PY3109 - Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of Mind
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts & Social Sciences |
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.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Prerequisites: | PY1101 OR PY1102 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY3054 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2010 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr David Mitchell. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); class seminar (40%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 22-Jul-2010 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr David Mitchell |
| Lecturer: | Ms Denise Dillon. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); class seminar (40%). |
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