PY3109 - Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of Mind
[Not offered in Townsville in 2008]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of Psychology |
Detailed coverage of the structure and functioning of the nervous system will be presented. In addition to topics such as the constraints which biological properties have on sensation, perception and learning and the ways in which environmental factors may influence the development and functioning of the central nervous system, special consideration will be given to the functioning of the central nervous system in relation to cognition. Material will be drawn from the fields of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and cognitive neuropsychology and psychophysiology.
Learning Outcomes
- to develop an appreciation and understanding of what is known about the ways in which the central nervous system functions in sensation, perception and processing of information.
| Prerequisites: | (PY2091 or PY2101) and (PY2092 or PY2102 or PY2112) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY3054 |
Availabilities | |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Mar-2008 to 13-Jun-2008 | |
| Lecturer: | Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); class seminar (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 25-Jul-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 30-Jun-2008 to 10-Oct-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturer: | Dr Koong Foo. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); class seminar (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Block, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 28-Nov-2008 | |
| Face to face teaching 27-Oct-2008 to 06-Feb-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturers: | Dr Koong Foo, jc204896. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); class seminar (40%). |
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