- 80-82 B- 70-72 C- 60-62 D-
SCHEDULE
OF CLASS TOPICS AND READINGS
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DATES |
CONTENT |
Chapter |
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Unit
1 |
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4/1
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Course
introduction |
1 |
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4/1 |
2 |
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4/8 |
3 |
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4/8 |
4 |
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4/15 |
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4/15 |
5 |
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4/22 |
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Unit
2 |
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4/22 |
9 |
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4/29 |
Face/object recognition (prosopagnosia)
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6 |
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4/29 |
Attention (neglect)
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7 |
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5/6 |
8 |
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5/6 |
Memory systems
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5/13 |
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5/13 |
10 |
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5/20 |
EXAM
2 |
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Unit
3 |
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5/20 |
Frontal
Lobes |
12 |
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5/27 |
Executive
Functions |
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5/27 |
Evolution
& Sex differences |
14 |
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6/3 |
Development
& Theory of Mind |
15 |
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6/3 |
Consciousness |
16 |
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6/11 |
FINAL
EXAM @ 7:30pm |
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