units
PSY3270
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
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Faculty
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit
School of Psychological Sciences
Coordinator(s)
Offered
Not offered in 2016
The Neuroscience of Cognition and Behavior focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms responsible for human cognition and behavior, with a particular focus on understanding leading methodology and technologies employed in brain-behaviour relationships. By exploring brain-behaviour interactions through an in-depth examination of a selection of cognitive abilities and behaviours, this unit will guide students to establish an understanding of the mechanisms behind memory processes, sleep, perception and other fundamental human behaviours. Technologies utilized by neuroscientists, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, and eye tracking will be considered during the course of this unit.
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will have acquired an advanced understanding of:
a. Perceptual processing
b. Mechanisms affecting sleep and circadian rhythmicity
c. Memory storage and retrieval
Poster (20%)
Online quizzes (20%)
Powerpoint presentation (10%)
Examination (50%)
Hurdle: Students must pass the examination to achieve a pass for this unit.
One x 2 hour lectures each week and online workshops every fortnight.
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