Academic Catalog

MI555 PRINCIPLES OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

Course Code: 9060555
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(0-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Medical Informatics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course introduces the building blocks of cognitive neuroscience both methodologically and conceptually. Basic methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, functional near infrared spectroscopy, eye tracking are explained and the underlying physiological foundations are discussed. Measurement of brain functions using these tools are illustrated through hands-on exercises. Foundations of the mind such as language, memory, attention, executive function and their anatomic correlates are studied.