PSYC 255 - Cognitive Neuroscience

Credits: 4

Prerequisites: NEUR 120 or PSYC 110 or PSYC 111; and PSYC 250 (as prerequisite or corequisite). Corequisite: PSYC 255L. An examination of the role of the central nervous system in the production of human behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the contribution of the cerebral cortex to cognitive activity and to the effects of brain injury on psychological processes. Laboratories focus on neuropsychological testing and basic concepts in the brain’s distribution of complex function. Laboratory course. Lorig.